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Cooper Standard closing Ohio automotive parts production plant

Added: 8 Jan 2026

Factory closure, planned for mid-2027, to impact 228 employees

KM trims auto interior process down to 40 seconds

Added: 8 Jan 2026

Robotic assembly operations include fitting rubber sealing clips to composite parts

Korean court cuts prison sentence for Hankook chairman

Added: 8 Jan 2026

Seoul-based tire maker “to take action in accordance with due process”

China’s Haian Group to lead €500m Russia OTR tire project

Added: 7 Jan 2026

Recently listed tire maker sees rising demand in Russia after international brands’ exit

China opens natural rubber R&D centre

Natural rubber futures remain rangebound in subdued trading

Added: 7 Jan 2026

Holiday period weighs on volumes as Chinese exchanges see long liquidation

EU-funded project develops bio-rubber from birch bark

Added: 7 Jan 2026

Project conducted by Reselo can provide ‘scalable alternative’ to fossil-based, plantation-derived …

Michelin grows non-tire operations with two US acquisitions

Added: 7 Jan 2026

French group to introduce dedicated reporting segment as Polymer Composite Solutions reach “materia…

Mutares completes acquisition of rubber parts makers in China

Added: 7 Jan 2026

Two Taicang-based rubber sealing and hose makers to be incorporated in Amaneos China portfolio

Guizhou Tyre expanding engineering tire capacity

Guizhou unveils plans for $300m Morocco tire factory

Added: 6 Jan 2026

Facility to produce 6m units of passenger car tire per year

Algeria lays foundation for third tire plant

Added: 6 Jan 2026

The €180m facility to be built in the state of Touggourt to meet growing local demand

Wison completes butadiene plant for Chengzhi Yongqing

Synthos selling butadiene extraction unit to Orlen

Added: 6 Jan 2026

Decision linked to ongoing delays in Orlen's Olefin III project in Plock

Michelin launching AI-powered wear prediction technology in tires

Added: 6 Jan 2026

Collaboration with Sonatus employs SmartLoad, SmartWear technologies to deliver real-time insights

Kumho Mitsui JV to increase MDI production capacity

Added: 6 Jan 2026

Facility in Yeosu, South Korea to have a capacity to produce 710ktpa of MDI by May 2027

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Added: 6 Jan 2026

Raise your company’s profile at upcoming expo and conference event in Hanover, Germany

Michelin, Pirelli top owner-satisfaction ratings

ERJ News Tracker - Sustainability ratings 2025

Added: 6 Jan 2026

YRC ‘best workplace’… Yokohama backs Thai farmers… JK Tyre earns EcoVadis silver… Birla Carbon awar…

Kumho Tire signs investment deal for €400m Korea factory

Added: 5 Jan 2026

Facility in Hampyeong county to have capacity to produce 5.3m units of tire per year

Sumitomo creates regional HQs in major restructuring

Sumitomo Rubber announces leadership change

Added: 5 Jan 2026

Yasuaki Kuniyasu takes over as president and CEO as SRI prepares for “a new management structure”

Two dead following fatal explosion at Elkem silicones plant

Added: 5 Jan 2026

Company “thoroughly investigating” blast at Saint-Fons pilot workshop in France

Pirelli “contains” Covid effects, further cuts sales outlook 

Pirelli shareholder positions 'updated' following bond conversion move

Added: 5 Jan 2026

Stakes of major shareholders Sinochem and Camfin diluted as free float rises above 40%

Halcyon Agri in €28m deal to acquire RCMA’s polymer business

Natural rubber futures end year on an up note

Added: 2 Jan 2026

Gains linked to "strong physical demand, speculative buying, and position-adjusting activities..."