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USTMA welcomes move to overturn EPA tire plant emissions rule
Added: 13 May 2025
Bipartisan measure reverses changes to the emissions rule for rubber tire manufacturing, finalised …

Sumitomo Rubber starts on-site hydrogen production at key Japanese tire plant
Added: 13 May 2025
Japanese group expects move to help cut CO2 emissions by 1ktpa at Shirakawa factory in Fukushima
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Top recognition for Michelin elastomers specialist
Added: 13 May 2025
Fauvarque Nuytten earns Pierre Faurre prize for development of patented polymer for fuel-efficient …

Sailun acquires controlling stake in East China proving ground
Added: 13 May 2025
Chinese tire manufacturer raises share in Anhui-based proving ground to 56.62%

All-season demand lifts European replacement car tire market
Added: 12 May 2025
Consumer volumes now “close to those reached in the first quarter of 2019, before the impact of the…

Rising costs take toll on Hankook's first quarter earnings
Added: 12 May 2025
Korean group consolidates Hanon System in first quarter financial results

Orion expects new demand patterns amid trade ‘reordering’
Added: 12 May 2025
Rubber segment expected to benefit from trade tariffs despite weak Q1 performance

Sibur develops new rubber for winter tires
Added: 12 May 2025
Addition of new rubber, trialled by Ikon Tyres, marks '99% localisation' of tire industry...
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Ennovi launches sealing technology for EV, hybrid drivetrain busbars
Added: 12 May 2025
Patent-pending system aims to prevent coolant leakage and reduce manufacturing steps

Goodyear reports Q1 reversals as rationalisation plan continues
Added: 9 May 2025
Weak quarter linked to lower volumes, cost of raw materials, inflation and unabsorbed fixed costs
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Cabot posts sales, earnings declines in reinforcement materials segment
Added: 9 May 2025
Group-wide, Cabot lowers expectations for demand "as customers adopt a more cautious posture around…

Rubber & tire industry in numbers
Added: 9 May 2025
ETRMA tires sales data... Q1 results: Conti, Cooper Standard, Nokian... Share prices trends... Rubb…

Tariffs throw uncertainty into Ceat’s US plans
Added: 9 May 2025
Ceat faces potential tariff impact through Camso acquisition and Sri Lankan production

US proposes 125% duty on General Science, drops review of nine Chinese tire exporters
Added: 9 May 2025
Department of Commerce proposes countervailing duty on passenger car/light truck tires by General S…

EU moves to simplify EUDR implementation
Added: 8 May 2025
Introduces set of measures that could cut administrative costs for businesses by 30%

Goodyear completes sale of Dunlop brand to Sumitomo Rubber
Added: 8 May 2025
Japanese group says will “strive to maximise the value” of Dunlop as its key global brand
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Nexen Tire, LD Carbon sign long-term rCB supply agreement
Added: 8 May 2025
South Korean tire maker intends to use rCB across facilities in China, South Korea and Czech Republ…

Titan expands Goodyear licensing rights into new product segments
Added: 8 May 2025
US tire maker also renews Goodyear Far Tires licensing rights

Black Donuts set to open new tire R&D lab in Finland
Added: 8 May 2025
Services include compound development, material functionality testing, reverse engineering, and fai…

Trelleborg launches EPDM sealing range for potable water applications
Added: 8 May 2025
Sealing materials claimed to meet ‘all current applicable global standards’