Malmo, Sweden – Hexpol AB has posted a decline in full-year sales and adjusted earnings (adjusted EBITDA) for 2024, citing ...

Nairobi – China’s Linglong Tire is planning to set up a factory in Kenya to serve the African market, according to Kenyan president William Samoei Ruto. In a 17 Jan social media post, the Kenyan ...

Houston, Texas – Orion SA has launched 'discrete job cuts' to improve its rubber carbon black segment structurally, amid soft demand in Europe and North America. The Houston-based supplier noted weak ...

Seoul – Kolon Industries is expanding its tire cord production facility in Binh Duong Province, Vietnam to increase manufacturing capacity at the site by nearly 60%.

Piscataway, New Jersey – Evonik Industries AG is planning to shut down two silica manufacturing facilities in the US over the next two years to improve competitiveness and optimise costs.

Global demand for natural rubber (NR) in 2024 is anticipated to rise by 1.8% compared to the previous year, according to the latest estimates from the Association o ...

London – UK tire company ENSO and fleet/tire service provider i247 Group have signed a deal to supply ENSO commercial tires ...

In Shanghai, China, the SHFE and INE rubber futures posted declines of 1.5% and 1.4%, respectively, due to “long liquidation and light speculative selling,” reported JPX 27 Jan. Every issue of ...

Essen, Germany – Evonik has officially merged its silica and silanes business line to create a new business entity called ...

Additionally, Bridgestone is undertaking “business rebuilding” activities at its Latin America operations, including cutting ...

New Delhi – Epsilon Carbon has launched a new sustainable carbon black product line derived from end-of-life tires (ELTs). Developed over 24 months, Terrablack uses recovered carbon black (rCB) and ...

In December 2024, new EU car registrations rose by 5.1% with Spain leading the way with a double-digit 28.8% increase compared to December 2023. Every issue of European Rubber Journal (6 issues) ...