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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 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
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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…

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 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 recalling 37k tires for potential tread separation defect
Added: 30 Oct 2025
Affected tires manufactured at facility in White, Georgia, earlier this year

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
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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…

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

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
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