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ANRPC expects slight growth in natural rubber supply, demand in ’26
Added: 9 Mar 2026
Association sees “a period of consolidation” following recent price gains and ahead of wintering se…

USTMA forecasts record US tire shipments in 2026
Added: 9 Mar 2026
Passenger, light truck and truck segments all expected to post modest growth

Hexpol reorganisation groups TPEs in Thermoplastics business
Added: 9 Mar 2026
Swedish group to now include Rubber Compounding, Thermoplastics and Engineered Products

German rubber industry warns Iran conflict could disrupt supply chain
Added: 9 Mar 2026
Association says rising gas prices risk “existential challenges” for sector

ERJ Tire Tracker - News, developments, fitments
Added: 9 Mar 2026
Firestone Eenliten / Indycar… YRC / Daihatsu BEV… YRC /GAC... BMW taps Nexen...

ERJ Business Briefing
Added: 8 Mar 2026
UK rubber acquisition... Pyrum name changes... BASF 20% stabliser hikes... Rockwell automates Ronal…

Rubber & Tire industry in numbers
Added: 6 Mar 2026
Review of the key figures and data to emerge over the last seven days from leading players worldwide

Toyo Tires raises profit targets under new mid-term plan
Added: 6 Mar 2026
Strategy focused on premium tires, TBRs and digitalisation to enhance efficiency

ECHA committee set to publish PFAS restriction opinion
Added: 6 Mar 2026
Risk Assessment Committee has adopted a position on proposed measures covering all fluorochemicals
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Zeon raising synthetic latex prices in Japan
Added: 6 Mar 2026
Price increase to take effect from 10 March deliveries

Chinese producer eyes major tire mould plant in Egypt
Added: 5 Mar 2026
Project would produce tire moulds and industrial components for export and local supply

Gates reports marginal growth, expects stronger 2026
Added: 5 Mar 2026
Full-year adjusted earnings up at $770m as US group targets higher sales, earnings this year

SGS expands Renault‑aligned rubber testing to China
Added: 5 Mar 2026
Guangzhou unit offering 'end‑to‑end technical support, including raw material screening, formulatio…

‘Made-in-Europe’ proposal to cover tire production
Added: 4 Mar 2026
Proposals to promote the initiative expected from European Commission this week

Conti reports decline in results, eyes improvement on ‘premium tire growth’
Added: 4 Mar 2026
Group cites “strong growth” in 18-inch-plus segment, ‘recovery in industrial markets'
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Yokohama Rubber forecasts further sales, earnings growth in '26
Added: 4 Mar 2026
Group targets 5% revenue rise and 13% earnings increase in final year of transformation plan
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Costs, currency weigh on Forbo result
Added: 4 Mar 2026
Swiss group's sales broadly stable in local currencies despite slight drop in volumes

China's Sinochem Equipment progresses asset restructuring
Added: 3 Mar 2026
Wins approval to acquire Yiyang Rubber & Plastic Machinery Group, Bluestar (Beijing) Chemical Machi…

Reka Rubber earnings surge on higher volumes
Added: 3 Mar 2026
Finnish industrial products maker posts five-fold rise in EBITDA, expects further gains in 2026
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Nitta opens new rubber parts factory in India
Added: 3 Mar 2026
Production plant in Pune to produce transmission belts, hoses and tubes
