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Arlanxeo upgrades Texas EPDM plant

Lanxess speciality additives segment reports 8% earnings rise

Added: 31 Mar 2025

Segment sales decline year-on-year despite higher volumes across most businesses

Yokohama, Bridgestone to hike truck tire prices in US 

Yokohama Rubber announces executive changes in China

Added: 31 Mar 2025

Effective 28 March, changes are made across Chinese tire and non-tire operations

ACEA leaders urge EU to address microchip shortage, add capacity

Update: Tariffs 'will hit manufacturers in US, worldwide'

Added: 28 Mar 2025

ACEA issues vehicle trade fact-sheet following US move to impose 25% duties on imports

WDK calls for “binding” end-of-waste regulation for tires

Added: 28 Mar 2025

German rubber industry wants regulated support for retreading, mechanical and chemical recycling in…

Industry group shares 15 years of tire particle research for free

Michelin claims competitive lead in reducing impact of tire wear

Added: 28 Mar 2025

Environmental impact of tire abrasion is “up to 50% higher" for other manufacturers than for Michel…

Rubber & tire industry in numbers

Added: 28 Mar 2025

Review of the key figures and data to emerge over the last seven days from leading players worldwide

Black Donuts in €600m project to establish new tire plant in US

Added: 27 Mar 2025

Facility in Tulsa, Oklahoma designed to produce 4.3 million units of passenger car tires a year

Pirelli “contains” Covid effects, further cuts sales outlook 

Pirelli delays board meeting amid reports of tensions with Chinese stakeholders

Added: 27 Mar 2025

Italian government has previously acted to reduce influence of major shareholder Sinochem in tire m…

Covestro to open automated lab for coatings, adhesives

Added: 27 Mar 2025

Focused on crosslinkers and binders, centre to enable testing of thousands of formulations per year

Freudenberg targets fuel cell, battery technology with acquisitions

Essentially Rubber – Innovation

Added: 27 Mar 2025

Ultra-thin sensor... Hot wheels... Michelin garden... Road barrier... TG/Asics shoe II... EV charge…

Report: Plan to build tire recycling plant in NZ

TRA slams UK government over scrap tire exports to India

Added: 26 Mar 2025

“Tires burn while government ministers fiddle,” claims Tyre Recovery Association statement

Nokian reports "all-time high" volumes as replacement tire sales recover

Nokian Tyres adding new logistics centre in Finland

Added: 26 Mar 2025

“Modern and cost-effective warehouse” for passenger car tires to streamline logistics and supply-ch…

Evonik to expand silicone production in Germany, China

Evonik earnings up 25% helped by silicas business gains

Added: 26 Mar 2025

Efficiency programme in “full implementation mode,” with an expected cost reduction of €400m by end…

Hutchinson rolls out smart belt drive app

Added: 26 Mar 2025

Can identify potential problems before they escalate and ensure systems runs smoothly...

Michelin advances digital passport initiative for tires in Europe

Added: 25 Mar 2025

Pilot project for tire manufacturers, recyclers, ELT collectors, retreaders and fleet managers...

China opens natural rubber R&D centre

Natural rubber markets remain subdued

Added: 25 Mar 2025

RSS3 futures edge lower in Far East trading but TSR20 prices make marginal gains...

Top Glove eyes new expansions with HK listing

Top Glove sees earnings rise 200% in second quarter

Added: 25 Mar 2025

Gloves market uptrend continues as orders increase amid recovery in global demand

ASTM targets standard for synthetic turf used in playgrounds

Added: 25 Mar 2025

Proposed guidelines will cover specification, purchase, installation and maintenance

KTL develops non-destructive system for tire deflation tests

Added: 25 Mar 2025

Controlled from inside the test vehicle or remotely, device simulates rapid deflation without punct…

Bridgestone raising tire prices in Japan

Added: 25 Mar 2025

Decision in response to soaring prices of raw materials, logistics costs in domestic market