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Bridgestone names executive VP to see over solutions businesses

Bridgestone sees €380m cost impact from Middle East conflict

Added: 14 May 2026

Tire maker cites rising raw material, energy and logistics costs linked to higher crude oil prices

 Safety a key feature of all tires

Tyres Europe: Middle East conflict to weigh on European tire demand into 2027

Added: 14 May 2026

Higher fuel costs, inflation and economic pressure expected to reduce miles driven beyond duration …

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 cutting 1,000 jobs as part of restructuring effort

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

ANRPC meeting to discuss supply-chain efficiency

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

This TST-brand giant tire-building machine is similar to that in use at BKT's Bhuj plant for building 49-inch radial OTR tires. Tianjin Siaxiang Technology Co. Ltd supplied BKT with its building equipment.

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

Changed vote makes difference in ITC decision

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

Washington — The US Department of Commerce is recommending stiff tariffs on steel imports into the US, encouraging representatives of the domestic steel industry but alarming US tire manufacturers dependent on imported tire-grade steel cord.

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 names new Japan tire business head

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

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 launches ‘partnership programme’ for closer collaboration with industry 

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