Over the nine months to 31 Dec 2025, Eneos Materials reported a 4% increase in operating profit to Yen14.3 billion, reflecting a Yen1.0bn “volume impact” of higher SSBR sales. The growth, said Eneos, ...

Brussels — Chemical plant closures in Europe have surged six-fold since 2022, with cumulative capacity losses reaching 3,700 kilotonnes per annuam (ktpa), or roughly 9% of European production capacity ...

The Finnish tire maker has set itself a target of €1.8–2.0 billion in net sales by 2029, up from €1.37 billion reported in ...

Offenbach, Germany – Falken Tyre Europe GmbH has expanded its 2026 summer tire range, adding new sizes and fitments in response to “surging demand” in European SUV and EV segments.

Operating profit increased sharply to Yen82.6 billion from Yen11.2 billion a year earlier, SRI reported 12 Feb. Within this, the tire business recorded a 5% year-on-year increase in earnings to Yen80 ...

Houston – Orion SA’s Rubber Carbon Black segment has reported higher volumes but lower sales and earnings in 2025, as “historically high” levels of lower-tier tire imports into the Western Hemisphere ...

Conshohocken, Pennsylvania – The American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) International has introduced a new standard for recovered carbon black (rCB), a move aimed at supporting circularity ...

Tokyo – Bridgestone Corp. has reported a year-on-year improvement in adjusted earnings (operating profit), helped by restructuring efforts and cost-reduction measures. The Japanese group posted a 2% ...

Tire Tech '26: Industry leaders show the way forward ERJ tracks new advances in the fields of technology, machinery, materials and R&D being presented at this year’s expo & conference Tire Technology ...

Market sentiment was also “underpinned by expectations of an early wintering season in the Northern Hemisphere,” which could tighten raw material supply and support prices, JPX said. SICOM will be ...

Gurugram, India — Apollo Tyres’ board has approved a INR58 billion (€540 million) capital expenditure programme to expand truck and bus radial (TBR) and passenger car radial (PCR) capacity at its ...

For the Japanese manufacturer’s first European plant, Zeppelin Systems supplied the complete mixing room technology, including seven Bolt-Tec silos, specialized conveying systems for carbon black and ...