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Rubber & Tire Industry in Numbers

Added: 9 Oct 2026

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

Sentury 'eyeing two US states' for new tire plant

Sentury unveils Turkish tire project to ‘circumvent’ trade barriers

Added: 9 Oct 2026

Chinese tire maker plans 7m-unit plant with Turkish distributor, targeting local OE supply, Europea…

Yokohama widens raw-material sourcing to cut production costs

Added: 9 Oct 2026

Japanese group targets emerging-market suppliers of rubber chemicals and metals

India’s Viaz targets year-end trials at new tire plant

Added: 9 Oct 2026

Automotive supplier progressing INR500–550m Gujarat investment as it moves into complete tire produ…

Michelin, Yokohama among those set to hike prices

Michelin UK reports higher profit despite lower sales

Added: 9 Oct 2026

Company says pricing, product mix and cost control lifted operating performance in 2025

ERJ Business Briefing - 2026

Added: 9 Oct 2026

TSR20 prices "very firm"... Linglong 'top brand'... Birla conductives... Wallace in Africa... BASF'…

Arlanxeo rolls out TrendMiner software to plants

Technology focus: New rubber filler

Added: 9 Oct 2026

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

Nexen set to break ground on Czech plant

Nexen expands distribution network in Australia

Added: 9 Oct 2026

Fourth distribution centre opens in Western Australia as first-half revenue more than doubles in re…

Europe retains pole position in global tire rankings

Added: 8 Oct 2026

Annual ranking shows resilience of European-based tire makers in the face of growing overseas chall…

Hyosung plans North American advanced materials hub in Mexico

Added: 8 Oct 2026

Investment in San Luis Potosi set to begin in 2027, according to Korean manufacturer

Hose makers Balflex, NRP Jones combine US operations

Added: 8 Oct 2026

Move to create “a stronger hydraulics partner” for American customers

Enviro raises funds to support restructuring

Added: 8 Oct 2026

Waste tire pyrolysis company issuing 10m new shares to investor Alumni Capital 

Continental flags rise in German truck tire defects

Added: 8 Oct 2026

DEKRA data show defects increased 27% between 2020 and 2025

ERJ Appointments Tracker - 2026

Added: 8 Oct 2026

Peijnenburg joins TIP... Cabot names interim CFO... ENEOS reshuffles ahead of TPC purchase... Bridg…

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

Tyres Europe calls for ‘faster, more effective’ trade defence measures

Added: 7 Oct 2026

Position paper calls on European Commission to act on ‘first warning signals’

GPSNR tackling sustainability costs for smallholders

IRSG sees 'structural risks' supporting firmer natural rubber prices

Added: 7 Oct 2026

Current supply deficit could ease with more tapping but ageing trees, slow replanting pose long-ter…

Case Study: Apollo implements new EUDR compliance technology

Added: 7 Oct 2026

"Implementation strengthens our ability to establish end-to-end visibility from source to finished …

China two-wheel tire profits jump 46% in first half

Added: 7 Oct 2026

Motorcycle tire output rises 26% as industry warns against capacity expansion

German rubber processors enter insolvency

Added: 7 Oct 2026

Elaform and D+M Zuegel manufacture rubber components for automotive and industrial markets

IGBCE warns Germany losing 15,000 industrial jobs a month

Added: 7 Oct 2026

Union cites energy costs, trade conflicts and competitive pressures on manufacturing