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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

Gates to buy Timken belts division; Missouri production plant set for closure
Added: 6 May 2026
Deal includes select manufacturing assets but excludes Springfield facility

Semperit flags valuation gap in B&C takeover bid, stops short of recommendation
Added: 6 May 2026
Boards cite premium and liquidity benefits but say offer undervalues long-term potential

Bekaert completes acquisition of Bridgestone tire cord units
Added: 6 May 2026
Belgian group expects operations in China, Thailand to add €80m in annual sales

Hexpol reports weak first quarter despite volume growth
Added: 5 May 2026
Currency and mix weigh on results as all segments report lower year-on-year revenue

Linglong eyes $2bn Egypt tire complex with export focus
Added: 5 May 2026
Project targets 90% exports, special free zone status and upstream integration

Rubber futures rise on supply concerns, crude hike
Added: 5 May 2026
OSE sees “highest close in more than two years,” as other Far East markets report gains
