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Tyres Europe wants urgent action on competitiveness, regulation

Added: 10 Dec 2025

McCarthy sets out key priorities amid mounting cost and regulatory pressures on EU tire makers

TSRC to ‘double down’ on SSBR growth amid challenging environment

Added: 10 Dec 2025

Industry faced with “perfect storm” of weak demand, overcapacity and margin pressure

Bridgestone claims ‘room temperature’ chemical recycling of tires

Added: 10 Dec 2025

Project with AIST involves two-stage chemical recycling of vulcanised tire rubber into isoprene mon…

NOK reorganising to enhance flexibility, production systems

Added: 10 Dec 2025

Five new regional companies to focus on seals, gaskets, anti-vibration, O-rings and packaging

Toyo Tire joins global data organisation GDSO

Added: 10 Dec 2025

Japanese group says is driving initiatives to advance standardisation and sharing of tire data

ERJ Business Briefing

Added: 10 Dec 2025

Asahi-Kasei to exit HMD production.. Linglong dealers event... Mitsui elastomer ramp-up?...Desma ta…

China opens natural rubber R&D centre

Rubber futures fall on weak demand, tariff headwinds

Added: 9 Dec 2025

JPX: Prices likely to remain weak in coming weeks, with subdued sentiment to persist until after Ne…

Sumitomo Rubber, NEC advance AI-based tire, rubber R&D

Added: 9 Dec 2025

AI trials deliver 90% property-match accuracy and up to 95% faster compounding proposals

Mitsui posts 70% rise in income

Mitsui mulls start-up of Singapore elastomers plant

Added: 9 Dec 2025

Japanese group notes challenges in markets for POE materials, aims to expand sales into new applica…

Apollo boss 'heartened' by OE progress in Europe

Apollo in academic partnership to introduce tire engineering training

Added: 9 Dec 2025

Collaborating with KIIT to integrate tire science, design and manufacturing into academic curriculum

ERJ Appointments Tracker

Added: 9 Dec 2025

Evonik Americas boss... ACEA reelects Kaellenius... New Cabot Reinforcement Materials boss... Orion…

Update: Tariff-hit Chinese tire makers to “intensify” EU trade

EUDR: European Council and Parliament reach deal on postponement, targeted revision

Added: 8 Dec 2025

Deal seeks to simplify due diligence statement obligations, introduce "first placers" mechanism

Sailun unveils €130m in Cambodian ‘tire industry cluster’ expansion

Added: 8 Dec 2025

Chinese tire group targets production of rubber materials, chemicals and tire ingredients at specia…

Trelleborg Medical expands US ‘biopharmaceutical’ products plant

Added: 8 Dec 2025

Project increases capacity for extrusion, moulding, and assembly; adds ISO8 cleanroom space

Hexpol Rubber Compounding unifies European brands

Added: 8 Dec 2025

Mesgo, Unica, Berwin, Vicom and Kabkom brands to be operating under Hexpol logo

ETRMA welcomes revised EU drinking water directive

WDK highlights critical role of drinking-water seals

Added: 8 Dec 2025

Part among “most underestimated products”, despite contribution to public health 

Rubber & tire industry in numbers

Added: 5 Dec 2025

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

US tire shipments likely to fall 18% in 2020

USTMA revises down 2025 tire shipment outlook

Added: 5 Dec 2025

Full-year shipments forecast still above prior-year level, marking record figures

Global Tire Report 2025: Staying on top but in a lower gear

Added: 5 Dec 2025

Stability among leading players amid pressure on sales, gains by challengers further down the ranki…

Fukoku Rubber earnings fall on rising costs, lower sales

Added: 5 Dec 2025

Japanese group expects ‘steady recovery’ for automotive demand but outlook remains uncertain