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Rubber pricing under pressure as trade uncertainty continues
Added: 1 Apr 2025
NR futures close the week lower across all major Far East exchanges

Chinese tire & rubber machinery makers report strong annual growth
Added: 1 Apr 2025
All manufacturers of machinery & equipment invited to participate in ERJ’s annual survey of the sec…

Sumitomo Rubber in academic tie-up to advance material analysis
Added: 1 Apr 2025
“Next-generation synchroscience co-creation laboratory” enables further analysis using synchrotron …

Michelin targets earnings growth as it navigates uncertainties in 2025
Added: 31 Mar 2025
French group expects focus on local-to-local strategy to mitigate global trade disruptions

Pirelli delays board resolutions 'to address US market challenges'
Added: 31 Mar 2025
Italian tire maker seeking a solution "to adapt to the new regulations of the American market"...
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Nokian starts tire delivery from Romanian factory
Added: 31 Mar 2025
Plant near the Hungarian border producing recently launched 38% sustainable tire range

Hankook names new co-CEOs as Lee Soo-il resigns
Added: 31 Mar 2025
Jongseon Ahn to focus on R&D, manufacturing while Sanghoon Lee will lead commercial operations

Yokohama Rubber announces executive changes in China
Added: 31 Mar 2025
Effective 28 March, changes are made across Chinese tire and non-tire operations

Lanxess speciality additives segment reports 8% earnings rise
Added: 31 Mar 2025
Segment sales decline year-on-year despite higher volumes across most businesses

Update: Tariffs 'will hit manufacturers in US, worldwide'
Added: 28 Mar 2025
ACEA issues vehicle trade fact-sheet following US move to impose 25% duties on imports

WDK calls for “binding” end-of-waste regulation for tires
Added: 28 Mar 2025
German rubber industry wants regulated support for retreading, mechanical and chemical recycling in…

Rubber & tire industry in numbers
Added: 28 Mar 2025
Review of the key figures and data to emerge over the last seven days from leading players worldwide

Michelin claims competitive lead in reducing impact of tire wear
Added: 28 Mar 2025
Environmental impact of tire abrasion is “up to 50% higher" for other manufacturers than for Michel…

Black Donuts in €600m project to establish new tire plant in US
Added: 27 Mar 2025
Facility in Tulsa, Oklahoma designed to produce 4.3 million units of passenger car tires a year

Pirelli delays board meeting amid reports of tensions with Chinese stakeholders
Added: 27 Mar 2025
Italian government has previously acted to reduce influence of major shareholder Sinochem in tire m…

Covestro to open automated lab for coatings, adhesives
Added: 27 Mar 2025
Focused on crosslinkers and binders, centre to enable testing of thousands of formulations per year

Essentially Rubber – Innovation
Added: 27 Mar 2025
Ultra-thin sensor... Hot wheels... Michelin garden... Road barrier... TG/Asics shoe II... EV charge…

TRA slams UK government over scrap tire exports to India
Added: 26 Mar 2025
“Tires burn while government ministers fiddle,” claims Tyre Recovery Association statement
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Nokian Tyres adding new logistics centre in Finland
Added: 26 Mar 2025
“Modern and cost-effective warehouse” for passenger car tires to streamline logistics and supply-ch…

Evonik earnings up 25% helped by silicas business gains
Added: 26 Mar 2025
Efficiency programme in “full implementation mode,” with an expected cost reduction of €400m by end…