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Sailun details €200m plans for expansion of former Bridgestone factory
Added: 3 Sep 2025
Sailun New Peace to produce 3.3m truck & bus tires, 20ktpa of off-highway tires
Chinese tire cord maker Shoujia adding 30ktpa capacity
Added: 3 Sep 2025
Subsidiary Tengzhou Eastern Steel Cord starts expansion project in Shandong province
AGC making FFKM grades without surfactants, fluorinated solvents
Added: 3 Sep 2025
Group links introduction of PFAS-free materials to development of proprietary polymerisation techno…
Sri Trang expects positive natural rubber development in second half
Added: 3 Sep 2025
Thai group reports sharp decline in earnings due to impact of US tariffs
Michelin, Mercedes-AMG develop Pilot Sport 5 energy tire for endurance record
Added: 3 Sep 2025
Five years in development, tire will form basis of a commercial range due for release in 2026
Covestro completes acquisition of Swiss film maker Pontacol
Added: 3 Sep 2025
Deal expands company’s films portfolio in medical, mobility and textiles
BKT steps up OE strategy with new European appointment
Added: 2 Sep 2025
Mantovani named head of OEM industrial & OTR Europe
Michelin completes sale of Camso brand, Sri Lanka plants to Ceat
Added: 2 Sep 2025
Move marks Michelin’s exit from off-highway bias tire market with plans to end production in Poland…
Rubber futures mixed as Chinese buying returns
Added: 2 Sep 2025
JPX cites ‘pickup in activity’ with concerns over raw materials and cup-lump prices
Nexen adds new hubs in Europe, Latin America, Middle East
Added: 2 Sep 2025
Korean tire maker sets out expansion strategy with new subsidiaries in Romania, Mexico, and Saudi A…
Chemours in link-up with SRF to supply fluoroelastomers in India
Added: 2 Sep 2025
US group to leverage SRF’s manufacturing capabilities to deliver 'reliable supply' of fluoropolymer…
Trelleborg completes acquisition of sealing specialist in Singapore
Added: 2 Sep 2025
Masterseals specialises in sealing solutions for energy, industrial sectors
Marangoni marks opening of new Tuf Treads plant in Wales
Added: 2 Sep 2025
New facility signals return of Tuf Treads following a halt in production in 2022
Brazil local authority clears land use for Linglong/XBRI tire plant
Added: 1 Sep 2025
Law brings proposed site into Ponta Grossa urban perimeter for industrial use
Sumitomo Rubber to acquire US AI partner Viaduct
Added: 1 Sep 2025
Group to launch predictive maintenance service for fleets in North America in October
Toyoda Gosei to close China weatherstrip subsidiary
Added: 1 Sep 2025
Plant closure linked to declining output of Japanese car makers in the market
Bekaert to raise steel cord, bead wire prices in North Asia
Added: 1 Sep 2025
Costs ‘significantly increased’ due to rising raw materials prices, ‘impact of high temperatures’
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Lotte books KRW18.8bn impairment loss on Versalis elastomers JV
Added: 1 Sep 2025
The business reports stronger first half compared to 2024 but remains in red
Rubber & tire industry in numbers
Added: 29 Aug 2025
Review of the key figures and data to emerge over the last seven days from leading players worldwide
Saudi Arabia launches tire project with Chinese partner
Added: 29 Aug 2025
Sandstone tire project in Yanbu to produce 5 million units of tires per annum
