Leudelange, Luxembourg – OCSiAl has launched development of the “world’s largest graphene nanotube production facility” in Differdange, Luxembourg.

Frankfurt, Germany – Germany’s rubber manufacturers have urged the federal government to deliver concrete measures to reverse a continuing decline across the industrial sector.

Breaking up segment performance, YRC said its ‘tire segment’, which includes both consumer and off-the-road (OHT) units, reported a 13.5% year-on-year increase in sales to Yen795.8 billion, accounting ...

Bridgestone described 2025 as a “year of emergency and crisis management”, pointing to high raw material costs and an ...

Revenue surpassed Yuan10 billion (€1.2 billion) for the quarter, up 18% year-on-year. Net profit attributable to the parent company was Yuan1.041 billion, slightly lower than a year earlier, but up 31 ...

Kobe, Japan – Sumitomo Rubber Industries (SRI) has reported a sharp decrease in business profit (earnings) for the first nine months of 2025, amid weaker sales volumes and higher raw material costs.

While the tariff rate is 50%, the effective rate for PCBL is 20% as PCBL gets exemptions because it imports raw material for the US, explained Gupta. “And 60% of the price at which we sell our ...

Helsinki – Finland-based forest industry and bio-chemical company UPM has joined the European Chemical Industry Council (Cefic), with the aim to strengthen the role of renewable chemistry in the ...

The three months to end of September saw earnings (EBITDA) grow 28.7% year-on-year to €16.6 million, on 1.1% higher sales of €163 million, Semperit reported 12 Nov. Earnings were also up compared to ...

Frankfurt – The German rubber industry has welcomed the “Berlin Declaration” issued by 17 EU economy ministers 3 Nov, saying it sends an 'overdue signal of political support' for industrial production ...

Akron, Ohio – Goodyear has introduced three new all-terrain tires for the North American market: the Wrangler Outbound AT, Wrangler Workhorse AT 2 and Wrangler ElectricDrive AT. The Wrangler Outbound ...

Tokyo – Bridgestone Corp. has revised down its earnings forecast for the year, citing lower volumes and weaker economic conditions in the US. The group now expects adjusted operating income of Yen490 ...