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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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% ...