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Linglong terminates planned €1bn Brazil tire plant project

Added: 28 May 2026

Parties fail to reach agreement on shareholding ratio, cooperation terms for proposed 14.7 million-…

Conti completes €300m expansion project at Thai tire factory

Added: 28 May 2026

Rayong site adds capacity for 3m PC/LT tires, starts local radial motorcycle tire production

CSRC signals shift to specialities as pressure continues on rubber blacks

Added: 28 May 2026

Group moves away from commoditised grades amid oversupply, targets carbon nanotube expansion

Hyosung backing Trillium as bio-acrylonitrile project enters demo phase

Added: 28 May 2026

Existing investor leads Series B participation as demo plant moves towards commissioning in 2026

UK dandelion rubber startup QuberTech raises €4m in funding

Added: 28 May 2026

Company also receives supports from Defra farming innovation programme

ERJ Business Briefing

Added: 28 May 2026

Wacker cuts Siltronic stake… Pirelli shareholder agreement expires.. Celanese price hikes... BASF '…

ERJ Sustainability Tracker 2026: Latest news & developments

Added: 28 May 2026

Synthos retains EcoVadis Gold... Covestro 'multi-million-euro' compressor… Dunlop NR gains… EcoVadi…

ERJ Appointments Tracker - 2026

Added: 28 May 2026

New Greene Tweed 'sealings' boss… Linglong EMEA boss... USTMA boss retiring… New SaarGummi CFO... B…

PCBL sees recovery signs amid logistics disruption, rising costs

Added: 27 May 2026

Indian carbon black supplier adds 90ktpa capacity as customers shift to “just-in-case” inventory st…

Enviro seeks reorganisation extension as secures new financing support

Added: 27 May 2026

Tire pyrolysis company cites ongoing investor talks, licensing discussions and restructuring measur…

Sentury says demand recovering following EU trade measures disruption

Added: 27 May 2026

Chinese tire maker expects ramp-up to full designed capacity at Morocco plant by end of 2026

Zeon invests in AI startup to advance elastomer materials for humanoid robots

Added: 27 May 2026

Partnership with Sanctuary AI to focus on durable, high-precision components for robotic hands used…

Birla to raise carbon black prices in North America

Birla Carbon restructures amid shifting market demand

Added: 27 May 2026

Rubber business divided into Asia and ‘Americas & EMEA’ regions, new ‘speciality materials’ unit cr…

ERJ Tire Tracker - 2026

Added: 27 May 2026

YRC OE wins... Conti /Brabus Bodo… Dunlop / Subaru… Toyo / Mazda... Nexen / Hyundai… Bridgestone / …

NR production falls 10% in January

Rubber futures lower on ‘long liquidation’ and weak sentiment

Added: 26 May 2026

JPX: Chinese commodity funds and speculators may have liquidated around 220kt of futures contracts

Michelin unveils “universal” tire digital twin to improve safety, performance

Added: 26 May 2026

Software-based system uses existing vehicle data, no additional sensors, and is compatible with all…

BASF to increase prices for butanediol 

BASF selling silicates business to US supplier PQ

Added: 26 May 2026

Deal includes sodium silicates operations serving rubber and ‘green tire’ markets

Enviro, Michelin agree terms for strategic partnership

Enviro eyes first full-scale ELT pyrolysis plant in Nordics

Added: 26 May 2026

Planned facility to process over 70ktpa of end-of-life tires as company advances scale-up strategy

Hexpol leader Klas Dahlberg departs as group enters new development phase

Added: 26 May 2026

Henrik Elmin named as new CEO, president, recruitment process for 'permanent leader' to start after…

Rubber & Tire Industry in Numbers

Added: 22 May 2026

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