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Prinx links 34% earnings dip to materials costs, tariffs
Added: 4 Sep 2025
Chinese tire maker aims to optimise domestic and overseas capacity to counter global trade friction

Endurica: Oxidation modelling to reinforce case for retreading
Added: 4 Sep 2025
New prediction tools can extend casing life while ensuring safety and performance

Michelin calls for “reliable testing methods” for Euro 7 tire emissions
Added: 3 Sep 2025
French group warns immediate adoption of lab method would pose “substantial risks”

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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