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Halcyon Agri in €28m deal to acquire RCMA’s polymer business

Rubber futures edge lower for second consecutive week

Added: 28 Oct 2026

Profit-taking and fund liquidation continue but supply concerns support market sentiment

Nokian starts commercial production at US tire plant

Nokian raises earnings outlook as Q3 profit jumps 73%

Added: 28 Oct 2026

Pricing, lower costs drive profitability across passenger car, heavy tire businesses

US medical moulders combine operations

Added: 28 Oct 2026

Merger brings together together silicone & rubber moulding, precision thermoplastics processing and…

Celanese, Cooper Standard recognised for automotive sealing TPV collaboration

Added: 28 Oct 2026

Partnership saw industry-first application of thermoplastic vulcanisate as alternative to EPDM in g…

WDK: German carbon tax could trigger “wave of bankruptcy” 

Reka Rubber expects full-year earnings growth despite challenges

Added: 28 Oct 2026

“Middle East conflict has led to significant increase in raw material, energy, and freight costs…”

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Report: Air suspension market to grow 7.5% to 2021, led by Europe

Future Tire 2026: Why is price the only consideration for so many buyers?

Added: 28 Oct 2026

Tire trade expert will address one of the main challenges facing manufacturers today

ERJ Business Briefing - 2026

Added: 28 Oct 2026

Bluestar Silicones price hike... Avon ahead of market expectations... Pirelli-BKT deal... Hutchinso…

ERJ Appointments Tracker - 2026

Added: 28 Oct 2026

Goodyear CFO... Dunlop NA appoints... Atire appoints ex-Michelin exec... Kelsey to take over CFO ro…

ERJ Sustainability Tracker - 2026

Added: 27 Oct 2026

TIP annual report... Hexpol adds automotive PCR-TPEs... Conti/VW set EV world record... New recycle…

Conti warns of higher rubber costs this year

US moves to modernise tire safety standards

Added: 27 Oct 2026

NHTSA launches review of testing requirements, emerging technologies, including airless tires

Hexpol reports double-digit growth in third quarter

Added: 27 Oct 2026

Rubber, thermoplastic compounding volumes rise as higher overhead costs weigh on margins

Sentury 'eyeing two US states' for new tire plant

Sentury shareholders approve €240m Turkish tire project

Added: 27 Oct 2026

Chinese tire maker advances proposed production facility with local partner Tatko

UPM inaugurates €1.4bn renewable chemicals biorefinery in Germany

Added: 27 Oct 2026

Leuna facility ramps up production of lignin-based chemicals, including functional fillers for rubb…

Zeon starts construction of polymer research facility in Japan

Added: 27 Oct 2026

Set for operation in January 2028, Kawasaki facility will support scale-up of existing and new prod…

BASF plastics research

'Making collaboration & innovation pay' at Future Tire 2026

Added: 27 Oct 2026

Increasing commercial returns from projects that enhance the performance, safety and sustainability…

Bridgestone launches "next-generation" aircraft tires for Boeing 737

Added: 27 Oct 2026

New design, tread rubber and dispersion technology deliver over 20% improvement in wear 

ERJ Tire Tracker - 2026

Added: 27 Oct 2026

Bridgestone on Boeing 737… Hankook / Porsche… Conti / Volvo... Michelin expands Ag tires... 

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Trelleborg reports growth amid oil & gas woes

Trelleborg posts 16% earnings growth in record third quarter

Added: 26 Oct 2026

Sealing Solutions leads growth with 26% earnings increase year-on-year

Michelin: Passenger car tire market steady at Q3 stage

Added: 26 Oct 2026

A 1% dip in OE sales offset by a similar level of increase in replacement demand

UK recyclers welcome move to scrap waste tire exemptions

Added: 26 Oct 2026

Tyre Recovery Association backs T8 removal, urges operators to prepare for new permitting requireme…