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Bluestar set to take over Elkem Silicones
Added: 13 Feb 2026
Shares transaction includes silicone-based rubber materials and compounds operations worldwide
Rubber & tire industry in numbers
Added: 13 Feb 2026
Review of the key figures and data to emerge over the last seven days from leading players worldwide
Tire abrasion standards must be "globally aligned, enforceable"
Added: 13 Feb 2026
Tyres Europe call as UNECE task force progresses work to develop new regulation on wear properties
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Kumho Tire posts record sales in 2025, earnings dip
Added: 13 Feb 2026
Higher volumes and product-mix lift revenue despite tarrif headwinds, factory fire
WDK highlights crucial role of rubber in hydraulic hoses
Added: 13 Feb 2026
German rubber industry group points to hydraulic hoses as essential components in construction, hea…
Michelin reports steep decline in full-year earnings
Added: 12 Feb 2026
French group hit as lower business volumes, stronger euro offset improved sales-mix
Toyoda Gosei lifts full-year forecast on higher car production
Added: 12 Feb 2026
Japanese group reports increase in sales, earnings for the first nine months of fiscal year
Apollo Tyres reports double-digit sales, earnings growth
Added: 12 Feb 2026
Demand momentum remains “healthy” with growth trajectory expected to sustain
Evonik expanding capacity for hydroxyl‑terminated polybutadienes
Added: 12 Feb 2026
Group expanding HTBP output in Germany, set to build a new facility in Asia
Sumitomo Riko, Riken advance product lifespan with ‘self-healing rubber’
Added: 12 Feb 2026
Future work to focus on durability improvement and potential application areas
Cambodia launches major rubber processing project
Added: 12 Feb 2026
Project launched in Kratie province as local rubber output rises
Covestro lifts urethane feedstock capacity in China
Added: 12 Feb 2026
Debottlenecking at Shanghai production facility raises TDI output by 20% to 370ktpa
Call for input: Feature on innovative elastomer/rubber technologies
Added: 12 Feb 2026
Spotlight on advanced synthetic rubber materials for non-tire applications in ERJ March/April issue…
Nokian ‘turning point’ with sharp rise in full-year earnings
Added: 11 Feb 2026
Finnish tire maker also posts significant revenue growth in ‘all geographic areas’
NR prices reflect "heightened volatility" across commodity markets
Added: 11 Feb 2026
Far East rubber markets register general decline in first trading week of February
Denka Elastomers returns to growth following US plant closure
Added: 11 Feb 2026
Japanese group flags extraordinary loss from liquidation of Louisiana chloroprene unit
Birla starts sustainable carbon black finishing line in Italy
Added: 11 Feb 2026
Trecate plant to ‘finish and pack’ tire-derived circular materials provided by Circtec
ERJ Business Briefing - February
Added: 11 Feb 2026
China policy switch... 'Precision' dandelions... Kumho tires-as-a-service... VCI likes EU-India dea…
Technology focus: Trelleborg versus semicon ‘stiction’
Added: 11 Feb 2026
Proprietary surface treatment designed to reduce friction that causes seals to stick to countersurf…
Cabot eyes carbon black capacity rationalisation amid slow demand
Added: 10 Feb 2026
Weak conditions reflected in customer negotiations which led to price reductions, volume loss in Eu…
