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Turkish watchdog fines tire companies €67m over competition breaches

Added: 17 Jun 2026

Brisa, Goodyear, Hankook, Michelin and Pirelli among tire makers penalised 

NOK posts sales and profits gains

NOK reports lower operating income on weaker sales

Added: 17 Jun 2026

Seal business grows on China and Thailand demand recovery as electronic products earnings slump

Technology focus - Elastomer-membrane protects Li-ion batteries

Added: 17 Jun 2026

ERJ spotlights leading-edge elastomer/rubber design, materials and manufacturing technologies

ERJ Business Briefing - 2026

Added: 17 Jun 2026

Sri Trang turnaround... Biesterfeld / Osaka Soda elastomers... Celanese closing Ulsan plant... GPSN…

Zeon accelerates exit from ESBR, NBR latex as portfolio overhaul advances

Added: 16 Jun 2026

Japanese group says first ESBR line to close this year while SSBR and HNBR remain key growth drivers

Goodyear OE tires on Peugeot recalled in China

Freudenberg develops elastomer-based battery cell cap technology

Added: 16 Jun 2026

New design integrates rubber-moulded terminals as company expands EV battery safety portfolio

Dunlop Aircraft Tyres swings to loss as exits C-17 supply contract

Added: 16 Jun 2026

UK tire maker says ‘commercial aircraft traffic exceeding pre-pandemic levels’

WDK highlights key role of rubber products in mobility, transport

Added: 16 Jun 2026

Components such as fuel hoses and charging cables are essential for transferring energy to vehicles

Danfoss to acquire Italian rubber hose maker Alfagomma

Added: 15 Jun 2026

Combined with existing operations, aquisition to create “global leader in hydraulic and industrial …

Trelleborg opens aerospace sealing plant in Morocco

Added: 15 Jun 2026

Facility in Casablanca to support ‘rapidly growing aerospace hub’ in region

ChemChina reaches agreement to acquire more Pirelli shares

Pirelli to remain F1 tire supplier through 2028

Added: 15 Jun 2026

FIA exercises option to extend current agreement with tire maker by one year

Hankook joins government-backed sustainable tire materials project

Added: 15 Jun 2026

Initiative supports development of recycled feedstocks from ELTs, expands tire-to-tire circular eco…

ERJ Appointments Tracker - 2026

Added: 15 Jun 2026

Hutchinson leader for French aerospace suppliers group… Standard Profil chair... YRC Europe leader……

Rubber & Tire industry in numbers

Added: 12 Jun 2026

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

VDMA: German rubber & plastics machinery segment in “nosedive” 

VDMA expects ‘stable 2026 revenues’ for German machinery makers

Added: 12 Jun 2026

But rubber & plastics processing equipment orders under pressure in 2025 as production dipped 5%

 Kuraray photo Photocurable elastomer sample after curing.

Kuraray still planning liquid rubber facility for US

Added: 12 Jun 2026

Previously signalled plan to build US facility as part of major group-wide investment programme ove…

TSRC improves first quarter earnings after weaker full-year results

Added: 12 Jun 2026

Group says feedstock disruptions ‘create additional opportunities’ but warns of rising costs

Prinx taps Mesnac affiliate for Malaysia tire plant equipment

Added: 11 Jun 2026

Phase II contracts worth RMB116m support construction of new overseas production base

Nexen completes tire R&D programme with Seoul university

Added: 11 Jun 2026

Industry-academic course focused on AI and virtual tire development

New Prometeon to partner by Iveco Defence Vehicles

Tire makers weigh up impact of Middle East war

Added: 11 Jun 2026

Higher fuel costs, inflation and economic pressure expected to reduce miles driven beyond duration …