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Hyosung drops plan to sell steel tire cord business
Added: 8 Apr 2026
Company cites market uncertainty and customer demand as reasons for halting Bain Capital talks
Hankook targets EV, premium tire growth in short-term “value-up plan”
Added: 8 Apr 2026
Raising PCLT production capacity by 6% and TBR capacity by 40% over the next two years
ContiTech set to break ground on $85m US compounding centre
Added: 8 Apr 2026
Iowa expansion to ensure “consistent quality and efficiency” in production of rubber-based material…
Cambodia seeks to boost domestic rubber use in tire sector
Added: 8 Apr 2026
Authorities discuss supply chain link between local producers and tire manufacturers
Taiwan’s Hwa Fong Rubber completes purchase of ex-Sumitomo Rubber plant in US
Added: 8 Apr 2026
Tonawanda site to house ‘mix of operations’ predominantly related to automotive rubber parts
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Natural rubber futures hit two-year high
Added: 7 Apr 2026
Prices climb across major Far East exchanges on supply concerns, oil rally
ZC Rubber unveils €130m investment plan in new overseas tire factory
Added: 7 Apr 2026
Phase I project to produce 5m passenger car tires as group expands overseas footprint
TÜV Rheinland, Sailun target AI in strategic cooperation deal
Added: 7 Apr 2026
Partnership to support tire certification, testing and global market expansion
Michelin completes Flexitallic acquisition to expand polymer composites unit
Added: 7 Apr 2026
French group says deal strengthens sealing solutions portfolio and aftermarket reach
Death toll rises to 12 after Nizhnekamsk rubber plant explosion
Added: 7 Apr 2026
Majority of victims linked to synthetic rubber operations, company confirms
Tosoh raising chloroprene rubber prices
Added: 7 Apr 2026
Japanese group increasing rates for all varieties of Skyprene starting 1 May
PFAS committees back EU-wide restrictions, with derogations
Added: 2 Apr 2026
ECHA: RAC supports restrictions in final opinion; 60-day consultation opens on SEAC draft
Kazakhstan advances 300ktpa butadiene, synthetic rubber project
Added: 2 Apr 2026
Butadiene LLP awards EPC project to Sinopec Engineering; commissioning set for 2029
Production halt after fatal blast at Nizhnekamsk synthetic rubber plant
Added: 2 Apr 2026
Sibur says ‘a gas mixture’ ignited from an ‘as-yet-undetermined’ source at facility
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Global risks, automotive demand shape short-term natural rubber outlook
Added: 2 Apr 2026
ANRPC says rubber market faced with ‘mix of potentials and volatility’
ERJ Business Briefing
Added: 2 Apr 2026
Arclin acquires DuPont Aramids… Synthos patent record... New Huntsman plant... BASF China facility …
ERJ: Easter holiday notice
Added: 2 Apr 2026
Due to the Easter bank holidays, ERJ's news and information services...
VMI files patent lawsuits against Chinese machinery supplier, tire maker
Added: 1 Apr 2026
Dutch major alleges infringement of three patents, including uni-stage tire-building technology
China tire cord maker advances plant talks with Romanian government
Added: 1 Apr 2026
Shoujia Technology says Romanian officials pledged policy and infrastructure support
IGBCE: EU chemcials sector facing “chaotic deindustrialisation”
Added: 1 Apr 2026
Union calls for 'coordinated consolidation' as overcapacity, high costs threaten jobs, value-chains
