London - TSR 20 prices held within a narrow band throughout November, continuing the pattern seen in recent months, according ...

Le Meux, France – Continental has entered “exclusive negotiations” with ASC Investment over the sale of ContiTrade France, its 1,200-employee French retail operation. As part of the transaction, the ...

Neu-Ulm, Germany – The European Sealing Association (ESA) is preparing “a coordinated industry response” ahead of the public consultation by the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) on restrictions on per ...

Hiratsuka, Japan – Yokohama Rubber Co (YRC) has released the findings of a five-year research programme to “develop technologies to prevent and control rubber tree leaf-fall disease.” ...

Tokyo – Eneos Materials has developed an AI system designed to accelerate the creation of new materials through combining the company’s in-house “knowledge graph” with “AI agent technology”.

To compete, the rubber industry must “navigate stagnant automotive production, a more gradual than expected shift to BEVs, continuing geopolitical risks and intensified regulatory pressures,” the ...

Bridgestone and Japan’s National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) have developed a two-stage chemical-recycling process that can break do ...

At the Future Tire Conference 2025 in Prague, secretary general Adam McCarthy said the EU industry is facing soaring input costs while competing with significantly lower-cost imports. In recent years, ...

Furthermore, the group said it will “double down” on investment in high-growth, high-value materials – notably solution styrene butadiene rubber (SSBR) for EV and green-tire applications, and ...

In addition, Krings said water seals make a significant contribution to the environment and ecosystems, meeting strict ...

Brussels – The European Council and Parliament have reached a provisional agreement on a targeted revision of the EU regulation on deforestation-free products (EUDR) with the aim of simplifying the ...

According to JPX, the “broadly flat forward curve” across exchanges suggests prices are likely to remain weak in the coming weeks, with sentiment expected to stay subdued until after the New Year.