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European Sealing Association prepares for PFAS public consultation
Added: 11 Dec 2025
Urges industry to supply examples where PFAS-free alternatives are "unavailable or inadequate"
Toyo develops 96.5% sustainable concept tire
Added: 11 Dec 2025
With “an extremely low rolling resistance coefficient," tire features 61.5% renewable and 35% recyc…
Eneos AI system 'to speed up' materials R&D work
Added: 11 Dec 2025
System working on new R&D themes focused on “materials x applications x functions”
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Yokohama outlines findings of five-year NR tree disease study
Added: 11 Dec 2025
Joint research project conducted in collaboration with Japanese, Indonesian partners
ERJ Business Briefing
Added: 11 Dec 2025
Covestro acquisition completed... Klinger buys ARA Pneumatik... Asahi-Kasei to exit HMD production.…
Tyres Europe wants urgent action on competitiveness, regulation
Added: 10 Dec 2025
McCarthy sets out key priorities amid mounting cost and regulatory pressures on EU tire makers
TSRC to ‘double down’ on SSBR growth amid challenging environment
Added: 10 Dec 2025
Industry faced with “perfect storm” of weak demand, overcapacity and margin pressure
Bridgestone develops ‘room temp’ chemical recycling of tires
Added: 10 Dec 2025
Project with AIST involves two-stage chemical recycling of vulcanised tire rubber into isoprene mon…
NOK reorganising to enhance flexibility, production systems
Added: 10 Dec 2025
Five new regional companies to focus on seals, gaskets, anti-vibration, O-rings and packaging
Toyo Tire joins global data organisation GDSO
Added: 10 Dec 2025
Japanese group says is driving initiatives to advance standardisation and sharing of tire data
News analysis - Rubber manufacturers ‘must adapt to' shifting market trends
Added: 10 Dec 2025
Analyst explores the impact of global industry trends on automotive component suppliers
Rubber futures fall on weak demand, tariff headwinds
Added: 9 Dec 2025
JPX: Prices likely to remain weak in coming weeks, with subdued sentiment to persist until after Ne…
Sumitomo Rubber, NEC advance AI-based tire, rubber R&D
Added: 9 Dec 2025
AI trials deliver 90% property-match accuracy and up to 95% faster compounding proposals
Mitsui mulls start-up of Singapore elastomers plant
Added: 9 Dec 2025
Japanese group notes challenges in markets for POE materials, aims to expand sales into new applica…
Apollo in academic partnership to introduce tire engineering training
Added: 9 Dec 2025
Collaborating with KIIT to integrate tire science, design and manufacturing into academic curriculum
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Added: 9 Dec 2025
Evonik Americas boss... ACEA reelects Kaellenius... New Cabot Reinforcement Materials boss... Orion…
EUDR: European Council and Parliament reach deal on postponement, targeted revision
Added: 8 Dec 2025
Deal seeks to simplify due diligence statement obligations, introduce "first placers" mechanism
Sailun investing €130m in Cambodia ‘tire industry cluster’
Added: 8 Dec 2025
Chinese tire group targets production of rubber materials, chemicals and tire ingredients at specia…
Trelleborg Medical expands US ‘biopharmaceutical’ products plant
Added: 8 Dec 2025
Project increases capacity for extrusion, moulding, and assembly; adds ISO8 cleanroom space
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Hexpol Rubber Compounding unifies European brands
Added: 8 Dec 2025
Mesgo, Unica, Berwin, Vicom and Kabkom brands to be operating under Hexpol logo
