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ERJ Business Briefing

Added: 18 Dec 2025

Ineos SOS... Nokian Tyres CMD... Ineos UK investment… Parker $9bn bid for Filtration… Jilin BD upgr…

OCSiAl opens new silicones lab in Serbia

Added: 18 Dec 2025

Facility equipped for LSR formulation, curing, moulding and electrical testing

Analysis: Lower-for-longer outlook for chemicals industry

Lotte reviewing options for recently opened Indonesian naphtha cracker

Added: 18 Dec 2025

Lotte Chemical Indonesia New Ethylene has capacity to produce 1m tonnes/year of ethylene, 140ktpa o…

Trinseo launches "fourth-generation" SBR battery binder platform

Added: 18 Dec 2025

Designed for EV, ESS applications, new product targets higher energy density, durability

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Christian Koetz appointed CEO of Continental

Added: 17 Dec 2025

Nikolai Setzer to step down from the executive board by mutual agreement on 31 Dec

EU probes Chinese truck & bus tire dumping

European Commission eases CO2 emission targets in automotive package

Added: 17 Dec 2025

Automotive omnibus expected to deliver €706m per year in savings, cut red tape

European bodies at odds over scrap tire data

German rubber industry flags ‘untapped potential’ in tire recycling

Added: 17 Dec 2025

WDK calls for risk-based regulation and tighter tracking of scrap tire flows

Compounders group probes legality of EU force majeures

News analysis - Carbon black majors trim expectations

Added: 17 Dec 2025

Downgrades to business forecasts amid decline in volumes and margins

Nexen launches ‘customised’ tires for US, Europe and Australia

Added: 17 Dec 2025

Korean tire maker expects optimised products for local use to strengthen market penetration

Dairy dip masks growth at Avon Rubber

Avon secures €17m European order for respirators

Added: 17 Dec 2025

Delivery scheduled across FY2026–27 under NATO procurement framework

ERJ Tire Tracker - News, developments, fitments

Added: 17 Dec 2025

Bridgestone Americas recalls… Redpath Tyres / Michelin... Porsche 911 GT3 / Pirelli... JK rolls out…

NR supply deficit fails to rekindle market

Rubber futures firm on short-covering ahead of year-end slowdown

Added: 16 Dec 2025

JPX: Trading activity expected to ease into holiday period, sentiment steady

The manufacturing site will also have to qualify for classified cleanrooms, Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) and ISO 13485 quality systems.

Trelleborg opens medical manufacturing facility in Costa Rica

Added: 16 Dec 2025

 Site offers finished medical devices, components and assemblies in one location...

Dawn Polymer to acquire 80% of SK synthetic rubber JV in China

Added: 16 Dec 2025

Deal includes planned transfer of EPDM technology and IP from SK affiliates

GPSNR adds ‘collective grievance mechanism’ for natural rubber industry

GPSNR claims “landmark year” as it strengthens collective commitment

Added: 16 Dec 2025

Sustainable natural rubber body describes launch of risk-based assurance system as "major milestone"

Porsche 911 GT3 rolling on Pirelli P Zero tires

Added: 16 Dec 2025

Two new dedicated fitments approved for the latest Porsche model

Sumitomo Rubber unifying communications under Dunlop brand

Added: 16 Dec 2025

Group secures Dunlop trademark rights across key regions as part of long-term strategy

ERJ May/June issue: Don’t miss out...

Call for input: Feature on 6PPD and related issues

Added: 16 Dec 2025

Readers invited to provide news & views for feature in Jan/Feb 2026 issue of ERJ magazine

Michelin advances bio-based butadiene project for synthetic rubber production

Added: 15 Dec 2025

BioButterfly project validates BR and SBR production, targets commercial rollout from 2026

Evonik starts up advanced C4 plants in Germany

VCI urges ‘rethinking Europe’ as chemicals outlook weakens

Added: 15 Dec 2025

Steilemann warns of falling utilisation rates, plant closures, and rising relocation risks