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Semperit to invest €70m after good start to the year

Semperit eyes second-half recovery in key markets

Added: 14 Mar 2025

EBITDA for first quarter of 2025 projected to come in well below previous year’s figure

Bridgestone develops new technology for TRWP collection

Added: 14 Mar 2025

Efficient tire & road wear particle collection enables advances in R&D

NOK buoyed by earnings gains at seals, electronics units

Added: 14 Mar 2025

Japanese group see profits rise despite issues in automotive manufacturing sector

Laos PM welcomes further Vietnam Rubber Group investment

Added: 14 Mar 2025

Sonexay Siphandone meets leaders of the Vietnam rubber industry body in Ho Chi Minh City

Conti raises forecast on strong rubber business showing

Conti board approves ‘automotive spin-off'

Added: 13 Mar 2025

Set to be listed in September, company to have cash funds of €1.5bn and a credit facility of €2.5bn…

Romania ramp-up, efficiency top priorities for new Nokian Tyres leader

Added: 13 Mar 2025

Paolo Pompei outlines North America, branding and consumer focus as further key targets

Brazil preliminary ruling extends antidumping duties on Chinese car tires

Added: 13 Mar 2025

Third sunset review finds likelihood of a resumption of dumping if existing measures are removed

VCI calls for ‘economy first’ policy as German chemicals industry reports “severe setback”

Added: 13 Mar 2025

Weak fourth quarter sees production fall 4.2% year-on-year with utilisation rate down to 74.7%

VMI: 75 years of making tire production possible

VMI parent reports strong growth at tire systems major

Added: 12 Mar 2025

TKH posts double-digit gains in sales, earnings at ‘smart manufacturing’ division in 2024

Red Avenue to build €65m rubber additives plant in Thailand

Added: 12 Mar 2025

Chinese chemicals producer to establish 30ktpa facility under JV agreement with affiliate Gold Dyna…

Reddiplex acquires UK rubber products maker Veker

Added: 12 Mar 2025

Midlands-based extrusion specialist brings ‘complementary product and process solutions…’

Sumitomo Rubber 2020 forecast up on Q3 improvements

Sumitomo Rubber sharpens focus on Dunlop brand, non-tire in 10-year strategy

Added: 11 Mar 2025

Japanese group launches structural reform centred around rubber-based value creation, brand managem…

Conti, Pirelli raise North America tire prices

Commercial tire market facing “rollercoaster ride” in N America

Added: 11 Mar 2025

But Yokohama Tire VP remains optimistic despite raft of challenges confronting commercial tire segm…

Hainan Rubber to build plant for deproteinised NR 

Rubber futures remain weak amid slowing global economy

Added: 11 Mar 2025

Impact of tariffs and sharp decline in oil prices also influence pricing

Update: Korean consortium acquiring Momentive

Momentive in JV deal to produce silanes in Asia

Added: 11 Mar 2025

Signs agreement with Jiangxi Hungpai New Material to better serve growing Asia-Pacific market

Cimcorp appoints Jarno Honkanen to VP role

Added: 11 Mar 2025

Has over two decades of experience in solution management, sales and software development at Finnis…

US drops case against Denka chloroprene rubber plant

Added: 10 Mar 2025

Justice department dismisses lawsuit citing ‘racial preferencing’ motives in EPA actions against Lo…

Linglong starts construction work on seventh Chinese tire facility

Added: 10 Mar 2025

Facility to produce 14 million units/year of passenger car and truck & bus tires once fully complet…

Tire makers see major gains from US infrastructure plan

USTMA expects record tire shipments in 2025

Added: 10 Mar 2025

Tire industry body forecasts continued strong growth within US tire market led by OE sales

Conti R&D boss takes pop at airless tires

Boiler blast impacts unit at Conti Hanover site

Added: 10 Mar 2025

Investigations underway into cause of explosion which interrupted production in an area of the buil…