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US postpones preliminary ruling on China rubber chemical imports
Added: 16 Jul 2026
Laxness requests postponement of ruling to ensure probe evaluates "all relevant subsidy programmes"…

ContiTech workers back sale, seek commitments from Lone Star
Added: 16 Jul 2026
Employee representatives welcome buyer's investment pledges, but remain cautious over jobs

Cordiant upgrading tire R&D laboratory in Russia
Added: 16 Jul 2026
Move part of broader 'large-scale investment' programme to modernise research and testing infrastru…

Freudenberg profits ease amid weak automotive demand
Added: 16 Jul 2026
Exchange rate effect, weaker demand offset benefits of acquisition and price hikes

Semperit raises earnings outlook on strong second-quarter results
Added: 15 Jul 2026
Industrial elastomer group expects second-quarter earnings to more than double year-on-year

ZC Rubber's 'integrated tire platform' wins top China science award
Added: 15 Jul 2026
State honour recognises company's "green intelligent manufacturing" technologies, development platf…

Fukoku consolidating Indonesian rubber parts subsidiaries to raise profitability
Added: 15 Jul 2026
Japanese group merges automotive hose production with antivibration parts to improve scale

Zeon digitalises plant design know-how to boost engineering efficiency
Added: 15 Jul 2026
New system reduces review preparation time by one-third, standardises specialist expertise

Cabot advances carbon footprint tool as it sets sights on 2030 sustainability goals
Added: 15 Jul 2026
US supplier completes industry LCA methodology as it reports progress on sustainability targets

Orlen Oil joins Zeppelin sustainable tire alliance
Added: 15 Jul 2026
Lubricants producer to contribute expertise in rubber process oils, recycled feedstocks

Tire makers urge changes to EU Industrial Accelerator Act
Added: 14 Jul 2026
Industry body calls for stronger backing under EU act to reverse almost a decade of decline in mark…

Rubber futures remain firm in ‘quiet trading’
Added: 14 Jul 2026
Strong physical demand, crude prices and tensions between US and Iran support prices

University of Twente tire wear test is up-to-scratch
Added: 14 Jul 2026
Simple lab method could offer screening tool, platform for controlled particle generation studies

Enviro raises €320k through shares issue under Alumni Capital financing agreement
Added: 14 Jul 2026
Waste tire pyrolysis company said directed issue includes 20 million new shares

3M joins Cadillac F1 team as materials science partner
Added: 14 Jul 2026
Partnership to focus on lightweight materials, manufacturing and testing technologies

Zeon battery binder patent partly 'revoked', reports Arlanxeo
Added: 13 Jul 2026
Says Federal Patent Court has invalidated German part of patent covering synthetic rubber technolog…

Egypt signs $300 million tire steel project with China's Zenith Group
Added: 13 Jul 2026
Facility to produce steel cord and bead wire for local tire industry, exports

Kumho raises investment in new Korean tire plant by 15%
Added: 13 Jul 2026
Tire maker extends completion schedule for Hampyeong factory by two months

Freudenberg acquires subsea equipment supplier Balmoral Comtec
Added: 13 Jul 2026
Deal strengthens group's portfolio in 'critical sealing systems, buoyancy, cable protection and rel…

Cefic urges EU to harmonise chemical recycling waste rules
Added: 13 Jul 2026
Industry group warns 'regulatory fragmentation' is holding back investment
