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Nokian starts commercial production at US tire plant

Nokian Tyres posts strong earnings growth at first-half stage

Added: 20 Jul 2026

Finnish tire maker cites “higher sales volumes and enhanced pricing” for strong profitability

Report: CEAT Kelani to build motorbike tire plant in Sri Lanka

Ceat investing €110m in two-wheel tire expansion

Added: 20 Jul 2026

Indian tire maker aims to increase production capacity at Nagpur facility b 66%

European demand buoys Synthos synthetic rubber business

Denka to cease manufacture of speciality ER rubber

Added: 20 Jul 2026

Denka ER is a copolymer of ethylene, vinyl acetate and acrylic acid ester, primarily used in automo…

Trelleborg to cut 700 jobs as demand declines

Trelleborg reports 11% rise in earnings in strong second quarter

Added: 20 Jul 2026

All three business areas register year-on-year growth, reversing first-quarter declines

Mesgo presents new R&D and lab facilities

ACE Laboratories expands thermal analysis with QAT acquisition

Added: 20 Jul 2026

Deal expands Ohio lab's DSC and TGA capabilities, increases scope of customer base

Continental Carbon faces alleged violations at Oklahoma carbon black plant

Added: 20 Jul 2026

Notice alleges 81 violations, including emissions exceedances and reporting failures

ERJ Appointments Tracker - 2026

Added: 20 Jul 2026

New Nokian SVP... New Prinx boss... SI Group SVP... Trelleborg Medical appoints... Ostrander leavin…

Rubber & Tire Industry in Numbers

Added: 17 Jul 2026

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

Hankook's 'smart factories' advance with AI system

Hankook targets top-tier position in Europe and North America

Added: 17 Jul 2026

US truck and bus tire production set to begin at expanded Tennessee plant

QMUL team squaring the rubber recycling circle

Added: 17 Jul 2026

UK researchers progress potentially ‘game-changing’ technology for cross-linked natural rubber

European Tire Market - Supplier Survey

Proposed EU silica classification raises concerns for tire industry

Added: 17 Jul 2026

Tyres Europe says synthetic amorphous silica is "indispensable" for safety, performance and sustain…

Fraunhofer consortium claims milestone in tire abrasion analysis

Added: 17 Jul 2026

Project TERIS aims to standardise laboratory generation, analysis and prediction of tire wear

Technology focus: Advanced processing properties

Added: 17 Jul 2026

New Struktol additive said to enhance performance of rubber extrusion and moulding compounds

Yiyang to supply 12 internal mixers to Chinese tire maker

China tightening emissions rules for rubber industry

Added: 16 Jul 2026

China Rubber Industry Association seeks comments on new draft proposal

European Tire Market - Supplier Survey

WDK slams latest EUDR exemptions as threat to European rubber industry

Added: 16 Jul 2026

Retreaded tires, articles of vulcanised rubber, conveyor and transmission belts omitted from EUDR

US postpones preliminary ruling on China rubber chemical imports

Added: 16 Jul 2026

Laxness requests postponement of ruling to ensure probe evaluates "all relevant subsidy programmes"…

ContiTech workers back sale, seek commitments from Lone Star

Added: 16 Jul 2026

Employee representatives welcome buyer's investment pledges, but remain cautious over jobs

Cordiant upgrading tire R&D laboratory in Russia

Added: 16 Jul 2026

Move part of broader 'large-scale investment' programme to modernise research and testing infrastru…

Freudenberg profits ease amid weak automotive demand

Added: 16 Jul 2026

Exchange rate effect, weaker demand offset benefits of acquisition and price hikes

ERJ Sustainability Tracker - 2026

Added: 16 Jul 2026

TG recycled airbags in Toyota store... YRC for Thai farmers... Zeon FTSE first... Fenner safety mil…