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CNPC completes major synthetic rubber project in southeast China
Added: 21 Jul 2025
Facilities add 200ktpa of SSBR, SBS capacity at Guangxi Petrochemical complex

Trelleborg ‘cautiously optimistic’ for H2, as sales, earnings decline marginally
Added: 21 Jul 2025
Swedish group notes ‘general increase’ in business activities except for automotive industry
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Nokian reports strong second quarter buoyed by higher sales, pricing
Added: 21 Jul 2025
Finnish tire maker registers 56% year-on-year increase in first-half earnings

UK set to drop tire waste treatment exemption
Added: 21 Jul 2025
T8 waste exemption allows treating small quantities of waste tires without requiring full permit

Netzsch, Mesnac join forces to advance technology, market expansion
Added: 21 Jul 2025
Two sides agree on “in-depth collaboration” in areas such as R&D and equipment manufacturing
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ERJ Tire Tracker - News, developments, fitments
Added: 21 Jul 2025
Michelin / Ferrari F80… Nexen / Kia… Hankook / Porsche Macan... EP Tyres recall... Michelin CrossCl…

Rubber & tire industry in numbers
Added: 18 Jul 2025
Review of the key figures and data to emerge over the last seven days from leading players worldwide

Union rejects Michelin’s “France 2030” talks
Added: 18 Jul 2025
CGT Michelin voices criticism over planned job cuts, demands transparency

Pirelli launches dealer-focused ESG certification programme
Added: 18 Jul 2025
Initiative to help tire dealers align with Pirelli's environmental, social and governance goals, ob…

Japanese trading group Hanwa invests in Thai tire pyrolysis business
Added: 18 Jul 2025
Pyro Energie has processing capacity of 100ktpa and obtained ISCC+ certification in 2023

EU project Promofer targets bio-PU from farm waste
Added: 18 Jul 2025
Aimplas-led initiative also developing PHBV bioplastics from starch and whey-based feedstocks

Sri Trang signs rubber research and training agreement in Thailand
Added: 18 Jul 2025
Partnership to develop products, reduce waste, and improve skills

Dynasol adds 20ktpa SSBR capacity in Spain
Added: 17 Jul 2025
Investment gives greater production flexibility, enables SSBR or SBS production as market needs evo…

Michelin warns of 'major Symbio impact' as Stellantis quits hydrogen mobility
Added: 17 Jul 2025
Exit will impact 80% of Symbio’s projected output, according to co-owners

German rubber industry calls for ‘first touch principle’ in EUDR
Added: 17 Jul 2025
WDK says documentation obligations risk turning EUDR into “yet another bureaucracy monster”
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Freudenberg develops new seals using “entirely simulation-based” process
Added: 17 Jul 2025
“Milestone” achieved through collaboration between FST, Freudenberg corporate research department
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Sinochem Equipment acquiring Yiyang rubber machinery maker
Added: 17 Jul 2025
Plans share issuance to fund transaction amid slower demand in core industries

Yokohama Rubber holds training for Thai natural rubber farmers
Added: 17 Jul 2025
Event in Surat Thani to improve quality and traceability of rubber

Sailun acquiring Bridgestone’s TBR tire plant in China
Added: 16 Jul 2025
Chinese group enters €30m deal to purchase Shenyang facility, idled since end of 2023

Parker expanding ‘electrification portfolio’ with $1bn purchase of Curtis Instruments
Added: 16 Jul 2025
Deal adds complementary control technologies for electric and hybrid vehicle applications