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Conti completes €300m expansion project at Thai tire factory
Added: 28 May 2026
Rayong site adds capacity for 3m PC/LT tires, starts local radial motorcycle tire production

Hyosung backing Trillium as bio-acrylonitrile project enters demo phase
Added: 28 May 2026
Existing investor leads Series B participation as demo plant moves towards commissioning in 2026

UK dandelion rubber startup QuberTech raises €4m in funding
Added: 28 May 2026
Company also receives supports from Defra farming innovation programme

ERJ Sustainability Tracker 2026: Latest news & developments
Added: 28 May 2026
Synthos retains EcoVadis Gold... Covestro 'multi-million-euro' compressor… Dunlop NR gains… EcoVadi…

PCBL sees recovery signs amid logistics disruption, rising costs
Added: 27 May 2026
Indian carbon black supplier adds 90ktpa capacity as customers shift to “just-in-case” inventory st…

Enviro seeks reorganisation extension as secures new financing support
Added: 27 May 2026
Tire pyrolysis company cites ongoing investor talks, licensing discussions and restructuring measur…

Sentury says demand recovering following EU trade measures disruption
Added: 27 May 2026
Chinese tire maker expects ramp-up to full designed capacity at Morocco plant by end of 2026

Zeon invests in AI startup to advance elastomer materials for humanoid robots
Added: 27 May 2026
Partnership with Sanctuary AI to focus on durable, high-precision components for robotic hands used…

Birla Carbon restructures amid shifting market demand
Added: 27 May 2026
Rubber business divided into Asia and ‘Americas & EMEA’ regions, new ‘speciality materials’ unit cr…

ERJ Appointments Tracker - 2026
Added: 27 May 2026
New Greene Tweed 'sealings' boss… Linglong EMEA boss... USTMA boss retiring… New SaarGummi CFO... B…

ERJ Tire Tracker - 2026
Added: 27 May 2026
YRC OE wins... Conti /Brabus Bodo… Dunlop / Subaru… Toyo / Mazda... Nexen / Hyundai… Bridgestone / …

Rubber futures lower on ‘long liquidation’ and weak sentiment
Added: 26 May 2026
JPX: Chinese commodity funds and speculators may have liquidated around 220kt of futures contracts

Michelin unveils “universal” tire digital twin to improve safety, performance
Added: 26 May 2026
Software-based system uses existing vehicle data, no additional sensors, and is compatible with all…

BASF selling silicates business to US supplier PQ
Added: 26 May 2026
Deal includes sodium silicates operations serving rubber and ‘green tire’ markets

Enviro eyes first full-scale ELT pyrolysis plant in Nordics
Added: 26 May 2026
Planned facility to process over 70ktpa of end-of-life tires as company advances scale-up strategy

Hexpol leader Klas Dahlberg departs as group enter new development phase
Added: 26 May 2026
Henrik Elmin named as new CEO, president, recruitment process for 'permanent leader' to start after…

ERJ Business Briefing
Added: 25 May 2026
Wacker cuts Siltronic stake… Pirelli shareholder agreement expires.. Celanese price hikes... BASF '…

Rubber & Tire Industry in Numbers
Added: 22 May 2026
Review of the key figures and data to emerge over the last seven days from leading players worldwide

Bank holiday notice
Added: 22 May 2026
Due to a UK bank holiday, the ERJ news service will next fully resume on Tuesday 26 May
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Seals industry concern as PFAS consultation reaches “critical stage”
Added: 22 May 2026
ESA says restrictions would risk undermining “irreplaceable” fluoropolymer applications
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