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EU tire makers feature strongly in global rankings

Added: 17 Sep 2025

Solid showing by European players in latest ranking of world’s top 75 tire manufacturers

Nynas probing tire, road wear emissions as part of Swedish research initiative

Added: 17 Sep 2025

Project also involves KTH, Volvo Cars, Karolinska Institute and Scania

Elkem validates new silicone rubber mechanical recycling technology

Added: 17 Sep 2025

Process enables recycling of crosslinked HCR waste and reintroduction into new formulations

Haohua Tire secures approval for €35m expansion in China

Added: 17 Sep 2025

Major 9m tire expansion project in Shandong to bring overall capacity to 22m tires per annum

Work starts at Global Platform for Sustainable Natural Rubber

Cambodia natural rubber exports fall as domestic demand grows

Added: 17 Sep 2025

NR revenue in the first eight months of the year remained flat at $330m…

NR supply deficit fails to rekindle market

Natural rubber futures pull back after early September rally

Added: 16 Sep 2025

‘Profit-taking and long liquidation’ weigh on Far East exchanges while sentiment remains supported

Venezuela announces $30m investment to revive 'national tire plant'

Added: 16 Sep 2025

Strategic partnership with international investors aims to triple tire production within 12 months

China’s Fushun Petrochemical starts up oil-extended SBR production

Added: 16 Sep 2025

CNPC subsidiary achieves ‘breakthrough’ following 2023 programme to develop in-house process oils

European demand buoys Synthos synthetic rubber business

Kisuma presents additive supporting fluorine rubber alternatives

Added: 16 Sep 2025

Hydrotalcite-like additive can ‘significantly enhance’ resistance properties of chloroprene, epichl…

ERJ Business Briefing

Added: 16 Sep 2025

Ineos chloromethane halt... Sailun Egypt plant... Kolon recycling military waste… Sumitomo Riko ope…

Smiley Monroe opening conveyor belt plant in US

Smiley Monroe opens conveyor belt depot in UK Midlands

Added: 16 Sep 2025

New base in Ilkeston, Derbyshire will offer full conveyor belt rolls and cut lengths

Sinopec subsidiaries to form €100m elastomer JV

Sinopec enters construction phase for 200ktpa synthetic rubber plant

Added: 15 Sep 2025

Chinese chemicals major announces first tender offer for foundation works at Tianjin facility

Aston Martin adopting Pirelli's ‘cyber tire’ technology

Added: 15 Sep 2025

Co-developed with Bosch, system enables addition of integrated functionalities into vehicle’s elect…

Cray Valley inks supply deal with Conti for cooking oil-based resins

Added: 15 Sep 2025

TotalEnergies’ affiliate to provide sustainable resins for application in tire rubber

Sailun breaks ground on new tire plant in Egypt

Added: 15 Sep 2025

Facility to “significantly enhance Sailun’s global supply chain efficiency and market responsivenes…

 O-rings have been made for many years in various polymers and slowly release APIs. Image source: Rico Elastomere Projecting GmbH

Safic-Alcan extends silicone elastomer distribution deal with Momentive

Added: 15 Sep 2025

Agreement will give rights for LSR, HCR and ready-to-use compounds in France, eastern Europe

ERJ Tire Tracker - News, developments, fitments

Added: 15 Sep 2025

YRC powers Extreme H… Giti / BMW… Linglong adds van tire… Conti / GM EVs... Uber EV tire deal... Vi…

Rubber & tire industry in numbers

Added: 12 Sep 2025

Review of the key figures and data to emerge over the last seven days from leading players worldwide

Rubber shares tracker: Ups & downs

German rubber industry posts across-the-board declines

Added: 12 Sep 2025

WDK reports “deep red figures in all areas of the domestic market of the rubber industry”

Standard Profil gains approval for deal with creditors

Added: 12 Sep 2025

Europe's 'second largest automotive sealing systems with sales of around €350m'