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SaarGummi opens new elastomer parts plant in southern India
Added: 22 Apr 2026
Chennai facility to boost EPDM and TPV sealing systems capacity, strengthen regional footprint

Eneos Materials acquires JSR elastomer logistics, land
Added: 22 Apr 2026
Japanese supplier moves to centralise operations and strengthen business base

Trelleborg launches lower-carbon EPDM grades
Added: 22 Apr 2026
Trelleborg Sealing Solutions introduces materials based on “non-fossil sources” with up to 55% PCF …

Technology focus: Smart LSR cell
Added: 22 Apr 2026
Engel develops automated production concept for e-vehicle component applications

ERJ Business Briefing
Added: 22 Apr 2026
Nexen targets US... Zeon raising SR prices... Ineos chlor-alkali sale... Solvay digital sensor roll…

ERJ Appointments Tracker - 2026
Added: 22 Apr 2026
New DATL CEO... JK Tyre president... Nokian CFO starts... New Dow leader... Guill sales manager… El…

VCI welcomes emissions trading “course correction”, calls for faster action
Added: 22 Apr 2026
German chemical industry warns “snail’s pace is not enough” without further adjustments
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BASF presenting TPU outsole materials at Chinaplas
Added: 22 Apr 2026
German supplier notes lower manufacturing footprint versus rubber alternatives

Zeon to raise synthetic rubber prices
Added: 21 Apr 2026
Japanese group cites rising raw material, fuel and logistics costs

Sailun unveils $285m tire expansion project in Egypt
Added: 21 Apr 2026
Group targets addition of capacity to produce another 7 million units at Suez Canal facility

WDK: German supplier industry warns of “deep structural crisis”
Added: 21 Apr 2026
Pressures driving “new wave of globalisation in the supplier industry,” with companies increasingly…

NR futures slip as synthetic rubber, crude prices fall
Added: 21 Apr 2026
Major Far East markets witness ‘profit-taking and position adjustment trading’

SRI launches rubber seismic damper for compact housing
Added: 21 Apr 2026
New unit uses high-damping rubber and slimmer design to meet new building standards

Technology focus: Invisible air-con
Added: 21 Apr 2026
Toyoda Gosei innovation being used on instrument panels of the Toyota bZ7 model

Rubber hit as Middle East war drives supply chain pressures to three-year high
Added: 20 Apr 2026
GEP index shows shortages, stockpiling and transport costs surging amid energy shock

Pirelli lays out mitigation plan to address Middle East crisis
Added: 20 Apr 2026
Tire maker says tensions causing “great pressure” on energy, raw materials costs

Semperit expects first-quarter earnings to double
Added: 20 Apr 2026
Austrian group maintains full-year earnings forecast amid “increased uncertainties”

Kraiburg, SaarGummi develop automotive seals with recycled-content TPE
Added: 20 Apr 2026
Material based on Thermolast K range combines more than 50% recyclate with “unchanged performance”
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Rubber & Tire industry in numbers
Added: 17 Apr 2026
Review of the key figures and data to emerge over the last seven days from leading players worldwide

KraussMaffei sees "dynamic" growth in some tire machinery markets
Added: 17 Apr 2026
German group highlights opportunities in emerging markets and rising interest in retrofit solutions
