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Aeolus estimates annual net loss of up to €62m

Aeolus Tyre eyes growth in South Africa, Australia with new subsidiaries

Added: 29 May 2025

New sales units to engage in wholesale of tires and conveyor belts with focus on off-road products

Denka raises neoprene prices again

Denka reports flat chloroprene rubber volumes

Added: 29 May 2025

Elastomers and infrastructure segment delivers flat sales, narrows loss

US probes India, Sri Lanka OTR import duties

BKT unveils €360m plan to enter new tire markets, add carbon black capacity

Added: 28 May 2025

Indian group to enter passenger car and commercial tire segments in India by end of next year

DATL reports cyberattack at UK operations

Added: 28 May 2025

Aircraft tire maker sees significant increase in earnings as aviation industry recovers

Evonik starts up advanced C4 plants in Germany

Evonik targets €1bn earnings boost by 2027 under new strategy

Added: 28 May 2025

Capacity optimisation and cost-cutting initiatives, including in silica division, to drive earnings…

New Zeon investment to support carbon nanotube scale-up

Added: 28 May 2025

Japanese group backs Taiwan-based SiAT to expand battery paste production

Freudenberg targets fuel cell, battery technology with acquisitions

Essentially Rubber – Innovation

Added: 28 May 2025

Prosthetic limb breakthrough... New TG steering wheel... FST fluid connectors... EV sealing... Trel…

Wacker providing carbon footprint data for all products

Added: 28 May 2025

German group says data reflects real material consumption rates, not chemical formulations

Michelin to build “world-first” industrial-scale plant for bio-ingredient 5-HMF

Added: 27 May 2025

French group to use bio-based molecule in composites for tire and other applications

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

Rubber futures depict mixed picture after short momentum

Added: 27 May 2025

Traders adopted a “cautious stance” across all major Far East exchanges, according to JPX

Finnish investment firm acquiring parts maker Reka Rubber

German rubber industry calls for action amid weak Q1 results

Added: 27 May 2025

First quarter sales and production fell by 2.5% year-on-year, according to latest WDK survey

Conti, Trelleborg raising tire prices in North America

Yokohama Rubber expands OTR operations with Romanian acquisition

Added: 27 May 2025

Former Euro Tire facility to produce tires for European mining and construction machinery sector

Researchers claim prosthetic limb breakthrough with smart silicone elastomer

Added: 27 May 2025

Imperial College team develops self-adjusting liner material that can adapt to amputees' bodies in …

Investors buy Portuguese ELT pyrolysis company BB&G

Added: 27 May 2025

Prismore Capital, BDI and the Rieckermann Group aim to scale BB&G technology, continue deal with Br…

Goodyear expands Dalian tire plant

Goodyear agrees sale of rubber units for $650m

Added: 23 May 2025

Equity firm Gemspring to acquire Goodyear Chemical facilities in Houston and Beaumont, Texas

Apollo registers strong growth in annual sales, profits

Apollo targets earnings growth amid weak full year results

Added: 23 May 2025

Indian tire maker reports 20% lower operating profit for fiscal year ended 31 March

Rubber & tire industry in numbers

Added: 23 May 2025

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

TÜV SÜD unveils indoor tire abrasion test system

Added: 23 May 2025

New ‘tread wear tester’ set to cut road testing and boost lab-based tire development

IoM3 event to study innovations in elastomer applications

Added: 23 May 2025

One-day conference in Manchester to focus on advanced materials and processing techniques

Kraiburg TPE develops sustainable elastomer materials for automotive mud flaps

Added: 23 May 2025

Materials offer “robust resistance” to road contaminants such as debris, mud, UV radiation, and ext…