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Rubber & tire industry in numbers

Added: 20 Feb 2026

Review of the key figures and data to emerge over the last seven days from leading players worldwide

Yokohama, Bridgestone to hike truck tire prices in US 

Yokohama Rubber reports double-digit increases in sales, earnings

Added: 20 Feb 2026

Tire and rubber products group marks fifth consecutive year of growth with record results

Eneos Materials aims to "outgrow the market” for SSBR

Added: 20 Feb 2026

Japanese producer reports strong volume growth for solution styrene butadiene rubber

Bridgestone is encouraging would-be candidates for the engineering posts to take part in an online chat on 22 Oct with various leaders to discover more about the company, what it stands for and the opportunities on offer at TCE.  This is the first of a series of three online information events.

New Bridgestone management structure 'to bolster competitiveness'

Added: 20 Feb 2026

Strategic rejig aimed at responding to rapid changes in global business environment

ERJ Business Briefing

Added: 20 Feb 2026

Ineos France cracker grant... White Hell hits 40... Fenner gains aerospace mark... Cooper Standard …

ERJ Tire Tracker - News, developments, fitments

Added: 20 Feb 2026

Falken Europe expands... Bridgestone Blizzak IcePeak… Pirelli 3rd-gen Scorpion… Falken / VW... Cont…

BASF Antwerp Cracker

Cefic warning over future of EU chemical industry amid rising plant closures

Added: 20 Feb 2026

Report estimates losses at around 9% of production capacity over the last three years

ERJ Sustainability Tracker 2026: News & views

Added: 20 Feb 2026

Kraiburg TPE report... Murfitts rating... Hexpol 'carbon literacy'... AZuR visits Nokian... Kraton …

SRI tire earnings rise despite tariff headwinds

Added: 19 Feb 2026

EMEA returns to black in second half as group sees “path to improved performance”

Orion rubber blacks hit by “historically high” cheap tire imports

Added: 19 Feb 2026

Group results 'better than expected' as destocking, production curtailment not as pronounced as ant…

Automotive parts supplier Elastomer Solutions opens new plant in Mexico

Added: 19 Feb 2026

Facility in Zacatecas follows ‘doubling’ of German group’s sales over the past two years

Kumho to relocate, consolidate Nanjing plants

Kumho upgrading Chinese plant with electron accelerator

Added: 19 Feb 2026

The €800k investment targets textile cord modification for NEV tire production

Sumitomo Rubber moves to boost efficiency with new tire building system

Added: 18 Feb 2026

To be introduced at SRI's Thai plant, new system is part of group-wide cost-reforms initiative Proj…

Nokian Tyres eyes €2bn sales as updated strategy targets Europe, N America

Added: 18 Feb 2026

Tire maker focusing on “premium positioning, improved product mix, disciplined cost and operational…

Zeon, Visolis progress bio-isoprene project with binding agreement

Added: 18 Feb 2026

Deal represents “major milestone” in moving from technology verification to commercialisation

Japan’s Kuraray increases elastomer prices

Kuraray hiking elastomer prices globally

Added: 18 Feb 2026

“Soaring prices” for raw materials, including butadiene, cited as reason for increase

Falken marks 20 years at Nurburgring 24 Hours

Falken extends 2026 summer tire range for SUVs and EVs

Added: 18 Feb 2026

Tire maker says extended range in response to ‘surging demand’ for large tires in Europe

Uncertainty looms over NR market as demand weakens

Supply concerns underpin rubber futures in mixed trading week

Added: 17 Feb 2026

OSE July 2026 slips on stronger yen; Chinese contracts rise ahead of lunar new year

Datwyler earnings rebound on healthcare unit gains

Added: 17 Feb 2026

Swiss manufacturer links improvements to market pick-up, group-wide ‘transformation’ initiatives

Cooper Standard earnings grow despite automotive production dip

Added: 17 Feb 2026

US group reports sharp 35% drop in fourth quarter earnings due to client production cuts