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Bekaert acquiring two tire reinforcement businesses from Bridgestone
Added: 28 Jan 2026
Deal includes production facilities in Shenyang, China; Rayong, Thailand
Kumho Tire, Lotte Innovate enter ‘smart tire technology’ partnership
Added: 28 Jan 2026
Programme targets autonomous vehicle demonstrations and data-driven tire systems
Asahi Kasei, Mitsui, Mitsubishi agree on western Japan olefins consolidation
Added: 28 Jan 2026
Combined ethylene output capacity to be reduced to 455ktpa from existing 951,000ktpa
EU new car registrations grow 1.8% in 2025
Added: 28 Jan 2026
Hybrid-electric cars remain ‘preferred choice’ with 34.5% market share
Sailun unveils €250m expansion project at Indonesian tire plant
Added: 27 Jan 2026
Chinese tire group to double passenger car tire capacity, adjust off-road output
Rubber futures rise on new speculative buying
Added: 27 Jan 2026
Open interest increases across exchanges, while trading volumes decline on most markets
Prinx rolls off first OTR giant tire at China plant
Added: 27 Jan 2026
Project to have production capacity for 10k giant tires, 85k engineering tires
UK startup HiiROC in link-up to produce sustainable carbon black
Added: 27 Jan 2026
Signs memorandum of understanding with Tokyo Gas to decarbonise customers’ operations
Michelin completes acquisition of Cooley Group
Added: 27 Jan 2026
US-based addition will strengthen industrial coated fabrics business
Pirelli signs €2.1bn five-year committed bank lines
Added: 27 Jan 2026
Facilities linked to decarbonisation targets and extend maturities to 2031
IOM3 Southern Africa joins IRCO
Added: 27 Jan 2026
Country marks first African member in organisation’s 60-Year History
EU mandates registration of Chinese tire imports
Added: 26 Jan 2026
Move linked to ongoing anti-subsidy investigation; duties could be applied retroactively
Michelin starts production at Shanghai tire expansion project
Added: 26 Jan 2026
Phase II upgrade lifts capacity and targets high-performance, EV-focused tires
Ceat outlines tire capacity expansion plans at Indian factories
Added: 26 Jan 2026
Capex expected to rise to up to INR12 billion per year as volumes grow
Correction: Zhongding US to build new factory in Mexico
Added: 26 Jan 2026
Move part of global growth strategy of Chinese parent group Anhui Zhongding Group
AirBoss secures $8m Canadian defence order
Added: 26 Jan 2026
Low burden masks to be delivered through to early 2027 under long-running support contract
Rubber & tire industry in numbers
Added: 23 Jan 2026
Review of the key figures and data to emerge over the last seven days from leading players worldwide
Dunlop, Cabot in link-up for rCB use in tires
Added: 23 Jan 2026
Partners to evaluate mass-production use of pyrolysis-based material under circular economy push
Nokian launches concept tire with birch bark rubber
Added: 23 Jan 2026
Betula concept tire features 93% sustainable materials in the tread compound
Covestro starts production at new TPU site in China
Added: 23 Jan 2026
Zhuhai facility to produce 30ktpa of TPUs per annum in the first phase
