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Akwel reports ‘more pessimistic outlook’ for 2026
Added: 11 Nov 2025
French group cites “cancellation, postponement or significantly delayed” EV programmes in Europe an…

Fenner taps Leibinger for rubber marking solution
Added: 11 Nov 2025
IQJET used to identify bonding layer on conveyor compounds

Pirelli reports nine-month growth amid currency, tariff headwinds
Added: 10 Nov 2025
Third quarter sales decline but earnings grow, helped largely by price/mix

Hankook reports record results on strong global demand
Added: 10 Nov 2025
Group results now reflect both tires and thermal management segment

Low-cost tire imports weigh on Orion performance despite higher volumes
Added: 10 Nov 2025
Earnings down 30% year-on-year on pass-through of lower materials cost and unfavourable mix

Sumitomo Rubber’s ‘sensing core’ debuts in Japan on Isuzu heavy-duty truck
Added: 10 Nov 2025
System provides wheel detachment prediction to help prevent wheel-separation incidents

Liquid crystals boosts strength of elastomeric robotic “muscles”
Added: 10 Nov 2025
Waterloo researchers report nine-fold increase in material strength

EU launches probe into Chinese tire subsidies
Added: 7 Nov 2025
Move follows formal complaint lodged 22 Sept by the Coalition Against Unfair Tyre Imports

Rubber & tire industry in numbers
Added: 7 Nov 2025
Review of the key figures and data to emerge over the last seven days from leading players worldwide

Conti sales, earnings decline amid automotive unit spin-off
Added: 7 Nov 2025
Solid performance "overshadowed" by non-cash special effects from the Aumovio spin-off, planned OES…

UPM achieves industrial-scale production at Leuna biorefinery
Added: 7 Nov 2025
Production and sales of lignin-based products expected to start by yearend

GPSNR: Indonesia’s rubber industry shrinking but smallholders keep tapping
Added: 7 Nov 2025
Contributed article from the Global Platform for Sustainable Natural Rubber

Orion names Jonathan Puckett as new CFO
Added: 7 Nov 2025
Brings over 30 years of financial leadership experience, including 14 years art Celanese

Nexen reports 10% higher sales in third quarter despite US tariff impact
Added: 6 Nov 2025
Earnings for the quarter remain flat amid cost-management measures

India launches anti-dumping probe into halobutyl rubber imports
Added: 6 Nov 2025
Investigation covers imports from China, Singapore and the US

Cabot reinforcement materials reports decline in sales, earnings on lower volumes
Added: 6 Nov 2025
Outlook remains subdued as demand recovery not expected in Americas, EMEA

Toyoda Gosei revises up earnings forecast on stronger automotive production
Added: 6 Nov 2025
Group reports ‘upbeat results’ despite impact of US tariffs, supported by higher volumes, cost impr…

Freudenberg Sealing Technologies commissions molten-salt extrusion line for large seal profiles
Added: 6 Nov 2025
New technology enables broader materials portfolio, flexibility in responding to customer-specific …

Huntsman claims “breakthrough” in sustainable safety footwear
Added: 6 Nov 2025
Project with Steitz Secura delivers new closed-loop approach to recycling scrap PU back into produc…

Atlas Copco advancing in industrial chillers market
Added: 6 Nov 2025
Expansion builds on acquisition of major supplier to plastics & rubber manufacturers
