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Schwalbe 'nets' sustainability gains with new bicycle tire

Added: 5 Mar 2024

Use of recycled fishing nets in carcass increase proportion of sustainable materials to 80%

Desma advances CO2 footprint app for rubber moulders

Added: 5 Mar 2024

Technology designed to track and document factors that impact on product carbon footprint...

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Eclipse with Endurica Community Conference: Delivering Durability Across the Rubber Supply Chain

Added: 4 Mar 2024

In-person event, April 8-9 in Findlay, Ohio, will bring together OEMs, rubber parts manufacturers a…

Yokohama Rubber reports strong growth in annual sales, earnings

Added: 4 Mar 2024

Japanese group bolstered by stong car tire sales, TWS acquisition, lower costs, currency factors...…

Trump to impose stiff steel, aluminium tariffs

GRI highlights impact of geopolitical crises on tire-supply costs

Shahrzad Pourriahi | Added: 4 Mar 2024

Founder & MD sees prices rising by up to 5% with further hikes likely if Red Sea crisis is not reso…

Tire Tech Expo’s new owner sets out stall

Added: 4 Mar 2024

Acquired UKI Media to be “cornerstone” of future transport & infrastructure unit at CloserStill...

Nokian's 'world-first' A-rated winter tire for ELVs

Nokian signs rCB purchase agreement with Enviro JV

Added: 4 Mar 2024

Deal with tire recycling JV “formed eg by Antin Infrastructure Partners and Scandinavian Enviro Sys…

ETRMA boss: European tire markets facing further weakness

Prometeon Tyre Group joins ETRMA as full corporate member

Added: 4 Mar 2024

“Our critical mass is growing and together we can create strong synergies,” says ETRMA leader Adam …

Tire & wheel maker Titan in €300m swoop for Carlstar

Added: 1 Mar 2024

"Transformative deal expands our manufacturing and distribution footprint while also further divers…

ERJ: Rubber & tire industry in numbers

Added: 1 Mar 2024

Bridgestone... General Science... FST... Sinochem... Titan... SRI... Goodyear... Reka... Tire share…

Arlanxeo to build new HNBR production plant in China

Added: 1 Mar 2024

Facility in Chanzhou to have 5ktpa capacity to produce hydrogenated nitrile butadiene rubber

Goodyear tire plant utilisation rate down to 81% globally

Added: 1 Mar 2024

Production cuts at many facilities in 2023 to address “softening industry demand and prevent the bu…

ERJ: News stories of the week

Added: 1 Mar 2024

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

Strong yen brings down Bridgestone 2016 results

Bridgestone restructures European operations

Shahrzad Pourriahi | Added: 1 Mar 2024

Business unit simplifies sales operations to become “even more customer-focused”

Rockwell to enhance digitalisation strategy across Prometeon Tyre sites

Added: 29 Feb 2024

Announces strategic collaboration with Milan-based tire maker to “transform global manufacturing pr…

Freudenberg Sealing Technology triples production of EV battery safety components

Added: 29 Feb 2024

Major orders for integrated pressure-compensation units designed to provide degassing in cases of t…

Lanxess expands production of tire release agents in India

Added: 29 Feb 2024

New production line at Jhagadia to produce Rhenodiv-branded additives for Asian tire & rubber marke…

Bekaert reports 50% tariff-linked hike in tire-cord steel costs

SI Group announces price increase to offset rising freight costs

Added: 29 Feb 2024

Chemicals supplier says move in response to “global logistics challenges” in the Panama and Suez ca…

Bridgestone recalls truck tires in North America for possible steel cord exposure

Bridgestone to exit truck & bus tire business in China

Added: 28 Feb 2024

Japanese tire & rubber group to focus on ‘premium passenger car tire’ business in the Chinese marke…

New UK racing tire company acquires Avon assets from Goodyear

Added: 28 Feb 2024

Nova Motorsport becomes global supplier of “vast majority" of Avon Motorsport tire products