Latest News

Sumitomo Riko offers new insights into behaviour of natural rubber
Added: 30 Apr 2025
Joint study explores the effects of metabolites and other components on the material properties of …

Dow extends European asset review to further reduce spending
Added: 30 Apr 2025
US chemicals major studying three more upstream sites in addition to previously announced PU assets…

Kraton raises synthetic elastomer prices in response to tariffs
Added: 30 Apr 2025
Undisclosed price hike to apply to North American market, effecitve 1 May

EU new car demand drops 2% in first quarter
Added: 30 Apr 2025
But BEV market share grows to more than 15% of overall market

Pirelli ends Sinochem's 'control' to safeguard US market position
Added: 29 Apr 2025
Major Chinese shareholder expresses "deep disappointment and firm opposition" to the vote

Continental to discontinue tire production at Malaysian plant
Added: 29 Apr 2025
Group to end passenger car/motorcycle tire manufacturing at Alor Setar factory by yearend
…
Rubber futures remain under pressure amid light trading
Added: 29 Apr 2025
“Recent sharp downturn in prices has left many traders hesitant,” according to JPX

LD Carbon opens Korea's “first and largest” waste tire pyrolysis plant
Added: 29 Apr 2025
Company looking to establish overseas factories, enter Asian market in "near future"

Price adjustments, weaker yen drive Zeon elastomers' earnings growth
Added: 29 Apr 2025
Business division continued to face headwinds from rising raw material prices, higher shipping costs

Linglong unveils €1bn tire plant project in Brazil
Added: 28 Apr 2025
Ponta Grossa facility to have production capacity of 14.7 million high-performance radial tires

Hexpol announces structural changes amid lower first quarter earnings
Added: 28 Apr 2025
Swedish group reports lower profits but 'unaffected' by tariffs in first quarter

Apollo to end tire production at Dutch plant
Added: 28 Apr 2025
Enschede unit closing due to “macro-economic disruptions, steep increases in costs, decline in dema…

Jinyu completes Vietnam tire project
Added: 28 Apr 2025
Chinese tire maker returns to passenger car tire market with capacity to produce 10m units/year

UK parliament to debate export of used tires to India
Added: 28 Apr 2025
Tyre Recovery Association welcomes decision to further scrutinise waste tire sector

AirBoss secures two defence contracts for 'overboots', masks
Added: 28 Apr 2025
Worth up to $15.6m, contracts are from the Swiss defence forces and a separate partner nation

Michelin posts dip in first quarter sales on lower volumes
Added: 25 Apr 2025
French group links decline to lower OE demand across main market segments

Trelleborg earnings up 8% on “solid" quarterly performance
Added: 25 Apr 2025
But "weakening of established trade relations is creating greater uncertainty than we have seen for…

US tariffs to have 'limited impact' on global tire industry
Added: 25 Apr 2025
Industry analyst: Any relocation of production is going to take years to develop...

Rubber & tire industry in numbers
Added: 25 Apr 2025
Review of the key figures and data to emerge over the last seven days from leading players worldwide

ETRMA provides input on REACH regulation simplification
Added: 25 Apr 2025
Calls for “regulatory coherence, proportionality, and predictability to support industrial competit…