Latest News

Natural rubber futures pull back after early September rally
Added: 16 Sep 2025
‘Profit-taking and long liquidation’ weigh on Far East exchanges while sentiment remains supported
…
Venezuela announces $30m investment to revive 'national tire plant'
Added: 16 Sep 2025
Strategic partnership with international investors aims to triple tire production within 12 months

China’s Fushun Petrochemical starts up oil-extended SBR production
Added: 16 Sep 2025
CNPC subsidiary achieves ‘breakthrough’ following 2023 programme to develop in-house process oils
…
Kisuma presents additive supporting fluorine rubber alternatives
Added: 16 Sep 2025
Hydrotalcite-like additive can ‘significantly enhance’ resistance properties of chloroprene, epichl…

ERJ Business Briefing
Added: 16 Sep 2025
Ineos chloromethane halt... Sailun Egypt plant... Kolon recycling military waste… Sumitomo Riko ope…

Smiley Monroe opens conveyor belt depot in UK Midlands
Added: 16 Sep 2025
New base in Ilkeston, Derbyshire will offer full conveyor belt rolls and cut lengths

ERJ Appointments Tracker
Added: 16 Sep 2025
New Kordsa CEO... Michelin MENA boss… Hankook UK appoints... Forbo names new CEO... Nokian SVP… Bri…

Sinopec enters construction phase for 200ktpa synthetic rubber plant
Added: 15 Sep 2025
Chinese chemicals major announces first tender offer for foundation works at Tianjin facility

Aston Martin adopting Pirelli's ‘cyber tire’ technology
Added: 15 Sep 2025
Co-developed with Bosch, system enables addition of integrated functionalities into vehicle’s elect…

Cray Valley inks supply deal with Conti for cooking oil-based resins
Added: 15 Sep 2025
TotalEnergies’ affiliate to provide sustainable resins for application in tire rubber

Sailun breaks ground on new tire plant in Egypt
Added: 15 Sep 2025
Facility to “significantly enhance Sailun’s global supply chain efficiency and market responsivenes…

Safic-Alcan extends silicone elastomer distribution deal with Momentive
Added: 15 Sep 2025
Agreement will give rights for LSR, HCR and ready-to-use compounds in France, eastern Europe

ERJ Tire Tracker - News, developments, fitments
Added: 15 Sep 2025
YRC powers Extreme H… Giti / BMW… Linglong adds van tire… Conti / GM EVs... Uber EV tire deal... Vi…

Rubber & tire industry in numbers
Added: 12 Sep 2025
Review of the key figures and data to emerge over the last seven days from leading players worldwide

German rubber industry posts across-the-board declines
Added: 12 Sep 2025
WDK reports “deep red figures in all areas of the domestic market of the rubber industry”
…
Standard Profil gains approval for deal with creditors
Added: 12 Sep 2025
Europe's 'second largest automotive sealing systems with sales of around €350m'

JLR in second week of shutdown after cyber attack
Added: 12 Sep 2025
Production and retail activities “severely disrupted” as efforts to recover from 2 Sept incident co…

Michelin launches forest protection scheme in Inner Mongolia
Added: 12 Sep 2025
Initiative builds on pilot project last year, aims to restore wildlife habitats

ETRMA backs “balanced" end-of-life vehicle recycling decision
Added: 11 Sep 2025
European Parliament vote strengthens “coherence, shielding operators from unnecessary regulatory ov…

ContiTech starts production at $90m hydraulic hose plant in Mexico
Added: 11 Sep 2025
Facility in Aguascalientes to strengthen local supply chain, support growth in Americas