Asahi Kasei expects the process to result in a Yen25 billion (€150 million) extraordinary loss for the fiscal year ending March 2026. Every issue of European Rubber Journal (6 issues) including ...

The first tires rolled off production lines at the greenfield plants in Central Java, Indonesia, and Guanajuato, Mexico, in late May, the Chinese tire maker said in social media posts. Every issue of ...

London – The UK’s Tyre Recovery Association (TRA) has submitted a comprehensive dossier of evidence to the Environment Agency (EA), renewing its call for urgent regulatory reform in the treatment and ...

Akron, Ohio – Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. is raising $500 million (€440 million) through a five-year senior notes offering, the US tire maker announced 29 May. The notes, priced at 100% of face value, ...

Tokyo - Natural rubber (NR) futures ended the final trading week of May "sharply lower" across all major exchanges with increased trading volume.

In a 30 May securities disclosure, Hankook stated that a current executive, identified as "Cho," was sentenced to three years in prison on charges of occupational embezzlement and breach of trust. As ...

Hiratsuka, Japan – Yokohama Rubber Co. (YRC) has announced that it has ‘eliminated’ counterfeit versions of its aluminium wheels for Advan racing tires in China.

Brussels – New EU car registrations grew 1.3% year-on-year in April to 925,359 units, showing “signs of recovery” despite the unpredictable global economy, the latest data published by European ...

Guangrao, China – China’s Shandong Yongsheng Rubber Group has announced plans to build a tire manufacturing plant in Morocco to become the second Chinese manufacturer with a production base in the ...

The favourable impact of foreign exchange rates amounted to €2.8 million, of which the US dollar accounted for €2.3 million. Akwel said vehicle output contracted in most major manufacturing countries ...

London – The May/June 2025 edition of European Rubber Journal magazine is now available online – click Digital Edition tab on ERJ homepage – with the print magazine also arriving on subscribers’ desks ...