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Green light for aviation, speciality tire project in Inner Mongolia
Added: 21 May 2026
Facility in Shaerqin industrial zone to produce aircraft, retread and engineering tires

Sumitomo Rubber identifies €140m saving measures as advances efficiency programme
Added: 21 May 2026
Accelerates restructuring, Thailand factory reforms as part of Project ARK

Toyo Tires results down as group expects €90m Iran war headwind
Added: 21 May 2026
Japanese tire & rubber group cites higher raw material, freight and energy costs amid crude oil sur…

Pyrum receives Continental approval for rCB from new production plant
Added: 21 May 2026
German ELT recycler says new milling and pelletising unit expected to reach full capacity by third …

ERJ Business Briefing
Added: 21 May 2026
BASF 'core shift'... Conti honours HF... VMI orders... Omya / BASF TPUs... Wacker price rise... Asa…

Avon wins mask order from Canadian armed forces
Added: 21 May 2026
Five-year agreement covers ‘MITR-M1 half mask’, particulate filters and accessories

China’s Jiahua Energy advances 240ktpa synthetic rubber project
Added: 20 May 2026
First phase of project to produce 120ktpa of high-performance SSBR in Zhejiang province

Scientific review says health impacts of tire wear emissions remain 'inconclusive'
Added: 20 May 2026
Researchers cite inconsistent methodologies and limited exposure data across existing studies

Hankook posts higher earnings on replacement tire demand, OE growth
Added: 20 May 2026
Tire division sales rise 9.3% as high-inch and electric vehicle tire share increases

Apollo Tyres posts sales, earning gains as India remains ‘robust’
Added: 20 May 2026
Middle East conflict continue to pose headwinds, but company optimistic about “sustained demand mom…

Bekaert sales decline as rubber reinforcement volumes grow in Asia, North America
Added: 20 May 2026
Belgian steel cord supplier reorganises reporting structure around rubber reinforcement activities

The Tire Cologne 2026 – Updates & Preview
Added: 20 May 2026
International tire & wheel industry trade fair will take place 9-11 June in Cologne, Germany
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Aeolus Tyre plans €340 million Egypt tire expansion project
Added: 19 May 2026
To establish local manufacturing JV with Prometeon Egypt to produce TBR, OTR and agricultural tires

Rubber futures fall on 'long liquidation', 'profit-taking' by funds
Added: 19 May 2026
SHFE and INE contracts decline more than 2% amid heavy trading activity

Sumitomo Rubber results up as Dunlop Europe launch boosts sales
Added: 19 May 2026
Geopolitical tensions and weak markets weighed on global demand despite revenue and profit growth

Denka elastomers business returns to profit on DPE suspension
Added: 19 May 2026
Full-year operating profit grows as division narrows losses linked to US chloroprene rubber operati…

Industry survey shows pressure mounting on European retreading sector
Added: 19 May 2026
Three quarters of respondents describe market as “critical” or “declining”

Bridgestone reports first quarter gains on currency, cost of raw materials
Added: 18 May 2026
Japanese group reports increase in both sales and earnings despite lower volumes

German rubber industry warns of “almost unprecedented” economic disparity
Added: 18 May 2026
WDK says raw material prices are nearing “historic highs” while demand remains weak amid Iran confl…

Yokohama Rubber posts record first-quarter sales, earnings
Added: 18 May 2026
Tire maker reports strong gains across consumer, OHT and industrial businesses
