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NOK reports lower operating income on weaker sales
Added: 17 Jun 2026
Seal business grows on China and Thailand demand recovery as electronic products earnings slump

Technology focus - Elastomer-membrane protects Li-ion batteries
Added: 17 Jun 2026
ERJ spotlights leading-edge elastomer/rubber design, materials and manufacturing technologies

ERJ Business Briefing - 2026
Added: 17 Jun 2026
Sri Trang turnaround... Biesterfeld / Osaka Soda elastomers... Celanese closing Ulsan plant... GPSN…

Zeon accelerates exit from ESBR, NBR latex as portfolio overhaul advances
Added: 16 Jun 2026
Japanese group says first ESBR line to close this year while SSBR and HNBR remain key growth drivers

Freudenberg develops elastomer-based battery cell cap technology
Added: 16 Jun 2026
New design integrates rubber-moulded terminals as company expands EV battery safety portfolio

Dunlop Aircraft Tyres swings to loss as exits C-17 supply contract
Added: 16 Jun 2026
UK tire maker says ‘commercial aircraft traffic exceeding pre-pandemic levels’

WDK highlights key role of rubber products in mobility, transport
Added: 16 Jun 2026
Components such as fuel hoses and charging cables are essential for transferring energy to vehicles

Danfoss to acquire Italian rubber hose maker Alfagomma
Added: 15 Jun 2026
Combined with existing operations, aquisition to create “global leader in hydraulic and industrial …

Trelleborg opens aerospace sealing plant in Morocco
Added: 15 Jun 2026
Facility in Casablanca to support ‘rapidly growing aerospace hub’ in region

Pirelli to remain F1 tire supplier through 2028
Added: 15 Jun 2026
FIA exercises option to extend current agreement with tire maker by one year

Hankook joins government-backed sustainable tire materials project
Added: 15 Jun 2026
Initiative supports development of recycled feedstocks from ELTs, expands tire-to-tire circular eco…

ERJ Appointments Tracker - 2026
Added: 15 Jun 2026
Hutchinson leader for French aerospace suppliers group… Standard Profil chair... YRC Europe leader……

Rubber & Tire industry in numbers
Added: 12 Jun 2026
Review of the key figures and data to emerge over the last seven days from leading players worldwide

VDMA expects ‘stable 2026 revenues’ for German machinery makers
Added: 12 Jun 2026
But rubber & plastics processing equipment orders under pressure in 2025 as production dipped 5%
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Kuraray still planning liquid rubber facility for US
Added: 12 Jun 2026
Previously signalled plan to build US facility as part of major group-wide investment programme ove…

TSRC improves first quarter earnings after weaker full-year results
Added: 12 Jun 2026
Group says feedstock disruptions ‘create additional opportunities’ but warns of rising costs
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ERJ Tire Tracker - 2026
Added: 12 Jun 2026
Bridgestone for Maserati... Yokohama-ATG fuel-saving... GM awards Bridgestone... Nexen / Kia... YRC…

ERJ Sustainability Tracker - 2026
Added: 12 Jun 2026
Orion China circular… GPSNR projects... ZC zero... Cabot ‘care' awards… YRC tops CDP… SaarGummi PCF…

Prinx taps Mesnac affiliate for Malaysia tire plant equipment
Added: 11 Jun 2026
Phase II contracts worth RMB116m support construction of new overseas production base

Nexen completes tire R&D programme with Seoul university
Added: 11 Jun 2026
Industry-academic course focused on AI and virtual tire development
