Latest News

Goodyear dismisses reports of plan to sell Fürstenwalde tire plant
Added: 6 Mar 2024
German tire production unit is scheduled to close in 2027 with the loss of 750 jobs

Kumho, Blatco agree 'technology-transfer' for Saudi tire plant
Added: 6 Mar 2024
Black Arrow Tire aims to build 10 million units/year factory in a western Saudi Arabia by 2027

Datwyler link-up to launch dielectric elastomer actuators
Added: 6 Mar 2024
Collaborating with Momentive, BSC Computer for electronic control units to supply high-voltage to i…

German hose maker Tristone posts ‘record sales’, ‘highest order intake in history’
Added: 6 Mar 2024
Demand balanced between EV battery-cooling products, normal combustion engine cooling lines

Kraiburg TPE develops 73% sustainable elastomer for automotive market
Added: 6 Mar 2024
New compounds to replace the current recycling-based solutions for the market in 2024

Firemax to build $190m tire plant in Cambodia
Added: 5 Mar 2024
Company joining list of major Chinese tire makers that are investing in the country

Natural rubber futures mixed amid ‘position adjustments’
Added: 5 Mar 2024
Osaka rubber futures decline, Chinese markets gain and Singapore holds steady

Schwalbe 'nets' sustainability gains with new bicycle tire
Added: 5 Mar 2024
Use of recycled fishing nets in carcass increase proportion of sustainable materials to 80%

Desma advances CO2 footprint app for rubber moulders
Added: 5 Mar 2024
Technology designed to track and document factors that impact on product carbon footprint...

Eclipse with Endurica Community Conference: Delivering Durability Across the Rubber Supply Chain
Added: 4 Mar 2024
In-person event, April 8-9 in Findlay, Ohio, will bring together OEMs, rubber parts manufacturers a…

Yokohama Rubber reports strong growth in annual sales, earnings
Added: 4 Mar 2024
Japanese group bolstered by stong car tire sales, TWS acquisition, lower costs, currency factors...…

GRI highlights impact of geopolitical crises on tire-supply costs
Shahrzad Pourriahi | Added: 4 Mar 2024
Founder & MD sees prices rising by up to 5% with further hikes likely if Red Sea crisis is not reso…

Tire Tech Expo’s new owner sets out stall
Added: 4 Mar 2024
Acquired UKI Media to be “cornerstone” of future transport & infrastructure unit at CloserStill...
…
Nokian signs rCB purchase agreement with Enviro JV
Added: 4 Mar 2024
Deal with tire recycling JV “formed eg by Antin Infrastructure Partners and Scandinavian Enviro Sys…

Prometeon Tyre Group joins ETRMA as full corporate member
Added: 4 Mar 2024
“Our critical mass is growing and together we can create strong synergies,” says ETRMA leader Adam …

Tire & wheel maker Titan in €300m swoop for Carlstar
Added: 1 Mar 2024
"Transformative deal expands our manufacturing and distribution footprint while also further divers…

ERJ: Rubber & tire industry in numbers
Added: 1 Mar 2024
Bridgestone... General Science... FST... Sinochem... Titan... SRI... Goodyear... Reka... Tire share…

Arlanxeo to build new HNBR production plant in China
Added: 1 Mar 2024
Facility in Chanzhou to have 5ktpa capacity to produce hydrogenated nitrile butadiene rubber

Goodyear tire plant utilisation rate down to 81% globally
Added: 1 Mar 2024
Production cuts at many facilities in 2023 to address “softening industry demand and prevent the bu…

ERJ: News stories of the week
Added: 1 Mar 2024
Most widely-read news reports posted on the European Rubber Journal website over the last seven days