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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

ERJ Business Briefing - February

Added: 19 Feb 2026

Cooper Standard $1.1bn notes offering… Datwyler closes Capsul’in deal… GRI hosts distributor visit……

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

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

Michelin reports €1.2bn in sales for Polymer Composite Solutions

Added: 17 Feb 2026

Division, which includes belts, seals, coated fabrics and technical films, to be included in financ…

ERJ Appointments Tracker - 2026

Added: 17 Feb 2026

New Cordian CEO… Linglong taps Goodyear for speciality tires… OCSiAl names new partner

Nissan to invest €136m in UK plant

Tire Tech '26: Industry leaders show the way forward

Added: 17 Feb 2026

ERJ tracks new advances in the fields of technology, machinery, materials and R&D being presented a…

Bridgestone raises adjusted earnings amid trade, currency pressures

Added: 16 Feb 2026

Group reports marginal revenue decline, impacted by lower volumes, Latin America weakness

Apollo responds to BSE question over Malaysian plan

Apollo to invest €540m in India tire capacity expansion

Added: 16 Feb 2026

Company targets PCR and TBR growth at Andhra Pradesh facility by fiscal 2029

Nexen opens winter tire testing centre in Finland

Added: 16 Feb 2026

In-house facility, dedicated track to increase development speed for European winter tires

Toyo Tires reports record results in 2025

Added: 16 Feb 2026

Higher sales, lower fixed costs drive earnings despite materials, currency and trade headwinds

ASTM introduces new rCB standard to support tire circularity

Added: 16 Feb 2026

Framework designed to "encourage consideration of the entire life cycle of tires"