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Denka's elastomers unit reports declines

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 Tires moving to new HQ on 70th anniversary

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 raises neoprene prices again

Denka "bringing down" US chloroprene plant amid regulatory, cost pressures

Added: 11 Aug 2025

Indefinite production suspension at DPE, group shifting inventory to Japan

Report: Kolon to invest $500m in new tire cord plant

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 highlights sustainability in CSR report

Goodyear earnings dive amid ‘difficult’ market conditions

Added: 8 Aug 2025

Stewart: "Second quarter proved challenging in both our consumer and commercial businesses…"

Michelin opens first zero-emissions plant

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

Sailun to expand TBR capacity in China

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…

Trump to impose stiff steel, aluminium tariffs

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 reports lower profits in challenging environment

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…”

Sumitomo said in 2012 when the partners announced their venture that it would serve as a strategic base for both production and sales of tires bound for the Middle East, North Africa and Russia, as well as for markets in Europe.

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 Tire Market - Supplier Survey

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 opens new R&D facility in Bangalore

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 increasing carbon black prices

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…”