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Rubber futures slump on tariff uncertainty, overcapacity
Added: 5 Aug 2025
Recent rally led to “overbought conditions,” according to Japan Exchange Group

Pirelli trims 2025 sales target amid strong first‑half earnings
Added: 5 Aug 2025
First‑half revenue edges up as forex translation weighs on sales

Cooper Standard raises full-year guidance after strong first half
Added: 5 Aug 2025
Adjusted earnings increased more than 50% to $121m in first six months of the year

UK automation group backs new industrial strategy
Added: 5 Aug 2025
Gambica upbeat but urges effective delivery of blueprint for investment in R&D, automation, AI

New Nexen tire ‘bridges’ EV-ICE gap
Added: 5 Aug 2025
Claimed to offer ‘optimal performance’ across electric and internal combustion engine vehicles
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Thermoplastic elastomers in the frame for CCTV
Added: 5 Aug 2025
Kraiburg TPE materials 'support the reliability and performance of CCTV and imaging systems...'

K2025 Preview: K stands for rubber
Added: 5 Aug 2025
Rubber and elastomer technologies will feature strongly across the halls at the upcoming polymer ex…

UK extends anti‑dumping duties on Chinese truck and bus tires
Added: 4 Aug 2025
Government alters timing and rate changes recommended by Trade Remedies Authority

Guizhou Tyre delays start up of major OTR tire project
Added: 4 Aug 2025
Redirects funds from terminated high performance all steel truck and bus tire line

Kumho Tire reports strong quarter on robust sales
Added: 4 Aug 2025
Posts record second-quarter revenue since the founding of the company

Zeon posts higher elastomer earnings despite softer sales
Added: 4 Aug 2025
Stronger latex shipments offset low demand, selling prices in synthetic rubbers business

German rubber industry warns of “bureaucratic tsunami” with new EU packaging reg
Added: 4 Aug 2025
Calls for an “urgent” exemption for small quantity threshold of 10 tonnes per year

Rubber & tire industry in numbers
Added: 1 Aug 2025
Review of the key figures and data to emerge over the last seven days from leading players worldwide

Michelin recommends new approach to ‘mass-balance’
Added: 1 Aug 2025
‘Lack of clear, robust requirements and standards detrimental to both producers and consumers...’
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China overtakes N America to become Cabot’s largest market
Added: 1 Aug 2025
Now accounts for about 25% of carbon black maker's global revenue, while APAC region accounts for 4…

EU offers €3m support for dismissed Goodyear workers in Germany
Added: 1 Aug 2025
Funding allocated to 915 workers to enable them to find new employment opportunities

UK inflatable-dams maker lands US contract
Added: 1 Aug 2025
Dyrhoff supplies inflatable rubber dams and spillway gates for flood control and water management
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Cebu Pacific adopts Bridgestone ‘easytrack’ for aircraft tire management
Added: 1 Aug 2025
Japanese tire & rubber group planning to expand system’s use to improve aviation tire management
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GPSNR launches assurance system for sustainable natural rubber
Added: 31 Jul 2025
New framework aims to boost transparency, accountability, and supply chain performance

Nexen Tire earnings fall 32% on impact of US tariffs
Added: 31 Jul 2025
Korean tire maker reports record quarterly revenue as sales grow in US