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Tyres Europe urges EU regulators to support “strategic” tire & rubber sector
Added: 14 Aug 2026
News Analysis article from the July/August issue of European Rubber Journal magazine

Top 50 Rubber Product Makers: Global markets edge upwards
Added: 14 Aug 2026
Recovery trend for sales in 2025 posted by manufacturers in key global regions

SPC expands European rubber compounding capacity
Added: 14 Aug 2026
Porto unit specialising in compounds for high-performance tire tread, conveyor belting, industrial …

Technology Focus: Smart rubber compounds
Added: 14 Aug 2026
InSuKa project targeted predictive app to support development of optimised elastomer compounds

ERJ Business Briefing - 2026
Added: 13 Aug 2026
Tosoh ups chloroprene shipments... Akwel reverses... Linglong joins GDSO… Guizhou tariff refund… NK…

Thailand, Vietnam tighten grip on EU truck tire imports
Added: 13 Aug 2026
China, Korea and Japan lose market share as EU27+UK imports rise 27%

Hankook reports 58% jump in second quarter operating profit
Added: 13 Aug 2026
Tire business revenue rises 11.8% as high-value products and OE supply drive record quarterly sales

Indian Oil to start up synthetic rubber plant by year-end
Added: 13 Aug 2026
Facility in Panipat, north of Delhi, to produce 60ktpa of polybutadiene rubber

Toyo cuts profit outlook as weak tire markets, tariffs hit earnings
Added: 13 Aug 2026
Computer system disruption cuts H1 operating income, recovery expected in second half

Freudenberg Sealing adds new plant in Mexico
Added: 13 Aug 2026
Moves closer to customers, supports long-term growth across North and Latin America

ENEOS acquiring TPC to become world’s 'third-largest butadiene producer'
Added: 12 Aug 2026
Purchase strengthens group's C4 chemicals business in US, elastomer supply chain

Guizhou Tire clears investment procedures for €250m Morocco plant
Added: 12 Aug 2026
Chinese tire maker to proceed with site approval, subsidiary establishment for planned PCR project

Apollo in off-take deal for ‘high-end’ farm tires following Dutch closure
Added: 12 Aug 2026
Tire maker rules out new Indian plant due to lack of economic scale

Cooper Standard posts higher second-quarter sales as earnings decline
Added: 12 Aug 2026
Automotive supplier maintains full-year guidance, expects second-half recovery

AZuR founder launches joint tire recycling project in Germany
Added: 12 Aug 2026
ReKuWi initiative targets closed-loop tire economy through take-back, retreading, reuse and recycli…

Technology Focus: Rubber moulding advances
Added: 12 Aug 2026
DESMA open house to spotlight latest developments and future trends in elastomer processing

IISRP publishes Worldwide Rubber Statistics - 2026
Added: 12 Aug 2026
Detailed analysis of synthetic rubber capacity by elastomer type, geographic region, corporate owne…

Yokohama Rubber raises full-year guidance on strong first-half performance
Added: 11 Aug 2026
Tire sales rise 11% year-on-year as business profit jumps 54% in first six months

Rubber futures rise on stronger physical demand
Added: 11 Aug 2026
Global equity markets, gains in other commodities support higher prices

Sumitomo Rubber posts 40% earnings rise in ‘sluggish market’
Added: 11 Aug 2026
Tire volumes increase “significantly” in Europe, supported by the launch of Dunlop
