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Update: Tariff-hit Chinese tire makers to “intensify” EU trade

With clarification: WDK unveils plans for new European rubber lobbying platform 

Added: 11 Nov 2026

German rubber association targets November launch with counterparts in France, Spain and Italy

Hartalega posts 424% rise in profit as revenues soar

India recommends anti-dumping duties on Malaysian, Thai rubber gloves

Added: 11 Nov 2026

Trade authority finds imports causing injury to domestic manufacturers, proposes five-year duties

ERJ Business Briefing - 2026

Added: 11 Nov 2026

Sailun Egypt 'first tire'… Comerio Ercole 'best performer'... Mitsui Chemicals buying JSR… Denak st…

Pyrum starts production of Conti co-developed rCB grade

Added: 11 Nov 2026

End-of-life tire recycler notes remaining ‘bottlenecks’ in second milling and pelletising plant

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Doublestar estimates net loss in 2019 

Doublestar to accelerate Kumho tire projects in Poland, Korea

Added: 11 Nov 2026

Chinese tire maker reports Q3 loss amid high cost of raw material, freight and exchange rate 

AirBoss secures $100m in new rubber-moulding orders

Added: 11 Nov 2026

Canadian rubber compounder returns to profit but sales decline slightly year-on-year

Warwick to host 'UK's first' advanced elastomers forum

Added: 11 Nov 2026

Two-day event to focus on sustainable materials, AI-driven development and advanced manufacturing

Enviro mulls construction of tire recycling plant in Sweden 

Enviro advances North American tire pyrolysis project

Added: 11 Nov 2026

Conditional agreement covers permitting and initial design of proposed 50ktpa recycling facility

ANRPC meeting to discuss supply-chain efficiency

Rubber futures extend decline as weather conditions improve

Added: 10 Nov 2026

All major Far East markets report weekly losses as El Nino eases across producing regions

Saudi tire maker signs contract for new TBR plant

Added: 10 Nov 2026

Maseer Tires appoints Chinese contractor for manufacturing facility in Jubail Industrial City

Kordsa opens new tire cord facility in Indonesia

Kordsa tire reinforcement sales fall amid Asian competition

Added: 10 Nov 2026

Tire plant closures in Europe and North America continue to pressure volumes, prices

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Eurasian bloc extends duties on Chinese truck tires

Added: 10 Nov 2026

Existing anti-dumping measures to remain in place until February 2027 amid ongoing review

Cabot increases prices for speciality compounds globally

Black Cat details recovered carbon black advances for tire applications

Added: 10 Nov 2026

Chinese producer reports improved rCB performance, ISCC+ certification at Jining plant

Goodyear recalls 1,600 truck tires

Goodyear president, CEO Mark Stewart steps down amid strategic review

Added: 9 Nov 2026

Board appoints Roger Wood as interim CEO, launches search for permanent successor

Bridgestone earnings decline on flat sales in 2018

Fire damages Bridgestone tire plant in Japan

Added: 9 Nov 2026

Blaze broke out in vulcanisation process at Tosu factory; no injuries reported

Kumho notes uptrend in butadiene, SR prices

Kumho Petrochemical synthetic rubber earnings plunge in Q3

Added: 9 Nov 2026

Operating profit in the synthetic rubber division fell 92.6% year-on-year 

Japan’s Tokai Kogyo acquires rubber parts maker Kinugawa

Added: 9 Nov 2026

Japanese suppliers combine sealing, hose and anti-vibration businesses to strengthen global operati…

Michelin, academic partners launch tire research laboratory

Added: 9 Nov 2026

Four-year programme to focus on tire performance, rubber compound manufacturing and flexible materi…

ERJ Brainteaser: July

Hankook tire sales hit quarterly record as earnings decline

Added: 9 Nov 2026

Higher volumes, premium tire sales support growth, but raw-material and logistics costs weigh on pr…

Apollo Vredestein to scale back European production 

Apollo sales rise 17% as raw-material costs pressure margins

Added: 9 Nov 2026

Indian operations drive growth supported by our sustained rural expansion