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Bekaert in talks on future of Sardinia tire cord plant
Added: 2 Oct 2025
Company exploring third-party options amid structural changes in European tire industry

Prinx Chengshan expects Malaysian tire plant start-up by end of 2026
Added: 2 Oct 2025
Equipment procurement for factory in Kedah Rubber City set for completion this year

Siemens, rFpro launch new tire-road simulation technology
Added: 2 Oct 2025
New interface links Siemens’ Simcenter Tire software with rFpro’s “millimetre-accurate” road surfac…

Wevo, Laufenberg develop continuous process for ‘flat’ elastomer hydrogen gaskets
Added: 2 Oct 2025
New roll-to-roll coating method replaces traditional moulding for fuel cell, electrolyser seals

Michelin workers called to join French unions strike
Added: 2 Oct 2025
“Inter-professional mobilisation” set for 2 Oct against austerity plans

Italian government clears Chinese shareholder over Pirelli governance probe
Added: 1 Oct 2025
Investigation found no breach of CNRC’s ‘organisational-functional’ limits in Pirelli governance
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Zhongce Rubber reports progress at Indonesian tire plant
Added: 1 Oct 2025
Plant currently has capacity to produce 3.3 million tires; phases 2 & 3 due for completion in 2026
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India set to impose duties on acrylonitrile butadiene rubber imports
Added: 1 Oct 2025
Trade authority recommends antidumping duties of up to $606/tonne on imports from China, EU, Korea …

Goodyear consolidates motorsport operations under single structure
Added: 1 Oct 2025
“Global racing organisation” to enhance the US tire maker’s motorsport strategy worldwide
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Michelin launches new heavy-duty tires for urban use
Added: 1 Oct 2025
Michelin X Multi Z2 & D2 in 19.5'' claimed to combine “cost control, safety, and durability”
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E4S Awards - Asahi Kasei Corp
Added: 1 Oct 2025
Project: New selectively hydrogenated SBR for reduced 6PPD usage

E4S Awards - Hankook, Hyosung, SK Chemical
Added: 1 Oct 2025
Project: Tire with chemically recycled PET

E4S Awards - Monolith Materials Inc. (with Goodyear)
Added: 1 Oct 2025
Project: Carbon black from plasma pyrolysis of hydrocarbons







