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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…"

Michelin: 'Tire markets weighed down by weak OE demand'
Added: 8 Aug 2025
Passenger car and truck OE sales under pressure in Europe, North America; China bucks trend with ga…

NOK earnings rise 24% despite pressure on sales
Added: 8 Aug 2025
Japanese rubber group buoyed by higher automotive production in Japan, increased industrial demand

Chinese tire makers stay on an upward track
Added: 8 Aug 2025
Sales at major China-based manufacturers continue to grow following strong rebound recorded last ye…

Cefic issues statement on EU-US deal on tariffs and trade
Added: 8 Aug 2025
Additional US tariffs on European exports risk further eroding the competitiveness of the EU chemic…

Amaplast ‘deeply concerned' by EU-US tariff deal
Added: 7 Aug 2025
Agreement could have major impact on Italian plastics and rubber machinery sector

Cabot reinforcement materials unit reports dip in earnings, volumes
Added: 7 Aug 2025
Demand “being impacted by uncertainty around tariffs and global macro-economic environment…”
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Sumitomo Rubber posts sharp drop in first half earnings
Added: 7 Aug 2025
Tire business sales remain steady but business profit down by almost 35%

TRA welcomes ‘waste tire exports’ report
Added: 7 Aug 2025
UK Environment Agency’s review ‘provides clarity but further work needed to remedy the situation…’ …

European Commission must “urgently clarify” EUDR implementation plans
Added: 6 Aug 2025
ETRMA in joint industry call urging clarity on next steps in introduction of deforestation regulati…

Conti reports Q2 declines at tires, industrial rubber units
Added: 6 Aug 2025
Tires sector impacted by tariffs, forex headwinds, ContiTech by weak market environment

Toyoda Gosei earnings rise on cost improvements
Added: 6 Aug 2025
Currency effects weigh on revenue despite higher production volumes by customers

Cabot to acquire Bridgestone carbon black operation in Mexico
Added: 5 Aug 2025
Keohane: “MXCB expands our global reinforcing carbons network and deepens our collaboration…”
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