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ERJ Business Briefing
Added: 30 Apr 2026
Michelin hit by currency impact... Nexen posts "strong" Q1... Tosoh MDI hike... Loughton Tyres liqu…

EC calculates duty levels on Chinese car tire imports
Added: 30 Apr 2026
Commission completes year-long probe into alleged dumping of PC/LT tires from China

Pirelli invests in AI vision systems startup to expand cyber tire technology
Added: 30 Apr 2026
Deal with ‘Univrses’ links in-tire sensors with AI camera systems for road monitoring, autonomous d…

German rubber industry urges 'immediate policy action' as sales, output weaken
Added: 30 Apr 2026
WDK warns of continued industrial 'erosion' unless government cuts bureaucracy, energy costs

Nexen reports ‘record’ sales, double-digit growth in profits
Added: 30 Apr 2026
Strong performance in key markets as recent plant expansion in Europe improved production stability…

Technology focus: Circular steel fibre from end-of-life tires
Added: 30 Apr 2026
Bekaert introduces a concrete reinforcement steel fibre made entirely from steel recovered from ELTs

China tire exports edge up in March
Added: 29 Apr 2026
First-quarter tire export volumes rise year-on-year but value declines

Trelleborg Sealing Solutions opens European service centre in Germany
Added: 29 Apr 2026
In addition to logistics support, centre also provides materials formulation services to customers

Michelin urged to deepen China investment, add aircraft tire activities
Added: 29 Apr 2026
Officials from Liaoning province call for Shenyang plant to become “smart manufacturing benchmark”
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Reka in ‘active preparation’ for Middle East disruption as Q1 volumes grow
Added: 29 Apr 2026
Earnings remain stable as broader market environment uncertainty continues

Bridgestone reshuffles West region leadership roles
Added: 29 Apr 2026
Johnson named North America president, Sempkowski appointed regional CFO

Technology focus: Rubber traction in Adidas sub-100 gram supershoe
Added: 29 Apr 2026
London Marathon record-breaker Sabastian Sawe among athletes wearing latest “supershoe”

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

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
