Latest News


German rubber sales up 3.5% despite lower tire volumes

ContiTech to save €25m a year from realigned automotive parts ops

Added: 22 Aug 2022

'Low three-digit million euro' restructuring programme to deliver significant annual savings by 202…

K Show to return to Düsseldorf in 2022 

Lehvoss to present new collaborations and products at K2022

Added: 21 Aug 2022

Focus areas include flame retardants, rice husk silica and bio-based fillers and additives

Washington — The US Department of Commerce is recommending stiff tariffs on steel imports into the US, encouraging representatives of the domestic steel industry but alarming US tire manufacturers dependent on imported tire-grade steel cord.

India advised to extend ESBR anti-dumping duties

Added: 19 Aug 2022

Initially introduced in 2017, duties apply to EU, Korea and Thai suppliers 

Rubber trade dispute widens as Mexico launches investigation

WDK calls for urgent solution to ‘long approval procedures’ in gas emergency

Added: 19 Aug 2022

Companies face extensive 'red tape' process when switching from gas to oil

Porsche, Michelin pursue ‘sustainable natural rubber’ in Indonesia

Rubber markets fall on lower China demand, global economic woes

Added: 19 Aug 2022

All Far East futures markets monitored by ERJ decline over five-week period

Azelis appoints US rubber & plastics additives boss

Azelis acquiring Turkish rubber additives distributor

Added: 19 Aug 2022

Dağaltı described as “leader in rubber & rubber additives in domestic market”

Michelin ends eight-year partnership with Formula E

Added: 19 Aug 2022

Hankook will replace French tire maker as Gen3 tire partner for the 2022/23 season

Interview: HF digital step-up

Added: 19 Aug 2022

ERJ interviews the head of HF Tire Tech Group’s newly formed Digital Solutions unit

Yokohama starts production at third off-road tire plant in India

Added: 18 Aug 2022

Operations begin four months ahead of schedule in response to high demand 

But with tire manufacture becoming increasingly automated and more dependent on updateable components – such as cameras, HMI, data, control systems etc –  is there now scope for a wider adoption of the platform approach?

VMI owner posts strong first half for tire-building unit

Added: 18 Aug 2022

“Increased production output as a result of the record order intake,” reports TKH

ANRPC report: Improved fundamentals fail to lift rubber prices

ANRPC foresees ‘better-than-expected’ recovery in rubber markets

Added: 18 Aug 2022

Strong US dollar, China automotive improvement to drive growth

Trelleborg ‘scraper’ offers increased protection for aerospace manufacturers

Added: 18 Aug 2022

‘Energised elastomer’ seal designed to prevent ingress of contaminants into landing gear shock abso…

ZC Rubber beefs up winter-tire offering for Europe

ZC Rubber Europe appoints new deputy general manager

Added: 18 Aug 2022

Ákos Barcsik joined ZC as field engineer manager in 2017 from Bridgestone Corp.

Difficult markets, JV demerger impact Semperit results

Semperit earnings fall 70% on high costs, gloves decline

Added: 17 Aug 2022

Austrian rubber group says medical sector divestment “coming back into focus”

Conti expects car tire demand to “normalise” in third quarter

Conti expects lower purchasing power to impact tire markets

Added: 17 Aug 2022

'Consumers could potentially shift to cheaper brands and all-season instead of winter tires'

Synthetic rubber prices show signs of easing

Added: 17 Aug 2022

Declines for EPDM, SBR and halobutyl rubber, BR and nitrile steady, data compiled for ERJ shows

Contrasting quarter for Nitta rubber component units  

Added: 17 Aug 2022

Earnings up 24% on ‘belt and rubber products’ unit but ‘hose and tube’ down 54%

Sumitomo Rubber returns to profit as tire business grows

Sumitomo to raise ‘advanced’ tire capacity in Asia, Turkey

Added: 16 Aug 2022

Part of a series of measures to counter turbulent trading conditions in markets worldwide

Bekaert reinforced by strong rubber showing

Added: 16 Aug 2022

Reports “good demand and margin performance” in all regions except China

Scientists replace 100% of concrete aggregates with waste tire

Added: 16 Aug 2022

New ‘greener and lighter’ concrete to reduce manufacturing, transportation costs