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Bekaert in talks on future of Sardinia tire cord plant
Added: 2 Oct 2025
Company exploring third-party options amid structural changes in European tire industry

Prinx Chengshan expects Malaysian tire plant start-up by end of 2026
Added: 2 Oct 2025
Equipment procurement for factory in Kedah Rubber City set for completion this year

Siemens, rFpro launch new tire-road simulation technology
Added: 2 Oct 2025
New interface links Siemens’ Simcenter Tire software with rFpro’s “millimetre-accurate” road surfac…

Wevo, Laufenberg develop continuous process for ‘flat’ elastomer hydrogen gaskets
Added: 2 Oct 2025
New roll-to-roll coating method replaces traditional moulding for fuel cell, electrolyser seals

K2025 Preview: K stands for rubber
Added: 2 Oct 2025
Rubber and elastomer technologies will feature strongly across the halls at the upcoming polymer ex…

ERJ Tire Tracker - News, developments, fitments
Added: 2 Oct 2025
Bridgestone launches “first agro-industrial tire”… Nexen IDEA awards... Michelin X Multi Z2 & D2… B…

Michelin workers called to join French unions strike
Added: 2 Oct 2025
“Inter-professional mobilisation” set for 2 Oct against austerity plans

Italian government clears Chinese shareholder over Pirelli governance probe
Added: 1 Oct 2025
Investigation found no breach of CNRC’s ‘organisational-functional’ limits in Pirelli governance
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Zhongce Rubber reports progress at Indonesian tire plant
Added: 1 Oct 2025
Plant currently has capacity to produce 3.3 million tires; phases 2 & 3 due for completion in 2026
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India set to impose duties on acrylonitrile butadiene rubber imports
Added: 1 Oct 2025
Trade authority recommends antidumping duties of up to $606/tonne on imports from China, EU, Korea …

Goodyear consolidates motorsport operations under single structure
Added: 1 Oct 2025
“Global racing organisation” to enhance the US tire maker’s motorsport strategy worldwide
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ERJ Business Briefing
Added: 1 Oct 2025
JLR resumes production... Enviro shares… Arlanxeo ISCC+… YRC marine fenders… Toyoda Gosei / EF Poly…

ERJ Appointments Tracker
Added: 1 Oct 2025
New BKT US president... Michelin Iberia reshuffle... Yokohama names UK&I boss… Evonik CFO departure…

Michelin launches new heavy-duty tires for urban use
Added: 1 Oct 2025
Michelin X Multi Z2 & D2 in 19.5'' claimed to combine “cost control, safety, and durability”
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Rubber futures hold steady amid typhoon impact
Added: 30 Sep 2025
JPX reports mixed performance across Japan, China and Singapore trading platforms

Goodyear’s Fulda tire plant machinery put up for auction
Added: 30 Sep 2025
Entire 17–22″ car and SUV tire production line offered for sale after facility’s closure
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Hankook presents 3D-printed concept tire at innovation event
Added: 30 Sep 2025
South Korean tire maker also introduces ‘mobility pod’ using spherical wheels

Alcoa, Tyrecycle partner on conveyor belt recycling in Australia
Added: 30 Sep 2025
Used conveyor belts from mining operations to be processed into crumb rubber

Bridgestone launches VH-IND agro-industrial tire
Added: 30 Sep 2025
First in segment claimed to deliver “exceptional traction” and higher load capacity

European new car registrations up 5% in August
Added: 30 Sep 2025
But year-on-year figures still subdued amid weak BEV demand