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Michelin, Mercedes-AMG develop Pilot Sport 5 energy tire for endurance record
Added: 3 Sep 2025
Five years in development, tire will form basis of a commercial range due for release in 2026
Covestro completes acquisition of Swiss film maker Pontacol
Added: 3 Sep 2025
Deal expands company’s films portfolio in medical, mobility and textiles
BKT steps up OE strategy with new European appointment
Added: 2 Sep 2025
Mantovani named head of OEM industrial & OTR Europe
Michelin completes sale of Camso brand, Sri Lanka plants to Ceat
Added: 2 Sep 2025
Move marks Michelin’s exit from off-highway bias tire market with plans to end production in Poland…
Rubber futures mixed as Chinese buying returns
Added: 2 Sep 2025
JPX cites ‘pickup in activity’ with concerns over raw materials and cup-lump prices
Nexen adds new hubs in Europe, Latin America, Middle East
Added: 2 Sep 2025
Korean tire maker sets out expansion strategy with new subsidiaries in Romania, Mexico, and Saudi A…
Chemours in link-up with SRF to supply fluoroelastomers in India
Added: 2 Sep 2025
US group to leverage SRF’s manufacturing capabilities to deliver 'reliable supply' of fluoropolymer…
Trelleborg completes acquisition of sealing specialist in Singapore
Added: 2 Sep 2025
Masterseals specialises in sealing solutions for energy, industrial sectors
Marangoni marks opening of new Tuf Treads plant in Wales
Added: 2 Sep 2025
New facility signals return of Tuf Treads following a halt in production in 2022
Brazil local authority clears land use for Linglong/XBRI tire plant
Added: 1 Sep 2025
Law brings proposed site into Ponta Grossa urban perimeter for industrial use
Sumitomo Rubber to acquire US AI partner Viaduct
Added: 1 Sep 2025
Group to launch predictive maintenance service for fleets in North America in October
Toyoda Gosei to close China weatherstrip subsidiary
Added: 1 Sep 2025
Plant closure linked to declining output of Japanese car makers in the market
Bekaert to raise steel cord, bead wire prices in North Asia
Added: 1 Sep 2025
Costs ‘significantly increased’ due to rising raw materials prices, ‘impact of high temperatures’
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Lotte books KRW18.8bn impairment loss on Versalis elastomers JV
Added: 1 Sep 2025
The business reports stronger first half compared to 2024 but remains in red
Rubber & tire industry in numbers
Added: 29 Aug 2025
Review of the key figures and data to emerge over the last seven days from leading players worldwide
Saudi Arabia launches tire project with Chinese partner
Added: 29 Aug 2025
Sandstone tire project in Yanbu to produce 5 million units of tires per annum
PFAS update puts sealing products “under the spotlight”
Added: 29 Aug 2025
ESA: Door is open for solutions that support continued use in critical sealing applications
VDMA calls for economic reforms in response to US tariffs
Added: 29 Aug 2025
Germany’s mechanical engineering industry facing “serious additional burdens” on its international …
US company Regent acquiring ContiTech OESL unit
Added: 28 Aug 2025
Original Equipment Solutions produces hose lines and bearing elements for automotive industry
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Ceat commits to invest $170m in Sri Lanka tire operations
Added: 28 Aug 2025
Agreement with board of investment described as one of the “largest recent investments” from India
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