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EU confirms anti-dumping duties on Chinese PCR tires
Added: 8 Jul 2026
Measures enter force 8 July but there will be no retroactive collection of anti-dumping duties

Liberia bans exports of unprocessed natural rubber
Added: 8 Jul 2026
Executive order aims to boost local processing and manufacturing, effctive 1 July

Wanli, Malaysian property major to invest €280m in Malaysian tire plant
Added: 8 Jul 2026
JV to build intelligent manufacturing site in Selangor with over 6m units annual production capacity

Rubber futures make modest gains amid ‘fresh buying’
Added: 8 Jul 2026
JPX reports “improved physical demand” which supported price increases

Michelin completes the acquisition of Tex Tech Industries
Added: 8 Jul 2026
French group reinforces its Polymer Composite Solutions business following earlier acquisitions thi…

ERJ Tire Tracker - 2026
Added: 8 Jul 2026
YRC / BMW iX3… Conti / Nissan… Conti / Tour de France... Bridgestone / Lamborghini…
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Michelin sees first-half tire markets remain weak as OE demand softens
Added: 7 Jul 2026
Replacement markets stay broadly flat while group expects sequential improvement in volumes

Sumitomo Rubber eyes 2027 launch for ‘active tread’ technology in Europe
Added: 7 Jul 2026
Dunlop Tyre Europe confirms supply of Dunlop-branded tires in region since the start of the year

Cefic warns of emissions trading reform risks accelerating deindustrialisation
Added: 7 Jul 2026
European chemical industry calls for emissions trading changes to reflect industrial realities

Toyoda Gosei, Tohoku University launch materials R&D centre
Added: 7 Jul 2026
Partners to develop next-generation rubber and plastics for safety, comfort and decarbonisation

ERJ Business Briefing - 2026
Added: 7 Jul 2026
Silicones market 'to hit $19bn'... Goodbye to ERIKS... Airbus awards Hutchinson... LMS adds Magna l…

Avon secures €9m NATO respirator order
Added: 7 Jul 2026
Order from a European NATO nation to support 2027 expectations

Conti in €4bn deal to sell ContiTech to investment firm Lone Star Funds
Added: 6 Jul 2026
Continental to become a 'pure-play' tire manufacturer, prioritise growth in North America and Asia

Pirelli acquiring 25% stake in 'virtual sensor' startup
Added: 6 Jul 2026
Investment in Italian spin-off gives tire maker option for full ownership as it expands its ‘Cyber …

EPA reaches $1m settlement with Denka over hazardous chloroprene waste handling
Added: 6 Jul 2026
Chloroprene rubber producer to implement waste management controls if Louisiana plant resumes opera…

General Science launches AI lab with research partners
Added: 6 Jul 2026
Chinese tire maker targets AI applications across manufacturing operations

Goodbye to ERIKS in UK & Ireland
Added: 5 Jul 2026
Undergoing “complete rebrand be completed by 31 July” following acquisition by Rubix

Rubber & Tire industry in Numbers
Added: 3 Jul 2026
Review of the key figures and data to emerge over the last seven days from leading players worldwide

EU chemicals industry shows 'fragile improvement' amid high costs
Added: 3 Jul 2026
Cefic reports business confidence improving but weak demand, high energy costs persist

Chinese group plans rubber chemicals expansion
Added: 3 Jul 2026
Shandong project to substantially increase capacity for rubber additives
