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Sumitomo Rubber advances visualisation of tire rubber reinforcement

Added: 5 Sep 2025

Joint research with Tohoku University maps distribution of strain-induced crystallisation

Scrap tires put the brakes on mosquitos

Conti acquires rubber pyrolysis technology from UK start-up

Added: 5 Sep 2025

ContiTech secures exclusive patent rights, says it can recycle “complex rubber compounds on an indu…

ZC Rubber redirects IPO funds from Thailand expansion to China plant

Added: 5 Sep 2025

Thai project continues with own funding, completion slated for 2026

Chinese team develops “thermoelectric rubber” for wearable devices

Added: 5 Sep 2025

Peking University researchers optimise elastomer material to generate electricity from body heat

Rubber shares tracker: Ups & downs

German rubber industry welcomes end of national reporting rules

Added: 5 Sep 2025

But WDK warns relief could be cancelled out by upcoming European supply chain act  

DuPont selling Aramids business to Arclin

Added: 4 Sep 2025

Divestment for $1.8bn to 'streamline portfolio and improve financial profile...'

Hankook signals ‘expansion investments' in US, Europe

Added: 4 Sep 2025

South Korean tire maker planning to gradually increase dividend payout

UK lowers tire import duties under new scheme

UK consumer tire volumes down 16% in H1

Added: 4 Sep 2025

Data reflects ‘complex and shifting market landscape,’ according to BTMA

Prinx Chengshan targets Thailand for new tire plant

Prinx links 34% earnings dip to materials costs, tariffs

Added: 4 Sep 2025

Chinese tire maker aims to optimise domestic and overseas capacity to counter global trade friction

Endurica: Oxidation modelling to reinforce case for retreading

Added: 4 Sep 2025

New prediction tools can extend casing life while ensuring safety and performance

Industry group shares 15 years of tire particle research for free

Michelin calls for “reliable testing methods” for Euro 7 tire emissions

Added: 3 Sep 2025

French group warns immediate adoption of lab method would pose “substantial risks”

Sailun details €200m plans for expansion of former Bridgestone factory

Added: 3 Sep 2025

Sailun New Peace to produce 3.3m truck & bus tires, 20ktpa of off-highway tires

Chinese tire cord maker Shoujia adding 30ktpa capacity

Added: 3 Sep 2025

Subsidiary Tengzhou Eastern Steel Cord starts expansion project in Shandong province

JSR reports continuing fall in elastomer sales

AGC making FFKM grades without surfactants, fluorinated solvents

Added: 3 Sep 2025

Group links introduction of PFAS-free materials to development of proprietary polymerisation techno…

Sri Trang expects positive natural rubber development in second half

Added: 3 Sep 2025

Thai group reports sharp decline in earnings due to impact of US tariffs

Michelin, Mercedes-AMG develop Pilot Sport 5 energy tire for endurance record

Added: 3 Sep 2025

Five years in development, tire will form basis of a commercial range due for release in 2026

Covestro completes acquisition of Swiss film maker Pontacol

Added: 3 Sep 2025

Deal expands company’s films portfolio in medical, mobility and textiles

BKT starts trial production at new tire plant in India

BKT steps up OE strategy with new European appointment

Added: 2 Sep 2025

Mantovani named head of OEM industrial & OTR Europe

Camso adds wheel loader tire lines

Michelin completes sale of Camso brand, Sri Lanka plants to Ceat

Added: 2 Sep 2025

Move marks Michelin’s exit from off-highway bias tire market with plans to end production in Poland…

World NR production drops in January, February

Rubber futures mixed as Chinese buying returns

Added: 2 Sep 2025

JPX cites ‘pickup in activity’ with concerns over raw materials and cup-lump prices