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Aeolus Tyre plans €340 million Egypt tire expansion project
Added: 19 May 2026
To establish local manufacturing JV with Prometeon Egypt to produce TBR, OTR and agricultural tires

Rubber futures fall on 'long liquidation', 'profit-taking' by funds
Added: 19 May 2026
SHFE and INE contracts decline more than 2% amid heavy trading activity

Sumitomo Rubber results up as Dunlop Europe launch boosts sales
Added: 19 May 2026
Geopolitical tensions and weak markets weighed on global demand despite revenue and profit growth

Denka elastomers business returns to profit on DPE suspension
Added: 19 May 2026
Full-year operating profit grows as division narrows losses linked to US chloroprene rubber operati…

ERJ Business Briefing
Added: 19 May 2026
VMI orders... Omya / BASF TPUs... Wacker price rise... Asahi Kasei streamlining... Santoprene hike.…

ERJ Tire Tracker - News, developments, fitments
Added: 19 May 2026
Nexen / Hyundai… Bridgestone / Lamborghini… Apollo highway terrain tire… Bridgestone for Maserati..…

Bridgestone reports first quarter gains on currency, cost of raw materials
Added: 18 May 2026
Japanese group reports increase in both sales and earnings despite lower volumes

German rubber industry warns of “almost unprecedented” economic disparity
Added: 18 May 2026
WDK says raw material prices are nearing “historic highs” while demand remains weak amid Iran confl…

Yokohama Rubber posts record first-quarter sales, earnings
Added: 18 May 2026
Tire maker reports strong gains across consumer, OHT and industrial businesses

Advancing flexibility between batch and continuous elastomer production
Added: 18 May 2026
Technical article by Dr. Walter Ramirez of Innventik focuses on the capabilities of compact plug-fl…

Kuraray to raise prices for elastomers
Added: 18 May 2026
Japanese group cites increasing feedstock costs for global price hikes

Tokai reports decline in carbon black business amid lower tire production
Added: 18 May 2026
Depreciation associated with the start of new Thai operations impacts earnings

ERJ Appointments Tracker - 2026
Added: 18 May 2026
USTMA boss retiring… New SaarGummi CFO... Bekaert names new CEO... New IISRP international head…. N…

Yokohama Rubber to invest $245m in new OTR tire plants in India, Mexico
Added: 15 May 2026
Production currently “outsourced” to Goodyear facilities will be “transferred” to new and existing …

Rubber & Tire industry in numbers
Added: 15 May 2026
Review of the key figures and data to emerge over the last seven days from leading players worldwide

RTAE: Rubber prices edge upwards amid Middle East turmoil
Added: 15 May 2026
TSR20 trend “gives little clue” about impact of Iran war on shipping through Straits of Hormuz
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Cooper Standard reports higher sales but earnings fall
Added: 15 May 2026
US automotive supplier maintains full-year outlook backed by new business awards and operational ef…

AI in tires: separating promise from reality
Added: 15 May 2026
Technology guru explores tire industry of the future at press briefing ahead of The Tire Cologne 20…

Rubber & tire industry tuning into durability modelling
Added: 15 May 2026
Wide-ranging applications for advanced simulation highlighted at Endurica software users event

Ceat posts strong full-year results with fourth quarter momentum
Added: 15 May 2026
Company expects full transition of Camso to be completed by March 2027
