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Michelin recognised by ADAC for tire wear particle reduction

Added: 9 Jul 2025

Study covering 160 tire models shows Michelin tires emit 26% fewer particles compared to competitor…

Holding group Dacke Industri expands fluid technology division with UK purchase

Added: 9 Jul 2025

BTL-UK holds global licence from Sumitomo Rubber, specialises in power transmissions and oil seals …

Engel acquiring long-timer partners Roegele to establish Spanish base

Added: 9 Jul 2025

Acquisition to strengthen Engel’s direct presence in southern Europe

Dayco unveils integrated belt-drive transmission at Eurobike

Added: 9 Jul 2025

System combines belt profile with sprockets of exactly the same width to deliver “highly efficient …

NR supply deficit fails to rekindle market

Market uncertainty weighs on natural rubber futures

Added: 8 Jul 2025

Except for OSE market, trading volume declined sharply across other three major rubber exchanges

Michelin subsidiary Hallite acquiring Italian seals maker Aston Seals

Added: 8 Jul 2025

Based in Carpi, Aston Seals operates in over 80 countries and supplies to a wide range of industries

Midland, Michigan –  DowDuPont Materials Science has started up world-scale ethylene and polyethylene (PE) production facilities in Freeport, Texas – with new olefinic rubber and elastomers units scheduled to follow.

Dow closing three upstream European assets amid “structural challenges” in region

Added: 8 Jul 2025

Basic siloxanes plant in Barry, UK, and ethylene cracker in Böhlen, Germany among facilities affect…

Metso to add new screen manufacturing centre in Romania

Added: 8 Jul 2025

New facility to improve service and supply for European, Central East Asian, and Middle Eastern mar…

Kumho Tire focusing on recovery from factory fire

Added: 8 Jul 2025

Major blaze broke out at Gwangju facility in Korea earlier in May

Bridgestone divests Venezuela operations

Bridgestone selling Thai carbon black business to Tokai Carbon

Added: 7 Jul 2025

Group restructuring carbon black business, maintaining operations in areas "directly linked to core…

The Gyöngyöshalász project, he continued, is running on-time with the first passenger car tires set to come out in January 2017. Truck tires output will start afterwards in early 2018.

Indian tire exports rise 9% to €2.5bn

Added: 7 Jul 2025

Industry on “strong growth trajectory”, according to trade association ATMA

Goodyear suspending tire production at Turkish plant for inventory adjustments

Added: 7 Jul 2025

Tire maker not to terminate employment contracts during temporary production halt

Hyosung Advanced Materials restructuring airbag business in North America

Added: 7 Jul 2025

GST Automotive Safety Components International to acquire airbag business from HS Hyosung USA

Trade union warns of Michelin job transfers to Romania, Poland

Added: 7 Jul 2025

CGT Michelin raises alarm over future of ‘white-collar work’ in Clermont-Ferrand

Bekaert divests steel wire business in Costa Rica, Ecuador, Venezuela

Added: 7 Jul 2025

Sale of business to Grupo AG part of portfolio transformation process by Belgian group

Rubber & tire industry in numbers

Added: 3 Jul 2025

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

Top Glove stays ahead despite third-quarter headwinds

Added: 3 Jul 2025

Malaysian group reports strong nine-month performance amid ‘shifting global trends’

Korean researchers advance catalyst-based rubber recycling

Added: 3 Jul 2025

Dual-catalyst process developed by KAIST offers low-temperature alternative to traditional pyrolysis

Q&A: Michelin Resicare on road to RF-free future

Added: 3 Jul 2025

Bio-based tire cord adhesive claimed to be “the fastest-deployed RF-free system on the market…”

Chemical recycling start-up Novoloop raises €18m in new funding round

Added: 3 Jul 2025

Investment led by Taranis to help scale circular performance materials, including TPUs