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ETRMA hiring mobility & transport manager

ETRMA set to issue update about association

Added: 16 Oct 2025

Industry body still listed as 'the voice of the tire and rubber goods producers to EU institutions.…

China's Luxi Chemical unveils 100ktpa silicone deep-processing project

Added: 16 Oct 2025

Facility to support 400ktpa organosilicon project which began operation in March

First giant tire rolls off new line at Aeolus plant

Added: 16 Oct 2025

New milestone reached with production of 45/65R45 tire intended for 20-tonne loaders

Parker completes $1bn acquisition of Curtis Instruments

Added: 16 Oct 2025

Deal adds complementary control systems, hydraulic and pneumatic technologies

Triangle Tyre passes Chinese IPO review

Triangle Tire to expand business scope, scrap supervisory board

Added: 16 Oct 2025

New business scope to also include machinery & electrical equipment development, auto parts manufac…

Michelin cuts 2025 outlook amid “chaotic business context”

Added: 15 Oct 2025

North American weakness and softer currency weigh on group performance

SRI advancing overseas expansion plan with new technical centres

Taiwan’s Hwa Fong Rubber to acquire ex-Sumitomo Rubber plant in US

Added: 15 Oct 2025

Intends to convert site to industrial park focus on automotive rubber parts, other components

Orion rubber blacks hit by high SG&A costs, US deep freeze 

Orion lowers earnings forecast as Western tire markets weigh on results

Added: 15 Oct 2025

New cost-saving measures planned for 2026 amid “lower-for-longer” industrial outlook

Euromap expects pick-up in rubber and plastics machinery demand

Added: 15 Oct 2025

European manufacturers remain focused on circular economy, digital transformation

Nexen supplying OE tires for Kia EV5

Added: 15 Oct 2025

All-season Roadian GTX and summer tire N’Fera Sport selected for the electric SUV

ETRMA urges EU to tap tire label to drive uptake of quality tires

Added: 14 Oct 2025

Study finds budget tires remain fastest-growing but lowest-performing segment

China launches TSR20 futures trading

Natural rubber futures edge higher after China holiday

Added: 14 Oct 2025

Gains supported by weaker yen, light trading and modest buying interest

K2025: EU plastics industry ‘has reached crisis point’

Added: 14 Oct 2025

Plastics Europe demands urgent policy action on energy costs, enforcement, investment in circularit…

Nastah taps OCSiAl graphene nanotube for chemical gloves

Added: 14 Oct 2025

New gloves combine static protection, chemical resistance, and durability for industrial use

RTAE: Rubber prices ‘rangebound’ in August

Added: 14 Oct 2025

Rubber Trade Association says market remains volatile amid tariff uncertainty

Michelin targets €1.2bn cost-saving

Michelin says OE truck tire market improving in Europe, “extremely weak” in N. America

Added: 13 Oct 2025

Passenger car tire markets remain stable in OE segment, ‘less dynamic’ in replacement

K2025: Recycled tires pave the way to Rubber Street displays

Added: 13 Oct 2025

WDK highlights need for “reliable material flows as well as non-discriminatory regulation of recycl…

Air peroxide system for crosslinking EPDM

Arkema introduces new peroxide granules for faster, safer polymer curing

Added: 13 Oct 2025

New material designed to improve elastomer and polymer crosslinking performance

Mitsubishi Chemical studying 'antithrombogenic elastomers' for medical devices

Added: 13 Oct 2025

Joint project with academia targets 2027 market launch of Zelas AMP material

BASF, Carlyle strike €7.7bn coatings deal

Added: 13 Oct 2025

Transaction values coatings division at €8.7bn; closing expected second quarter  2026