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Report: Air suspension market to grow 7.5% to 2021, led by Europe

European Tire Report: When the going gets tough...

Added: 23 Oct 2024

Michelin, Conti, Nokian maintain position, while Pirelli moves up in annual ranking of world’s top …

Focus on sustainability – Zeon Corp.

Added: 22 Oct 2024

ERJ series tracking decarbonisation efforts by major manufacturers in the synthetic rubber industry…

China’s tire exports continue to decline in June

Tire plant investment projects continue to flow

Added: 17 Oct 2024

Growing investment in new capacity being driven by China-based manufacturers

Special feature: Getting a handle on H2

Added: 16 Oct 2024

Researchers and manufacturers target new technologies to address challenges posed by the hydrogen m…

Farrel to consolidate into modern structure

Custom compounding: Market indicators pointing south

Added: 15 Oct 2024

Compounders refocusing on growth areas amid increasing challenges in established markets

While Semperflex and Semperform made positive contributions, operating EBIT at Sempermed improved but was still negative, while Sempertrans was adversely affected in by raw material price developments and margin pressure.

Global rubber products markets on the up

Added: 14 Oct 2024

World’s largest non-tire rubber product suppliers have shifted into clear growth mode

DKT 2024: Catalyst for the rubber industry

Added: 1 Jul 2024

Exhibition and conference returns to Nuremberg, Germany, 1-4 July, offering a forum for knowledge-e…

Tire & rubber machinery sector bounces back

Added: 9 Jun 2024

The ERJ Tire & Rubber Machinery Survey 2024 identifies return to strong growth for equipment manufa…

A roadmap for AI in the tire industry

Added: 7 Jun 2024

VMI president & CEO Harm Voortman explores the step-changes that lie ahead for the tire manufacturi…

HF Curing Presses VP sets out ambitious programme

Added: 7 Jun 2024

Executive VP Warren Rudman targets innovation, sustainability and increased global footprint

New Sinoarp hydraulic curing press raises productivity

ARP targets overseas unit, new technology, sustainability

Added: 5 Jun 2024

Tire curing press manufacturer adapting to global market requirements

ERJ Brainteaser: January 2021

Elastomers for Sustainability - New Top 10

Added: 3 Jun 2024

Latest staging of ERJ programme to identify material science-based projects contributing most to ra…

Engagement central to adoption of AI technologies

Added: 30 May 2024

Rockwell expert explains processes and steps involved in implementation of artificial intelligence …

Outside Track: Top trends impacting the industrial workforce

Added: 3 May 2024

ERJ's Outside Track reports cover news, views & developments from across the wider process and manu…

Conti rubber group posts decline in Q1 sales, profits

Tire business trends: More challenging conditions ahead

Added: 22 Apr 2024

HSBC Global Research forecasts raw materials costs to become a significant headwind for tire makers…

Automotive rubber: Innovation drivers

Added: 22 Apr 2024

Rubber manufacturers to the fore in enabling the automotive industry to enhance the safety, perform…

Final Call: ERJ Custom Compounding Survey 2020

Supplier shake-up in rubber additives sector

Added: 22 Apr 2024

Major players respond to developments in dynamic global market for rubber fillers, chemicals and ad…

Sumitomo AI-based technology for extended performance

Tire Tech Preview - Industry leaders to show the way forward

Added: 18 Mar 2024

ERJ selection of top advances in the fields of technology, machinery and materials from leading exh…

Compounders robust despite looming impact of Covid crisis

Dips and turns in store for synthetic rubber markets

Added: 4 Feb 2024

Global SR market finds itself at a crossroads as we journey into 2024, writes Karan Chechi, founder…

Sailun starts up revamped  tire production plant in China

Tire plant investment drive continues into 2024

Added: 3 Feb 2024

New projects in response to import tariffs and strategies to locate production closer to customers