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ERJ Business Briefing - 2026
Added: 9 Nov 2026
BREAKING NEWS: Goodyear axes Stewart... / Nokian ends sponsorship... Bluestar Silicones price hike.…
Update: WDK unveils plans for new European lobbying platform
Added: 9 Nov 2026
German rubber association targets November launch with counterparts in France, Spain and Italy
Fire damages Bridgestone tire plant in Japan
Added: 9 Nov 2026
Blaze broke out in vulcanisation process at Tosu factory; no injuries reported
Kumho Petrochemical synthetic rubber earnings plunge in Q3
Added: 9 Nov 2026
Operating profit in the synthetic rubber division fell 92.6% year-on-year
Japan’s Tokai Kogyo acquires rubber parts maker Kinugawa
Added: 9 Nov 2026
Japanese suppliers combine sealing, hose and anti-vibration businesses to strengthen global operati…
Michelin, academic partners launch tire research laboratory
Added: 9 Nov 2026
Four-year programme to focus on tire performance, rubber compound manufacturing and flexible materi…
Hankook tire sales hit quarterly record as earnings decline
Added: 9 Nov 2026
Higher volumes, premium tire sales support growth, but raw-material and logistics costs weigh on pr…
Apollo sales rise 17% as raw-material costs pressure margins
Added: 9 Nov 2026
Indian operations drive growth supported by our sustained rural expansion
Chinese producer plans upgrade at rice-husk silica plant
Added: 9 Nov 2026
Fenghai project will convert part of existing 40ktpa silica capacity to higher-value hydrophobic gr…
ERJ Tire Tracker - 2026
Added: 9 Nov 2026
Michelin / Segway... Conti / VW... Bridgestone on Boeing 737… Hankook / Porsche… Conti / Volvo... M…
ERJ Sustainability Tracker - 2026
Added: 9 Nov 2026
Bluestar PFAS-free medical LSR... Trelleborg PCF verified... TIP annual report...
Rubber & Tire Industry in Numbers
Added: 6 Nov 2026
Review of the key figures and data to emerge over the last seven days from leading players worldwid…
Pirelli maintains outlook as Q3 sales, earnings grow
Added: 6 Nov 2026
Replacement tire demand strengthens in third quarter, offsetting weaker OE volumes and rising costs
Global rubber production, consumption decline in first half
Added: 6 Nov 2026
IRSG reports falling NR, SR output amid supply disruptions, weaker automotive demand
Orion reviewing production network as rubber blacks earnings improve
Added: 6 Nov 2026
Carbon black supplier targets "underperforming assets" amid weak tire manufacturing in Europe and N…
JK Tyre profits plunge as raw-material costs rise 30%
Added: 6 Nov 2026
Indian tire maker plans further price increases as input costs continue to outpace selling prices
ERJ Appointments Tracker - 2026
Added: 6 Nov 2026
Apollo names new CFO... New Azelis boss... Berthel named WDK CEO... IRCO medal for James Busfield..…
Prodex partially relocating sealing production from Turkey to France
Added: 6 Nov 2026
Elastomer profiles maker starts construction of 4,300sqm factory near Chartres in north-central Fra…
Goodyear sharpens focus on ‘transformation’ as earnings fall 39%
Added: 5 Nov 2026
APAC posts stronger results while EMEA improves organically amid continued market pressure
WDK calls for 'strategic rubber reserves' in Europe
Added: 5 Nov 2026
Association urges inclusion of elastomer supply chains in civil and military crisis preparedness
