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Aston Martin adopting Pirelli's ‘cyber tire’ technology

Added: 15 Sep 2025

Co-developed with Bosch, system enables addition of integrated functionalities into vehicle’s elect…

Cray Valley inks supply deal with Conti for cooking oil-based resins

Added: 15 Sep 2025

TotalEnergies’ affiliate to provide sustainable resins for application in tire rubber

Sailun breaks ground on new tire plant in Egypt

Added: 15 Sep 2025

Facility to “significantly enhance Sailun’s global supply chain efficiency and market responsivenes…

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Safic-Alcan extends silicone elastomer distribution deal with Momentive

Added: 15 Sep 2025

Agreement will give rights for LSR, HCR and ready-to-use compounds in France, eastern Europe

Rubber & tire industry in numbers

Added: 12 Sep 2025

Review of the key figures and data to emerge over the last seven days from leading players worldwide

Rubber shares tracker: Ups & downs

German rubber industry posts across-the-board declines

Added: 12 Sep 2025

WDK reports “deep red figures in all areas of the domestic market of the rubber industry”

Standard Profil gains approval for deal with creditors

Added: 12 Sep 2025

Europe's 'second largest automotive sealing systems with sales of around €350m'

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JLR in second week of shutdown after cyber attack

Added: 12 Sep 2025

Production and retail activities “severely disrupted” as efforts to recover from 2 Sept incident co…

Michelin launches forest protection scheme in Inner Mongolia

Added: 12 Sep 2025

Initiative builds on pilot project last year, aims to restore wildlife habitats

Update: Tariff-hit Chinese tire makers to “intensify” EU trade

ETRMA backs “balanced" end-of-life vehicle recycling decision

Added: 11 Sep 2025

European Parliament vote strengthens “coherence, shielding operators from unnecessary regulatory ov…

ContiTech starts production at $90m hydraulic hose plant in Mexico

Added: 11 Sep 2025

Facility in Aguascalientes to strengthen local supply chain, support growth in Americas

Sentury Tire earnings dip on rising costs, competition

Added: 11 Sep 2025

Reports first half increases in raw material prices and “intensified competition”

Chinese tire mould maker breaks ground on Thailand factory

Added: 11 Sep 2025

Lichuang Mould expands to Southeast Asia to meet rising demand for “high-precision, high-performanc…

Continental Carbon,  US tire recycler in 'sustainable' carbon black link-up

Waste tire recycler Bolder on track with capacity expansion amid rising demand

Added: 11 Sep 2025

New Terre Haute buildout and European project advance global supply network for rCB, pyrolysis oil

Continental steps up sustainability efforts with cooking oil-based tires

Added: 10 Sep 2025

German group also uses sustainable rubber additives from Lanxess

Polish company takes over Qingdao Meteor Rubber & Plastics

Sanok Rubber in project to add devulc to auto body sealing

Added: 10 Sep 2025

EU-backed initiative targets use of recycled rubber waste in vehicle components

UK chemicals industry reports ‘halt’ in 2020 declines 

Chinese silica producer Jin Sanjiang eyes new Malaysian plant

Added: 10 Sep 2025

Facility to support growing demand for high-performance, green tires

Vipal launches retread compound for mixed applications

Added: 10 Sep 2025

Compound claimed to achieve 140% higher mileage than fleet average

ACEA expects European sales to plunge 25% this year

EU car registrations pick up in July

Added: 10 Sep 2025

But year-to-date figures remain weak, according to latest ACEA data

Brussels  – Natural rubber has been included on the EU’s ‘critical raw material list’, the European Tyre & Rubber Manufacturers’ Association (ETRMA) has reported.

NR futures gain on strong speculative buying

Added: 9 Sep 2025

Funds estimated to have accumulated between 450 and 500 kilotonnes of rubber futures…