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Michelin advances bio-based butadiene project for synthetic rubber production
Added: 15 Dec 2025
BioButterfly project validates BR and SBR production, targets commercial rollout from 2026

VCI urges ‘rethinking Europe’ as chemicals outlook weakens
Added: 15 Dec 2025
Steilemann warns of falling utilisation rates, plant closures, and rising relocation risks

Bandag to build tire retreading factory in Georgia
Added: 15 Dec 2025
Project in to be carried out in in collaboration with Tegeta Motors, Bridgestone

COP30: ANRPC highlights key role of rubber smallholders
Added: 15 Dec 2025
Side-event at recent Brazil conference discussed importance of growers for ‘net-zero and beyond’
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ERJ Business Briefing
Added: 15 Dec 2025
Pyrum raises €13m… Rodolfo Comerio honoured… Pirelli retains CDP climate A rating… Apollo CDP leade…

ERJ Tire Tracker - News, developments, fitments
Added: 15 Dec 2025
JK rolls out ISCC+ tire… SRI to exhibit ‘sensing core’… Multistrada recalls 83k tires… Renault / Co…

ERJ Appointments Tracker
Added: 14 Dec 2025
New Michelin Iberia head... Synthomer board changes... Semperit extend CIO’s term… Titan management…

Rubber & tire industry in numbers
Added: 12 Dec 2025
Review of the key figures and data to emerge over the last seven days from leading players worldwide

Conti in talks to sell French retail arm to equity firm
Added: 12 Dec 2025
Over 130 BestDrive outlets and two retreading plants included in proposed divestment

Linglong hits 50, sets out ambitious goals
Added: 12 Dec 2025
Tire maker showcases latest innovations, future strategies at global partners event

RTAE: Natural rubber prices stay within tight range in November
Added: 12 Dec 2025
Automotive market uncertainties weigh on pricing of TSR20 block rubber grade, reports traders' asso…

Metso to divest loading and hauling business
Added: 12 Dec 2025
New owner for Haeggblom truck bodies, buckets and wear parts, retains rubber lining and ground tool…

European Sealing Association prepares for PFAS public consultation
Added: 11 Dec 2025
Urges industry to supply examples where PFAS-free alternatives are "unavailable or inadequate"

Toyo develops 96.5% sustainable concept tire
Added: 11 Dec 2025
With “an extremely low rolling resistance coefficient," tire features 61.5% renewable and 35% recyc…

Eneos AI system 'to speed up' materials R&D work
Added: 11 Dec 2025
System working on new R&D themes focused on “materials x applications x functions”
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Yokohama outlines findings of five-year NR tree disease study
Added: 11 Dec 2025
Joint research project conducted in collaboration with Japanese, Indonesian partners

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 develops ‘room temp’ 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
