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Calling all – Custom Compounders
Added: 3 Jun 2026
ERJ Custom Compounding Survey 2026 open to all suppliers of rubber- and/or elastomer compounds
Mitsui Chemicals starts up elastomer plant in Singapore
Added: 3 Jun 2026
Operating rates remain ‘limited’ amid olefin procurement headwinds
Sumitomo Rubber taps AI to cut tire analysis time by 90%
Added: 3 Jun 2026
Technology developed with Fujitsu reduces processing time from 45 minutes to five minutes
TVS Srichakra approves €20m expansion at India tire plant
Added: 3 Jun 2026
Investment to increase two-wheeler, off-highway tire production capacity at Tamil Nadu site
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US launches duties probe into Chinese rubber chemical CBS imports
Added: 3 Jun 2026
Lanxess petition alleges subsidised CBS imports are causing injury to domestic industry
Pirelli, Bolder launch tire-to-tire recycling project in North America
Added: 3 Jun 2026
Recovered carbon black from manufacturing scrap reused in new tire production
ERJ Business Briefing - 2026
Added: 3 Jun 2026
Elkem silane/siloxane distribution... EU clears BASF coatings divestment... Goodyer senior notes...…
ERJ Sustainability Tracker - 2026
Added: 2 Jun 2026
SaarGummi PCF link-up... FT lists Nokian Tyres... Synthos retains Gold... Covestro 'multi-million' …
Tyres Europe welcomes new EUDR draft, calls for ‘swift adoption’
Added: 2 Jun 2026
Rapid finalisation of text provides legal certainty for operators currently adapting internal syste…
Freudenberg Medical set to close California plant in restructuring move
Added: 2 Jun 2026
Manufacturer to consolidate thermoplastic and silicone manufacturing under one roof
Rubber futures up on speculative buying, Thai supply concerns
Added: 2 Jun 2026
Japan rubber futures hit “highest level since April 2011,” in line with strong buying interest in C…
Mesnac steps up India focus
Added: 2 Jun 2026
Chinese machinery supplier resumes participation in market after eight-year absence
JK Tyres launches €450m expansion plan following record results
Added: 1 Jun 2026
Indian tire maker reports double-digit growth in sales, earnings for fiscal year ended 31 March
Natural rubber outlook “cautiously constructive” amid trade, geopolitical risks
Added: 1 Jun 2026
ANRPC warns of heightened volatility as US-China tensions, Middle East conflict and weather concern…
Cooper Standard closing second automotive parts plant in Ohio
Added: 1 Jun 2026
US supplier cites ‘today’s dynamic market’ for efficiency measures
German chemical output falls under “constant stress”
Added: 1 Jun 2026
VCI notes ‘precautionary ordering’ in chemicals sector but sees no sustained recovery in 2026
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ERJ Appointments Tracker - 2026
Added: 1 Jun 2026
YRC Europe boss… New Greene Tweed 'sealings' boss… Linglong EMEA boss... USTMA boss retiring… New …
ERJ Tire Tracker - 2026
Added: 1 Jun 2026
GM awards Bridgestone... Nexen / Kia... YRC OE wins... Conti /Brabus Bodo… Dunlop / Subaru… Toyo / …
Rubber & Tire industry in numbers
Added: 29 May 2026
Review of the key figures and data to emerge over the last seven days from leading players worldwide
Michelin targets voluntary workforce reductions in France
Added: 29 May 2026
Up to 1,500 ‘tertiary' and industrial positions could be affected over three years
