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Update: Tariff-hit Chinese tire makers to “intensify” EU trade

German rubber industry warns of “bureaucratic tsunami” with new EU packaging reg

Added: 4 Aug 2025

Calls for an “urgent” exemption for small quantity threshold of 10 tonnes per year

Rubber & tire industry in numbers

Added: 1 Aug 2025

Review of the key figures and data to emerge over the last seven days from leading players worldwide

Michelin CEO addresses sustainability

Michelin recommends new approach to ‘mass-balance’

Added: 1 Aug 2025

‘Lack of clear, robust requirements and standards detrimental to both producers and consumers...’

DRAFT Tire sector to drive US carbon black market

China overtakes N America to become Cabot’s largest market

Added: 1 Aug 2025

Now accounts for about 25% of carbon black maker's global revenue, while APAC region accounts for 4…

EU offers €3m support for dismissed Goodyear workers in Germany

Added: 1 Aug 2025

Funding allocated to 915 workers to enable them to find new employment opportunities

UK inflatable-dams maker lands US contract

Added: 1 Aug 2025

Dyrhoff supplies inflatable rubber dams and spillway gates for flood control and water management

Cebu Pacific adopts Bridgestone ‘easytrack’ for aircraft tire management

Added: 1 Aug 2025

Japanese tire & rubber group planning to expand system’s use to improve aviation tire management 

Southern Thailand 'on alert' as NR disease spreads

GPSNR launches assurance system for sustainable natural rubber

Added: 31 Jul 2025

New framework aims to boost transparency, accountability, and supply chain performance

Nexen Tire earnings fall 32% on impact of US tariffs

Added: 31 Jul 2025

Korean tire maker reports record quarterly revenue as sales grow in US

The Gyöngyöshalász project, he continued, is running on-time with the first passenger car tires set to come out in January 2017. Truck tires output will start afterwards in early 2018.

Indian tire industry poised for double-digit growth over next decade

Added: 31 Jul 2025

Industry reports annual turnover of nearly €10bn with high exports ratio

Union warns of “chaotic Brexit” impact on manufacturing jobs

UK vehicle manufacturing slumps amid global uncertainty

Added: 31 Jul 2025

Industry expects a 15% decline in production this year, with positive trend projections for 2026

Tire-cord major Hyosung claims market-share gains

Hyosung confirms Bain Capital as preferred bidder for steel tire cord unit

Added: 30 Jul 2025

Korean supplier says sale talks ongoing following Korean media report

Covestro IPO to raise €2.5bn

EU launches ‘in-dept’ probe into Adnoc’s €12bn Covestro bid

Added: 30 Jul 2025

European Commission studying UAE subsidies in Covestro takeover

Forbo profitability up despite lower sales

Forbo belts unit reports weak results amid economic headwinds

Added: 30 Jul 2025

Swiss group posts 30% year-on-year decline in first half operating profit

China’s Jiyuan Hongxin to build new wet-mixing line for ‘nano rubber composites’

Added: 30 Jul 2025

Company recently initiated a 20ktpa expansion for wet‑mixed natural rubber/silica master batch prod…

Klean completes tire-based fuel production trial at Viva refinery in Australia

Added: 30 Jul 2025

“Breakthrough” development could encourage change in Australia’s regulatory landscape concerning TP…

Cooper Standard seals Renault demo car with low-carbon tech

Added: 30 Jul 2025

FlexiCore and FlushSeal systems used on Embleme project to cut weight, improve recyclability

EU replacement tire market shrinks in ‘challenging environment’

Added: 29 Jul 2025

Consumer tire segment reported an overall 4% year-on-year decline in the second quarter

Green shoots start to appear in natural rubber markets

Rubber futures rally as heavy rain impacts supply

Added: 29 Jul 2025

Reports suggest some factories are increasing purchases ahead of EUDR compliance deadline

Versalis dismisses reports of deal in Iran

Versalis widens loss as restructuring ‘begins to yield benefit’

Added: 29 Jul 2025

Parent group Eni continues with plant closures in Italy, invests in new platforms