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Rubber & tire industry in numbers

Added: 31 Oct 2025

Review of the key figures and data to emerge over the last seven days from leading players worldwide

Wacker studying new silica plant in US

Wacker announces cost-cutting measures after weak third quarter

Added: 31 Oct 2025

German group's silicones business posts 20% decline in year-on-year earnings

Swedish, Norwegian tire recyclers in collection link-up

Added: 31 Oct 2025

Norway’s Norsk Dekkretur becomes ‘co-owner’ of Bon Orbit which will handle a combined volume of 150…

Elastomers for Sustainability Awards 2025

Added: 31 Oct 2025

Vote for the most important sustainability projects in the elastomer/rubber industry by 21 Nov

ERJ Tire Tracker - News, developments, fitments

Added: 31 Oct 2025

Nokian smart tire... Toyo recall... Cooper EMEA goal... Pirelli Cyber V2X... Potenza six-pack… Hank…

Freudenberg targets fuel cell, battery technology with acquisitions

Essentially Rubber – Innovation

Added: 31 Oct 2025

TG airbags for Honda Prelude... Hutchinson PFAS-free coating... Connected Rolex... Kraiburg TPE lig…

Nokian Tyres boosts earnings on pricing power as Romania ramp-up accelerates

Added: 30 Oct 2025

Finnish tire maker announces job cuts as part of performance-improvement measures

Elkem to cut jobs in two-year restructuring programme

Elkem Silicones lifted by higher volumes, operational efficiencies

Added: 30 Oct 2025

Norwegian supplier expects to close sales process of division by first half of 2026

DESMA reports positive K2025, despite reduced sector presence

Added: 30 Oct 2025

Timely forum for presentation of new elastomer moulding technologies, but dip in number of related …

Trelleborg, Celanese develop CR-free automotive sealing boots

Added: 30 Oct 2025

Product developed in response to shift from chloroprene rubber to thermoplastic elastomers

ZC Rubber targets ‘fleet services’ in European growth strategy

Added: 30 Oct 2025

In 2024, more than 300k Westlake TBR tires were delivered to Europe, with estimated 2.5% market sha…

Toyo announces further restructuring measures

Toyo recalling 37k tires for potential tread separation defect

Added: 30 Oct 2025

Affected tires manufactured at facility in White, Georgia, earlier this year

Michelin-licensed rubber plant in Indonesia to start production in 2018

European industry warns of ‘deindustrialisation risk’ under current EU climate rules

Added: 30 Oct 2025

Letter follows Oxford Economics report which found sharp contraction in Europe’s chemicals base

Nokian Tyres launches ‘industry-first’ smart tire technology

Added: 30 Oct 2025

Sensor system enables tractor operators to directly track operating conditions, is also relevant to…

Toyo Tires evaluating construction of new factory

Added: 29 Oct 2025

Japanese group studying expansion as factories operate near full capacity

Mutares expanding in Asia with purchase of Chinese automotive rubber parts makers

Added: 29 Oct 2025

To acquire two Taicang-based rubber sealing and hose makers from Hwaseung in planned expansion of A…

GPSNR tackling sustainability costs for smallholders

Hainan Rubber develops ‘China’s first’ carbon footprint standard for NR products

Added: 29 Oct 2025

Jointly developed Wantai, benchmark aims to drive digital, low-carbon development in China’s rubber…

Reka Rubber improves volumes, profitability in third quarter

Added: 29 Oct 2025

Finnish company expanding production capacity for hoses, belts with new machinery

Lord process opens new areas for LSR, thermoplastics

Dow reports rising demand for silicones

Added: 29 Oct 2025

Consumer Solutions sees stronger sequential sales despite price pressure

ETRMA rebrands as Tyres Europe to become ‘tire-only’ organisation

Added: 28 Oct 2025

Association elects Pirelli executive Livio Magni as president, Nokian’s Paolo Pompei as VP