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Guizhou Tire eyes Morocco for second overseas plant
Added: 27 Aug 2025
Still at “planning stage,” Morocco factory intended to improve global layout and ‘production resili…

Tire recycler Contec reports fire at Polish facility
Added: 27 Aug 2025
No injuries reported but "damages are significant, and production will not be restarted in the near…

German rubber industry warns against CBAM extension to elastomers
Added: 27 Aug 2025
Inclusion will involve paying carbon price on 'embedded emissions' from imported rubber products

SKF exits ‘non-core’ aerospace segment with €60m divestment deal
Added: 27 Aug 2025
Group sells operations to Carco RPR Group, following an earlier €185m deal in April

Enviro progresses major tire recycling plant with first reactor delivery
Added: 27 Aug 2025
First of five pyrolysis reactors delivered to tire recycling plant in Uddevalla

Kuraray: Isoprene unit grows sales, narrows losses
Added: 27 Aug 2025
‘Chemicals and elastomer volumes up, demand firm, especially in Europe and the US…’
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Rubber futures ease on “persistent overcapacity”, weak tire demand
Added: 26 Aug 2025
Trading volume falls across major Southeast Asian exchanges amid uncertainty

Fenner targets aerospace growth, joins UK trade group ADS
Added: 26 Aug 2025
ADS to offer platform to engage with stakeholders, attend key events

Sino-Japanese JV to produce rubber chemicals in China
Added: 26 Aug 2025
Qingdao Huaqi Inoue New Materials set to start operation in late October with an initial capacity o…

General Science notes ‘favourable’ trade environment as Thai, Cambodia projects progress
Added: 26 Aug 2025
Announces major management reshuffle following change of ownership earlier in June

Teijin Aramid resumes operations after fire incident at Delfzijl site
Added: 26 Aug 2025
Majority of site “back online”, Emmen spinning facility remained fully operational throughout…
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Rolex taps Rubber B for connected watch strap
Added: 26 Aug 2025
Vulcanised rubber design delivers contactless payment functionality for wearers

Next ERJ Daily Newsletter issue
Added: 25 Aug 2025
Due to a UK bank holiday, the next issue of the ERJ Daily Newsletter will be published on Tuesday 2…

Rubber & tire industry in numbers
Added: 22 Aug 2025
Review of the key figures and data to emerge over the last seven days from leading players worldwide

Goodyear raises estimate for business impact of tariffs
Added: 22 Aug 2025
But tire maker could gain from ongoing EU investigation into Chinese passenger tire imports...

WDK wants “permanent” raw materials dialogue with government
Added: 22 Aug 2025
German rubber industry body calls for step-up in level of engagement with federal authorities

Cancarb adding solar power facility at carbon black plant
Added: 22 Aug 2025
Commissioning expected in mid-2026, with power generated to be fed directly into utility load

ECHA publishes updated PFAS restriction proposals
Added: 21 Aug 2025
Options include allowing continued manufacture, placing on the market or use of PFAS…

Sales, earnings dip at TKH manufacturing systems unit
Added: 21 Aug 2025
Dutch engineering & technology group’s division includes tire and rubber machinery maker VMI
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Gummiwerk Kraiburg project to ‘future proof’ production
Added: 21 Aug 2025
German group says investment in rubber processing facilities “essential” to long-term strategy
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