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ERJ Business Briefing - 2026

Added: 2 Feb 2026

Wacker 25% silicone hikes... Hexpol results... Pirelli updates bylaws… Hutchinson wins recognition……

Hexpol targets automation, M&As amid weak yearly results

Added: 2 Feb 2026

Swedish group reports declines in sales, earnings due in part to currency headwinds 

India says EU trade deal set to boost rubber, chemicals segments

Added: 2 Feb 2026

Sectors gain ‘preferential access’ to EU’s inorganic, organic and agrochemicals markets

SKF completes divestment of ‘non-core’ aerospace operation in US

Added: 2 Feb 2026

Swedish group to centre its focus on aeroengine and aerostructure bearing offerings

REP expands India presence with Tung Yu partnership

Added: 2 Feb 2026

Collaboration centres on rubber injection moulding machines REP’s OPTI range

Dow idling two elastomer plants amid Covid pandemic

Dow to cut 4,500 jobs under ‘transformation programme'

Added: 2 Feb 2026

Initiative targets at least $2bn in near-term operating earnings gains 

VCI notes ‘early signs’ of stabilisation in German chemical sector

Added: 2 Feb 2026

Order intake and production remain weak, but expectations “brightened slightly”

ERJ Sustainability News Tracker 2026

Added: 31 Jan 2026

SBTi validates Datwyler... Azur spotlights pyrolysis... ARP tire curing recognition... Top ratings …

Rubber & tire industry in numbers

Added: 30 Jan 2026

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

ANRPC: Current phase a “launchpad” for next rubber price rally

Added: 30 Jan 2026

Natural rubber market consolidating as demand outpaces supply, reports producer association...

Fukoku adding rubber parts plant in US

Added: 30 Jan 2026

Set for operation in 2027, Virginia-based unit to manufacture industrial rubber products

Farrel Pomini ups stake in UK tire pyrolysis company

Added: 30 Jan 2026

Investment gives HF Group affiliate 'majority ownership’ in WF Recycle-Tech

ERJ Appointments Tracker - 2026

Added: 30 Jan 2026

Toyo expands top Americas role… Forbo names new exec… Michelin CFO… ErlingKlinger appointment… 

Solvay inaugurates "Europe’s first" bio-silica facility in Italy

Added: 29 Jan 2026

Continental Tire says looking to increase use of materials in its tires and “very satisfied” with i…

Toyo Tires taps HF Group for Serbian innovation centre 

Added: 29 Jan 2026

German machinery supplier to “engineer, supply and install the complete R&D production line”

Circtec opens “Europe’s largest” waste tire pyrolysis plant in Holland

Added: 29 Jan 2026

Completes construction of first phase at end-of-life tire processing plant in Delfzijl

Trelleborg says production continues in Europe

Trelleborg full-year earnings rise despite currency headwinds

Added: 29 Jan 2026

Swedish group signals further investment plans in India, US and Morocco

EU chemicals output to stabilise in 2020 

UK chemical sector voices concerns over lack of clear strategy, uncertainties

Added: 29 Jan 2026

“Without decisive action to restore confidence and competitiveness, the UK risks sleepwalking into …

Pirelli “contains” Covid effects, further cuts sales outlook 

Camfin ending Pirelli shareholder pact with Sinochem over US regulatory constraints

Added: 28 Jan 2026

Second-largest shareholder says governance changes needed to comply with US regulations on connecte…

Bekaert acquiring two tire reinforcement businesses from Bridgestone

Added: 28 Jan 2026

Deal includes production facilities in Shenyang, China; Rayong, Thailand