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Europe passenger car tire imports fall sharply as Chinese volumes slump
Added: 11 May 2026
Tyres Europe says ASEAN suppliers gained market share, while TBR imports continued to rise

Bridgestone to end tire production at Taiwan plant
Added: 11 May 2026
To focus on sales and service capabilities in Taiwan as part of business transformation strategy
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Conti to invest $75 million in US automated tire warehouse
Added: 11 May 2026
New Mount Vernon facility to store up to 500,000 tires as group expands North American logistics ca…

Pirelli reports earnings growth as currency impacts sales
Added: 11 May 2026
Italian tire maker expects €20m net impact on full-year earnings from Middle East conflict

ContiTech announces 3k job cuts under cost-cutting programme
Added: 11 May 2026
Company targets €150 million in annual savings from 2028 as part of competitiveness measures

The Tire Cologne 2026 – Updates & Preview
Added: 11 May 2026
International tire & wheel industry trade fair will take place 9-11 June in Cologne, Germany
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Rubber & Tire industry in numbers
Added: 8 May 2026
Review of the key figures and data to emerge over the last seven days from leading players worldwide

Tyres Europe: Consumer tire market returns to growth
Added: 8 May 2026
But recovery uneven across main replacement market segments, farm tire sector still under pressure
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EU ‘in process’ of withdrawing from the IRSG
Added: 8 May 2026
Europe is a major financial contributor to the Singapore-based rubber body

Toyoda Gosei unveils €400m investment plan in growth markets
Added: 8 May 2026
Japanese supplier stepping up investment ‘high priority regions’ including North America, India and…

Freudenberg develops sealing system for high-pressure CO2 compressors
Added: 8 May 2026
Elastomer-based technology offers alternative to glass seals in vehicle air-conditioning compressors

ERJ Business Briefing
Added: 8 May 2026
Pyrum results... Marangoni in Morocco... German chemicals dip... Elkem raising silicone prices... M…

ERJ Tire Tracker - News, developments, fitments
Added: 8 May 2026
Bridgestone for Maserati... Linglong unveils 85% sustainable tire... Farm tire push... Conti / VW T…

Pirelli to bring ‘cyber tire’ production to US plant
Added: 7 May 2026
Italian tire maker to upgrade Georgia facility to serve one of its “most important and strategic ma…

Cabot announces plant closure, rationalisation as earnings fall
Added: 7 May 2026
Closing reinforcing carbons facility in South America, ceasing production on multiple lines in Euro…

Goodyear first-quarter results hit by weak tire demand, rising costs
Added: 7 May 2026
Group flags pressure from Middle East-linked raw material inflation as volumes fall across major ma…

Conti lifts profitability on mix, lower raw materials despite 10% sales drop
Added: 7 May 2026
Tires and ContiTech margins improve but currency impact, weaker volumes weigh on revenue

ERJ Appointments Tracker - 2026
Added: 7 May 2026
New IISRP international head…. New Nordmann leader… Covestro names CFO… Guild sales boss… Conti cha…

Tyres Europe sees ‘positive elements’ in EUDR revisions, seeks further clarity
Added: 6 May 2026
Brussels says simplification measures could cut costs by 75%, updates scope and guidance

Long March eyes IPO to add passenger car tire capacity in Pakistan
Added: 6 May 2026
Tire maker seeks to raise up to €25m from IPO to partially fund €70m PCR project
