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WDK: German supplier industry warns of “deep structural crisis”
Added: 21 Apr 2026
Pressures driving “new wave of globalisation in the supplier industry,” with companies increasingly…
NR futures slip as synthetic rubber, crude prices fall
Added: 21 Apr 2026
Major Far East markets witness ‘profit-taking and position adjustment trading’
SRI launches rubber seismic damper for compact housing
Added: 21 Apr 2026
New unit uses high-damping rubber and slimmer design to meet new building standards
Technology focus: Invisible air-con
Added: 21 Apr 2026
Toyoda Gosei innovation being used on instrument panels of the Toyota bZ7 model
Rubber hit as Middle East war drives supply chain pressures to three-year high
Added: 20 Apr 2026
GEP index shows shortages, stockpiling and transport costs surging amid energy shock
Pirelli lays out mitigation plan to address Middle East crisis
Added: 20 Apr 2026
Tire maker says tensions causing “great pressure” on energy, raw materials costs
Semperit expects first-quarter earnings to double
Added: 20 Apr 2026
Austrian group maintains full-year earnings forecast amid “increased uncertainties”
Kraiburg, SaarGummi develop automotive seals with recycled-content TPE
Added: 20 Apr 2026
Material based on Thermolast K range combines more than 50% recyclate with “unchanged performance”
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Rubber & Tire industry in numbers
Added: 17 Apr 2026
Review of the key figures and data to emerge over the last seven days from leading players worldwide
KraussMaffei sees "dynamic" growth in some tire machinery markets
Added: 17 Apr 2026
German group highlights opportunities in emerging markets and rising interest in retrofit solutions
Doublestar completes acquisition of Kumho Tire
Added: 17 Apr 2026
Chinese tire maker now indirectly owns 45% of Kumho shares, addressing 'horizontal compeition' with…
Hexpol eyes rubber-compounds recovery amid automotive, energy transition
Added: 17 Apr 2026
Swedish-based group flags up growth in electrification, infrastructure and outsourcing demand
Will EUDR get off the ground this time?
Added: 17 Apr 2026
European Commission to deliver simplified version of previously unworkable proposals by 30 April
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Shin-Etsu raising silicone prices globally
Added: 17 Apr 2026
Japanese group cites Middle East conflict and impact on crude and naphtha prices
India's Nocil starts up rubber chemicals plant, approves €12m expansion
Added: 16 Apr 2026
Chemicals supplier boosts anti-degradants capacity for tires, industrial applications
WDK rejects automotive industry’s demands for price cuts as ‘reckless’
Added: 16 Apr 2026
German rubber industry association says car makers “now acting purely driven by costs”
Dispute continues between Enviro, Infiniteria over waste tire pyrolysis JV
Added: 16 Apr 2026
Infiniteria challenges validity of agreement terminations, signals €84m damages claim
ECHA to outline PFAS restriction opinions in May webinar
Added: 16 Apr 2026
Agency to present RAC conclusions and SEAC draft findings on risks, impacts and regulatory pathway
Arlanxeo opens Asian innovation centre in China
Added: 16 Apr 2026
Facility aimed at better supporting local Chinese market “and beyond”
Nokian Tyres exands IT partnership with Tata Consultancy Services
Added: 16 Apr 2026
Agreement covers application development, support and adoption of automation and AI technologies
