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Longmarch unveils plans to set up tire plant in Egypt

Added: 28 Aug 2025

Project to be completed in two phases with an overall investment of $190m

Nexen introduces driving simulator to accelerate tire development

Added: 28 Aug 2025

Plans to establish “full virtual development process” integrating finite element analysis and AI

ECHA announces timeline for PFAS restriction evaluation

Added: 28 Aug 2025

European Chemicals Agency aims to complete evaluation of proposed EU-wide restriction by end of 2026

Toyoda Gosei to acquire automotive saftey company Ashimori Industry through tender offer

Added: 28 Aug 2025

Japanese group aims to provide "a total range of safety systems" through acquisition

Bridgestone announces job cuts at US off-road tire plant

Added: 27 Aug 2025

Japanese tire maker reducing production of "unprofitable tires” to align with demand 

Guizhou Tyre expanding engineering tire capacity

Guizhou Tire eyes Morocco for second overseas plant

Added: 27 Aug 2025

Still at “planning stage,” Morocco factory intended to improve global layout and ‘production resili…

Tire recycler Contec reports fire at Polish facility

Added: 27 Aug 2025

No injuries reported but "damages are significant, and production will not be restarted in the near…

German rubber chief warns against recent market developments

German rubber industry warns against CBAM extension to elastomers

Added: 27 Aug 2025

Inclusion will involve paying carbon price on 'embedded emissions' from imported rubber products

SKF exits ‘non-core’ aerospace segment with €60m divestment deal

Added: 27 Aug 2025

Group sells operations to Carco RPR Group, following an earlier €185m deal in April

Enviro progresses major tire recycling plant with first reactor delivery

Added: 27 Aug 2025

First of five pyrolysis reactors delivered to tire recycling plant in Uddevalla

Kuraray: Isoprene unit grows sales, narrows losses

Added: 27 Aug 2025

‘Chemicals and elastomer volumes up, demand firm, especially in Europe and the US…’

NR production, consumption up in first two months of 2018

Rubber futures ease on “persistent overcapacity”, weak tire demand

Added: 26 Aug 2025

Trading volume falls across major Southeast Asian exchanges amid uncertainty

Fenner targets aerospace growth, joins UK trade group ADS

Added: 26 Aug 2025

ADS to offer platform to engage with stakeholders, attend key events

Sino-Japanese JV to produce rubber chemicals in China

Added: 26 Aug 2025

Qingdao Huaqi Inoue New Materials set to start operation in late October with an initial capacity o…

General Science notes ‘favourable’ trade environment as Thai, Cambodia projects progress

Added: 26 Aug 2025

Announces major management reshuffle following change of ownership earlier in June

Report: Kolon to invest $500m in new tire cord plant

Teijin Aramid resumes operations after fire incident at Delfzijl site

Added: 26 Aug 2025

Majority of site “back online”, Emmen spinning facility remained fully operational throughout…

Rolex taps Rubber B for connected watch strap

Added: 26 Aug 2025

Vulcanised rubber design delivers contactless payment functionality for wearers

ERJ May/June issue: Don’t miss out...

Next ERJ Daily Newsletter issue

Added: 25 Aug 2025

Due to a UK bank holiday, the next issue of the ERJ Daily Newsletter will be published on Tuesday 2…

Rubber & tire industry in numbers

Added: 22 Aug 2025

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

Goodyear raises estimate for business impact of tariffs

Added: 22 Aug 2025

But tire maker could gain from ongoing EU investigation into Chinese passenger tire imports...