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Huangpu starts production at Inner Mongolia tire plant

Added: 5 Oct 2026

First tire rolls off production line at Yuan1.2bn aviation, speciality tire manufacturing base

Evonik to build new silicone plant in northern Germany

VCI says German chemicals recovery remains ‘fragile’

Added: 5 Oct 2026

Industry sentiment improves but orders, production and sales remain under pressure

Rubber & Tire Industry in Numbers

Added: 2 Oct 2026

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

Trelleborg adds second sealing profiles manufacturer in a month

Added: 2 Oct 2026

Producta manufactures sealing solutions, extruded profiles for building, construction industry

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ContiTech strengthens conveyor services with Middle East acquisition

Added: 2 Oct 2026

Faba adds service operations across Bahrain, Oman, Qatar and Saudi Arabia

Bridgestone named sole tire supplier for Formula E

Added: 2 Oct 2026

Japanese group unveils new Potenza GEN4 range with 65% sustainable materials

Hexpol completes €144m Vipa acquisition

Added: 2 Oct 2026

Italian wire & cable compounder adds to Swedish group's expanding thermoplastics business

Update: Tariff-hit Chinese tire makers to “intensify” EU trade

EU calls for action to close €560bn R&D investment gap

Added: 2 Oct 2026

New report highlights gap between European scientific strength, commercial innovation

NR demand, production grow amid low prices

ANRPC cuts 2026 natural rubber supply forecast

Added: 1 Oct 2026

Association now expects 0.6% production growth as Indonesian, Malaysian output declines

Top Glove profits dip despite strong Q4

Global rubber glove demand forecast to exceed 400bn units in 2026

Added: 1 Oct 2026

Malaysian exports generate more than RM7bn in first half of year

Synthomer lowers business outlook on SBR weakness

Mutares completes acquisition of Synthomer Czech acrylates business

Added: 1 Oct 2026

Deal transfers Sokolov operation as Synthomer continues shift towards speciality chemicals

Enviro secures further restructuring extension

Added: 1 Oct 2026

Swedish tire recycler given until late November to progress reorganisation plan

Conti selling Australian retail chain to Chinese group

Added: 1 Oct 2026

Tuhu to acquire 280 stores as Continental narrows focus on manufacturing tires

Enviro to supply rCB for ‘customer-specific’ Trelleborg rubber compound 

India, China lead as largest EU carbon black suppliers after Russia sanctions

Added: 30 Sep 2026

Tyres Europe report identifies ‘modest risk of harmful interruption' in synthetic rubber supply 

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Italy imposes ‘golden power’ safeguards on Pirelli defence project

Added: 30 Sep 2026

Measures cover ‘cyber tire-linked’ development of remote-controlled rescue vehicles with Abet HTS

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Wanli updates IPO prospectus as Malaysia investment gathers pace

Added: 30 Sep 2026

Chinese tire maker reports double-digit sales volume growth in 2025 amid overseas expansion

Axens selected for US tire pyrolysis oil upgrading project

Added: 30 Sep 2026

Project to produce low-sulphur fuel from end-of-life tire pyrolysis oil

Solvay silica sales decline amid unfavourable regional mix

Added: 30 Sep 2026

First-half revenue decrease mainly attributed to lower tire volumes 

Natural rubber prices fall sharply as oversupply looms

Rubber futures hit ‘multi-year highs’ on Middle East tensions

Added: 29 Sep 2026

Strong physical demand, weather-related supply concerns and high crude prices support markets

Yokohama, Bridgestone to hike truck tire prices in US 

US launches labour review of Yokohama Mexico tire plant

Added: 29 Sep 2026

Authorities "suspend liquidation of all entries of goods from the Yokohama facility until further n…