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Kumho Tire reports strong quarter on robust sales
Added: 4 Aug 2025
Posts record second-quarter revenue since the founding of the company

Zeon posts higher elastomer earnings despite softer sales
Added: 4 Aug 2025
Stronger latex shipments offset low demand, selling prices in synthetic rubbers business

German rubber industry warns of “bureaucratic tsunami” with new EU packaging reg
Added: 4 Aug 2025
Calls for an “urgent” exemption for small quantity threshold of 10 tonnes per year

Rubber & tire industry in numbers
Added: 1 Aug 2025
Review of the key figures and data to emerge over the last seven days from leading players worldwide

Michelin recommends new approach to ‘mass-balance’
Added: 1 Aug 2025
‘Lack of clear, robust requirements and standards detrimental to both producers and consumers...’
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China overtakes N America to become Cabot’s largest market
Added: 1 Aug 2025
Now accounts for about 25% of carbon black maker's global revenue, while APAC region accounts for 4…

EU offers €3m support for dismissed Goodyear workers in Germany
Added: 1 Aug 2025
Funding allocated to 915 workers to enable them to find new employment opportunities

UK inflatable-dams maker lands US contract
Added: 1 Aug 2025
Dyrhoff supplies inflatable rubber dams and spillway gates for flood control and water management
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Cebu Pacific adopts Bridgestone ‘easytrack’ for aircraft tire management
Added: 1 Aug 2025
Japanese tire & rubber group planning to expand system’s use to improve aviation tire management
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GPSNR launches assurance system for sustainable natural rubber
Added: 31 Jul 2025
New framework aims to boost transparency, accountability, and supply chain performance

Nexen Tire earnings fall 32% on impact of US tariffs
Added: 31 Jul 2025
Korean tire maker reports record quarterly revenue as sales grow in US

Indian tire industry poised for double-digit growth over next decade
Added: 31 Jul 2025
Industry reports annual turnover of nearly €10bn with high exports ratio

UK vehicle manufacturing slumps amid global uncertainty
Added: 31 Jul 2025
Industry expects a 15% decline in production this year, with positive trend projections for 2026

Hyosung confirms Bain Capital as preferred bidder for steel tire cord unit
Added: 30 Jul 2025
Korean supplier says sale talks ongoing following Korean media report

EU launches ‘in-dept’ probe into Adnoc’s €12bn Covestro bid
Added: 30 Jul 2025
European Commission studying UAE subsidies in Covestro takeover

Forbo belts unit reports weak results amid economic headwinds
Added: 30 Jul 2025
Swiss group posts 30% year-on-year decline in first half operating profit

China’s Jiyuan Hongxin to build new wet-mixing line for ‘nano rubber composites’
Added: 30 Jul 2025
Company recently initiated a 20ktpa expansion for wet‑mixed natural rubber/silica master batch prod…

Klean completes tire-based fuel production trial at Viva refinery in Australia
Added: 30 Jul 2025
“Breakthrough” development could encourage change in Australia’s regulatory landscape concerning TP…

Cooper Standard seals Renault demo car with low-carbon tech
Added: 30 Jul 2025
FlexiCore and FlushSeal systems used on Embleme project to cut weight, improve recyclability

EU replacement tire market shrinks in ‘challenging environment’
Added: 29 Jul 2025
Consumer tire segment reported an overall 4% year-on-year decline in the second quarter