ERJ: News stories of the week

24 Nov 2023

Most widely-read news reports posted on the European Rubber Journal website over the last seven days

European replacement tire market continues on downward track

ETRMA links third quarter decline to “continued increases in the cost of raw materials, energy, log…

Hankook investing €540m in Hungary plant to add TBR tire production

Facility in Racalmas to add production capacity for 800k units of truck & bus tires by 2027

EMEA costs-spike a trigger for Goodyear restructuring

Closures of tire plants in Fulda and Furstenwalde will leave a major dent in US group's operations …

Update: Goodyear 'to close down two German tire factories'

US group to fully close its tire plants in Fulda by 2025 and Fürstenwalde by 2027

Orion opens second carbon black plant in China

Facility in Anhui to 'enable reallocation of production in US and Europe...'

Remondis, Pyrum mull joint tire recycling plant in Germany

BASF to purchase pyrolysis oil from proposed 20ktpa facility in Bremen

Update: Synthetic rubber pricing data

Weekly data compiled by ChemAnalyst based on selected commodity trading activity in Europe

Sumitomo Rubber points to recovery trends as cost pressures ease

Japanese group's Tire business delivers a more than eight-fold increase in earnings for first nine months

Black Donuts urges Chinese tire makers to consider Europe as “next big step”

Consulting firm describes Europe as "an underutilised opportunity”, providing diverse markets, clim…

New Michelin job contract targets ‘professional development’

Contract with French staff to facilitate access to training for all; prioritise 'sensitive position…