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Semperit more than doubles earnings, confirms outlook
Added: 14 May 2026
Performance reflected continued momentum from the second half of 2025

Orion says rubber blacks 'poised for growth' despite 50% earnings drop
Added: 14 May 2026
Segment reports slight increase in volumes as tire demand improves in EMEA, APAC

Zeon elastomer earnings rise on rubber demand, lower raw material costs
Added: 14 May 2026
Business unit exceeds sales and earnings forecast, although revenue declines year-on-year

Wacker advances restructuring plan with 1,600 job cuts in Germany
Added: 14 May 2026
Voluntary programme, temporary pay cuts agreed as group targets over €300m in annual savings

Linglong scraps major China tire project amid delays in Brazil investment
Added: 13 May 2026
Chinese tire maker says will speed up alternative site-selection if Brazil delay continues

Swedish court gives green light to Enviro restructuring
Added: 13 May 2026
Gothenburg district court rejects request to terminate reorganisation amid dispute with Infiniteria

Michelin maintains 2026 guidance despite Middle East conflict cost risks
Added: 13 May 2026
Group secured raw materials until June, prolonged conflict could add ‘€400m or more’ in cost inflat…

Yokohama Rubber opens new R&D centre in China
Added: 13 May 2026
Facility in Hangzhou to support faster response to Chinese market demand

South Korea court upholds prison sentence in Hankook embezzlement case
Added: 13 May 2026
Supreme Court ruling covers occupational embezzlement, breach of trust and bribery charges

Rubber futures hit ‘multi-year highs’ on supply concerns, elevated oil prices
Added: 12 May 2026
Chinese funds add long positions after Labour Day holiday amid EV demand expectations

BKT reports weaker full-year earnings, steps up tire expansion with fresh capex
Added: 12 May 2026
Indian manufacturer flags €180m fresh capex to support tire capacity expansions

US initiates probe into imports of rubber chemical CBS from China
Added: 12 May 2026
USITC launches anti-dumping and countervailing investigation upon petition by Lanxess

Pyrum more than doubles revenue, profitability under pressure
Added: 12 May 2026
German waste tire recycler cites commissioning delays, project ramp-up for weak earnings development

Europe passenger car tire imports fall sharply as Chinese volumes slump
Added: 11 May 2026
Tyres Europe says ASEAN suppliers gained market share, while TBR imports continued to rise

Bridgestone to end tire production at Taiwan plant
Added: 11 May 2026
To focus on sales and service capabilities in Taiwan as part of business transformation strategy
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Conti to invest $75 million in US automated tire warehouse
Added: 11 May 2026
New Mount Vernon facility to store up to 500,000 tires as group expands North American logistics ca…

Pirelli reports earnings growth as currency impacts sales
Added: 11 May 2026
Italian tire maker expects €20m net impact on full-year earnings from Middle East conflict

ContiTech announces 3k job cuts under cost-cutting programme
Added: 11 May 2026
Company targets €150 million in annual savings from 2028 as part of competitiveness measures

Rubber & Tire industry in numbers
Added: 8 May 2026
Review of the key figures and data to emerge over the last seven days from leading players worldwide

Tyres Europe: Consumer tire market returns to growth
Added: 8 May 2026
But recovery uneven across main replacement market segments, farm tire sector still under pressure
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