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Rubber futures peak amid Iran war stalemate, late wintering
Added: 28 Apr 2026
JPX: Prices closed "at their highest level in two years and are likely to remain supported in the n…

European Commission approves €72m Hungarian state aid to Hankook Tire
Added: 28 Apr 2026
Measure to support Korean tire maker in setting up its TBR factory in Raclamas

China’s INE launches TSR20 options to expand rubber hedging tools
Added: 28 Apr 2026
New contract opens to overseas investors as exchange builds out derivatives offering

ERJ Tire Tracker - News, developments, fitments
Added: 28 Apr 2026
Nexen / Jeep Cherokee… Linglong Dura Master Van… Goodyear recalls... Mitas in China... Pirelli / Po…

ERJ Appointments Tracker - 2026
Added: 28 Apr 2026
New Synthos leader… Evonik extends Kullmann’s term… New DATL CEO... JK Tyre president... Nokian CFO…

Technology focus: Automated retreading
Added: 28 Apr 2026
VMI presenting latest developments for the automation of the retreading process at Tire Cologne

Orion flags gains for Western carbon black markets amid Middle East tension
Added: 27 Apr 2026
Company says “hyper dynamic” conditions could lift margins and tighten utilisation

Michelin in new link-up to develop ‘rubber of the future’
Added: 27 Apr 2026
Initiative targets ‘recyclable and high-performance polymers’ that are less energy-intensive to mak…

Trelleborg posts record Q1 margin amid currency headwinds
Added: 27 Apr 2026
Group expects slightly stronger demand in second quarter despite “continued uncertainty”

Daikin Chemicals to triple perfluoroelastomer capacity in Japan
Added: 27 Apr 2026
Company investing in new facility in response to rising demand in the semiconductor segment

Rubber & Tire industry in numbers
Added: 24 Apr 2026
Review of the key figures and data to emerge over the last seven days from leading players worldwide

Enviro contests bid to end restructuring as dispute with Infiniteria escalates
Added: 24 Apr 2026
Swedish ELT pyrolysis company rejects €84m damages claim, defends termination of JV agreements
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PCBL progresses carbon black expansion plans
Added: 24 Apr 2026
Group expects environmental clearance to be completed for greenfield project in Andhra Pradesh

Getzner opens new railway elastomer products plant in India
Added: 24 Apr 2026
Austrian vibration isolation supplier also adding a new factory at headquarters in Vorarlberg

Mesnac outlines AI-based manufacturing advances at CRIA conference
Added: 24 Apr 2026
Chinese machinery group VP reports on “closed-loop” intelligent system for tire production
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Europe’s final major petrochemicals industry investment?
Added: 24 Apr 2026
Ineos: Antwerp cracker project could be last such investment in EU petchems sector

Nokian Tyres reports higher profits on improved pricing, efficiencies
Added: 23 Apr 2026
Finnish group reports fourth straight quarter of year-on-year improvement

Freudenberg develops ‘non-wet’ adhesive system for surface bonding
Added: 23 Apr 2026
FACT process eliminates solvents, claimed to cut carbon emissions dramatically

Tire makers launch healthcare scheme for rubber farmers in Ivory Coast
Added: 23 Apr 2026
GPSNR-led project targets 1,800 households, links health access to supply chain productivity

TRA warns UK circular economy ‘unachievable’ amid low tire export compliance
Added: 23 Apr 2026
Association calls for “shred-only” mandate as most waste tires still exported to illegal processing…
