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Wanli Tire, China Auto Parts establish joint ‘innovation laboratory’

Added: 7 Oct 2025

Wanli Tire is the only tire industry participant in the collaboration

Arlanxeo to close French synthetic rubber production site

Added: 6 Oct 2025

Aramco-owned supplier cites decline in demand, competitiveness of European chemicals industry...

Sibur blames weak rouble for drop in Q3 profits

Sibur expands rubber catalyst capacity

Added: 6 Oct 2025

Expansion enables Russian group to support own tire rubber production

Waste tire recycler Pyrum reports higher sales, narrows loss

Added: 6 Oct 2025

German ELT pyrolysis company addressing 'conveyor technology' issues, delays 'extensive investment …

Kraton joins Michelin project to produce bio-ingredient 5-HMF

Added: 6 Oct 2025

Cerisea project in Peage-en-Roussillon, France, set to start operations in 2029

Mutares acquires former Conti hydraulic drum brake operations in Italy

Added: 6 Oct 2025

To be integrated into automotive & mobility segment as part of new entity Zendra Systems

Rubber & tire industry in numbers

Added: 3 Oct 2025

Review of the key figures and data to emerge over the last seven days from leading players worldwide

Shibaura acquiring majority share in LWB Steinl

Added: 3 Oct 2025

Altdorf site to serve as regional HQ, production hub under newly formed Shibaura Machine LWB

Synthetic rubber makers hold firm in 2025 capacity rankings

Added: 3 Oct 2025

Slight increase enables Sinopec to remain the world’s largest producer

Kraiburg launches advanced fluoroelastomers range

Added: 3 Oct 2025

New FKM compounds series said to combine high performance with optimised efficiency

Kemya, Continental Carbon start Saudi carbon black plant

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Added: 3 Oct 2025

Pirelli finalises sale of steelcord plant to Bekaert

Bekaert in talks on future of Sardinia tire cord plant

Added: 2 Oct 2025

Company exploring third-party options amid structural changes in European tire industry

Prinx Chengshan reports improved half-year earnings on flat sales

Prinx Chengshan expects Malaysian tire plant start-up by end of 2026

Added: 2 Oct 2025

Equipment procurement for factory in Kedah Rubber City set for completion this year

Siemens, rFpro launch new tire-road simulation technology

Added: 2 Oct 2025

New interface links Siemens’ Simcenter Tire software with rFpro’s “millimetre-accurate” road surfac…

Wevo, Laufenberg develop continuous process for ‘flat’ elastomer hydrogen gaskets

Added: 2 Oct 2025

New roll-to-roll coating method replaces traditional moulding for fuel cell, electrolyser seals

Michelin to close down French truck tire plant

Michelin workers called to join French unions strike

Added: 2 Oct 2025

“Inter-professional mobilisation” set for 2 Oct against austerity plans

Pirelli “contains” Covid effects, further cuts sales outlook 

Italian government clears Chinese shareholder over Pirelli governance probe

Added: 1 Oct 2025

Investigation found no breach of CNRC’s ‘organisational-functional’ limits in Pirelli governance

Zhongce Rubber reports progress at Indonesian tire plant

Added: 1 Oct 2025

Plant currently has capacity to produce 3.3 million tires; phases 2 & 3 due for completion in 2026

US postpones Indian OTR anti-dumping ruling

India set to impose duties on acrylonitrile butadiene rubber imports

Added: 1 Oct 2025

Trade authority recommends antidumping duties of up to $606/tonne on imports from China, EU, Korea …

Goodyear consolidates motorsport operations under single structure

Added: 1 Oct 2025

“Global racing organisation” to enhance the US tire maker’s motorsport strategy worldwide