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Huangpu Tire advances €150m Inner Mongolia aircraft, speciality tire project
Added: 26 Nov 2025
Second environmental review outlines plans for production capacity of 110,000 units per annum

NOK earnings fall on weaker sales; seal business remains bright spot
Added: 26 Nov 2025
Slower demand hits electronics unit while automotive seals remain 'steady'

Pelmar "interested in" Marangoni Meccanica business
Added: 26 Nov 2025
Potential move for tire machinery operation which went into liquidation in September

Pyrum launches €21m capital increase to fund expansion
Added: 26 Nov 2025
Proceeds to support existing site in Dillingen, second German factory and new JV plants

Hutchinson supplies key components for Paris metro upgrade
Added: 26 Nov 2025
French group provides suspension systems for Alstom’s MF19 metro trains

EUDR: Tires Europe urges major revision of EC proposals
Added: 25 Nov 2025
McCarthy highlights industry concerns amid moves to further postpone rollout of deforestation regul…

EUDR: European Council targets postponement, further 'simplification'
Added: 25 Nov 2025
Recognises industry concerns about readiness of companies, administrations, and IT system issues...…

ContiTech eyes cuts, relocation to lower-cost countries
Added: 25 Nov 2025
Planned measures to mainly focus on Hanover operations, targeting €150m in annual savings

Rubber futures gain supported by physical demand
Added: 25 Nov 2025
Seasonal year-end demand, robust Chinese vehicle sales, drive growth

Nokian Tyres announces permanent, temporary job cuts in Finland
Added: 25 Nov 2025
‘Personnel negotiations’ aimed at improving financial performance, operational efficiency
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BKT Europe restructures management structure
Added: 25 Nov 2025
Position of president global OEM sales, held by Ludovic Revel, has been eliminated

Triangle Tire reports lower selling prices in third quarter
Added: 25 Nov 2025
Revenue reaches €300m as raw materials costs ease; volumes stable

Asahi Rubber returns to profit as margins improve
Added: 25 Nov 2025
Higher gross profit and lower losses lift results; medical segment posts double-digit growth

Hankook in link-up to develop 'turquoise H2' carbon for tire reinforcement
Added: 24 Nov 2025
Partnership with Finnish firm to progress technology for production of carbon via methane pyrolysis…

Bekaert sees mixed demand for rubber reinforcement products
Added: 24 Nov 2025
Sales for the third quarter fell 4.3%, weighed down by forex, price/mix

Conti advances tire-particle research with new collection technology
Added: 24 Nov 2025
Road conditions and driving style could influence wear “up to three times more” than tire design
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German approval clears Covestro acquisition by XRG
Added: 24 Nov 2025
Covestro to serve as ‘materials and speciality chemicals’ division of former Adnoc International
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AkzoNobel, Axalta to merge in all-stock deal
Added: 24 Nov 2025
Move to create “global coatings leader” with dual headquarters in Amsterdam and Philadelphia
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Elastomers for Sustainability Awards 2025 - Update
Added: 23 Nov 2025
Voting deadline extended to 12 Dec, with results to be published in Jan/Feb 2026 issue of ERJ magaz…

Rubber & tire industry in numbers
Added: 21 Nov 2025
Review of the key figures and data to emerge over the last seven days from leading players worldwide
