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Pirelli approves €1bn investment to expand US tire production
Added: 23 Sep 2026
Georgia plant to reach 6m-tire capacity by 2033 under multi-year expansion programme

Evonik progresses C4 business divestment, steps up restructuring
Added: 23 Sep 2026
German group starting second phase of efficiency programme which targets 3,200 job cuts worldwide

Chinese machinery supplier wins Polish tire pyrolysis plant order
Added: 23 Sep 2026
Meicheng Machinery to deliver two 50-tonne-per-day continuous pyrolysis lines to ELT recycler

Global chemical production growth slows to 1% in 2026
Added: 23 Sep 2026
China continues to expand while output falls across EU, US and Japan

ERJ Tire Tracker - 2026
Added: 23 Sep 2026
Hankook/Schmitz Cargobull… ZC Rubber/Xiaomi Auto... Conti expands UHP range... Nokian Hakkapeliitta…

ERJ Appointments Tracker - 2026
Added: 23 Sep 2026
Cabot names interim CFO... ENEOS reshuffles ahead of TPC purchase... Bridgestone EMEA sales…
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Tokai targets 2027 start-up for ‘eco carbon black’ pilot plant
Added: 22 Sep 2026
Japanese group sets out path from general-purpose recycled material to high-reinforcement grades

Yokohama, dotData developing AI agent for tire R&D
Added: 22 Sep 2026
Project builds on tire maker’s use of AI in tire design and rubber mixing processes

Rubber futures rally loses momentum as weather-related supply concerns ease
Added: 22 Sep 2026
Impact of drought and El Nino conditions diminishing, rainy season expected in coming weeks

Pirelli to test ‘cyber tyre’ on Italian police vehicles
Added: 22 Sep 2026
Five Carabinieri vehicles in Rome to collect road-condition data

China's Hailide advances $52m Vietnam tire-cord fabric plant
Added: 22 Sep 2026
Equipment installation and commissioning underway at 18ktpa facility in Tay Ninh

Veolia signs zero-carbon project for Lianyou carbon black plant
Added: 22 Sep 2026
To be carried out at Guangzhou-based carbon black facility with 100ktpa of production capacity

ERJ Business Briefing - 2026
Added: 22 Sep 2026
PCBL acetylene black investment... Birla Carbon raising prices... Titan selling undercarriage busin…

China tire industry foresees "low growth" as PCR sector faces overcapacity
Added: 21 Sep 2026
CRIA says passenger car tire market has entered “period of destocking and reshuffling”
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DATL expects lower 2026 results amid weak first-half performance
Added: 21 Sep 2026
Aircraft tire maker cites Middle East disruption, contract losses and delayed military orders

Canada estimates 29% dumping margin on Chinese truck tires
Added: 21 Sep 2026
Trade authority also estimates 23.9% subsidy as Chinese tires account for nearly half of imports

ACE, Abdallah Consulting launch recovered carbon black certification programme
Added: 21 Sep 2026
Vericarb aims to provide third-party verification of rCB material and rubber performance

Sumitomo Rubber sets up UK company to drive Dunlop brand strategy
Added: 21 Sep 2026
New operation to coordinate global communications from brand's country of origin

ERJ Sustainability Tracker - 2026
Added: 21 Sep 2026
YRC NR award... Ineos CO2 storage first... Top rating for Kraton... PCBL carbon black cert... Bridg…

Rubber & Tire Industry in Numbers
Added: 18 Sep 2026
Review of the key figures and data to emerge over the last seven days from leading players worldwide
