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Titan says 'only way is up' after first half declines
Added: 14 Aug 2025
Wheel and tire inventories throughout the chain reaching levels "where the only path forward is up.…

Akwel second quarter sales down on currency headwinds
Added: 14 Aug 2025
French automotive supplier reports lower revenue across all regions

Yokohama Rubber raises outlook on record half-year results
Added: 13 Aug 2025
Japanese group posts double-digit gains in sales, earnings over first six months of year

Celanese to close Vamac elastomer plant in Canada
Added: 13 Aug 2025
Move part of optimisation plan to deliver up to $10m in cost savings

China imposes antidumping duties on halogenated butyl rubber from Canada, Japan
Added: 13 Aug 2025
Terminates investigation into imported products from India due to ‘negligible volume’

Bekaert expects ‘weakening demand’ in second half amid tariff pressures
Added: 13 Aug 2025
Rubber reinforcement segment delivers “solid volumes, resilient margins”

Apollo Tyres profits decline as revenue grows
Added: 13 Aug 2025
Performance in India supported by “strong momentum” in aftermarket segment

Rubber futures gain following sharp decline
Added: 12 Aug 2025
But volumes remained light in the first trading week of August amid market uncertainty

Orion cuts earnings estimate on low-cost tire influx
Added: 12 Aug 2025
Rubber black segment reports higher volumes but dip in sales, earnings

Sumitomo Rubber eyes €175m cost-savings with reorganisation project
Added: 12 Aug 2025
Japanese group to also respond to impact of US tariffs with price increases

Apollo to open tire testing centre in Finland
Added: 12 Aug 2025
Outdoor facility in Ivalo dedicated to winter, all-season tire testing

US tire industry revises down 2025 volumes forecast
Added: 12 Aug 2025
USTMA shipments forecast still seen rising from last year despite lower outlook

Tosoh to increase sulphur-modified chloroprene rubber prices
Added: 12 Aug 2025
Japanese producer cites “extremely tight” supply and strong global demand for CR

Bridgestone raises first-half profit despite sales dip
Added: 11 Aug 2025
Profit increase driven by ‘premium tire business’, replacement truck & bus growth

Toyo Tire to rejig production in response to US tariffs
Added: 11 Aug 2025
Japanese group tailoring manufacturing capacity to better meet market demand both within and outsid…

Denka "bringing down" US chloroprene plant amid regulatory, cost pressures
Added: 11 Aug 2025
Indefinite production suspension at DPE, group shifting inventory to Japan

Teijin Aramid reports fire at Dutch plant
Added: 11 Aug 2025
Company investigating cause of blaze which broke out at Delfzijl unit 6 Aug

Giti advances tire innovation with 93% sustainable material
Added: 11 Aug 2025
Concept tire features 53% renewable materials, including pine tree resin, rice husk silica

Rubber & tire industry in numbers
Added: 8 Aug 2025
Review of the key figures and data to emerge over the last seven days from leading players worldwide

Goodyear earnings dive amid ‘difficult’ market conditions
Added: 8 Aug 2025
Stewart: "Second quarter proved challenging in both our consumer and commercial businesses…"