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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 to raise carbon black prices in North America

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 / …

NR production falls 10% in January

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 to increase prices for butanediol 

BASF selling silicates business to US supplier PQ

Added: 26 May 2026

Deal includes sodium silicates operations serving rubber and ‘green tire’ markets

Enviro, Michelin agree terms for strategic partnership

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

Perfluoroelastomer seals offer the highest temperature and chemical resistance of all elastomers.

Seals industry concern as PFAS consultation reaches “critical stage”

Added: 22 May 2026

ESA says restrictions would risk undermining “irreplaceable” fluoropolymer applications