7+ hour, 34+ min ago   (417+ words) Chinese tire maker also advances Egypt expansion, reports sharp rise in patent grants Jiaozuo City, China – Aeolus Tire’s 20,000-unit giant engineering radial tire capacity expansion project is nearing completion, with initial completion expected in the second half of 2026. In a…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (321+ words) Tokyo – Bridgestone Corp. has created genome-edited guayule individuals for the first time, it said, developing a foundational technology that will contribute to improving the rubber yield of the desert shrub. In a 27 Aug statement, the Japanese tire and rubber group…...

1+ week, 8+ hour ago   (352+ words) Hanover, Germany – Continental has developed a concept tire made from around 43% recycled materials, as part of the EU-funded ZEvRA (Zero Emission Electric Vehicles Enabled by Harmonized Circularity) project. As well as showing the potential of innovative material approaches, the tire…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (186+ words) Ladysmith, South Africa – Dunlop Tyres South Africa, part of Sumitomo Rubber Industries, has completed an expansion project at its tire manufacturing facility in Ladysmith, the company has announced. The R1.7-billion (€90 million) investment in passenger car and light truck tire capability…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (187+ words) Jefferson County, Illinois – Continental has broken ground on “highly automated” finished-goods warehouse at its Mount Vernon tire plant in Illinois, according to state authorities. The $76-million (€64 million) investment was initially announced in May, with the facility scheduled to begin operations…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (190+ words) Indian tire maker to add 1.2 million units of capacity over an 18-month period Cologne, Germany – Long-known as a major bicycle tire brand in India, Ralson is now steadily establishing itself as a significant manufacturer and supplier of radial truck & bus…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (164+ words) Guiyang, China – Guizhou Tire Co. is to establish a carbon black production line at its Zhazuo operation in Xiuwen County, Guizhou province, China. Planned for start-up in June 2027, the project will be implemented by subsidiary Guizhou Qianjin New Materials, the…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (295+ words) Review of the key figures and data to emerge over the last seven days from leading players worldwide Selected natural rubber futures price trends on major trading exchanges (ERJ calculation for selected futures pricing, as tracked by JPX) S Financial…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (380+ words) Proposed deal aims to combine tire reinforcement operations, expand global industrial rayon business Hong Kong – Shougang Century Holdings has signed a cooperation framework agreement with Hong Kong BMC (Europe I) Ltd (HK BMC) – a major shareholder of Cordenka – to explore…...

2+ week, 8+ hour ago   (580+ words) New rules expected to save drivers $1bn annually in fuel costs, cut CO2 emissions by 2m tonnes Sacramento, California – The California Energy Commission (CEC) has unanimously approved the nation’s first efficiency standards for replacement tires, a programme that is expected to save state…...