Milan, Italy – Pirelli & C. SpA has announced that it is not making any investment in US production capacity, due mainly to unresolved issues surrounding its shareholder structure.

Kuala Lumpur – The Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries (ANRPC) expects internal drivers to help strengthen NR pricing, despite ongoing trade tensions globally. In its February market ...

Tokyo - Eneos Materials Corp. is advancing the development of battery binders with the opening of a new pilot-scale laboratory facility in Nantong, China. The lab unit is capable of battery evaluation ...

Frankfurt, Germany - The German rubber industry association (WDK) has welcomed a coalition agreement between political parties CDU/CSU and the SPD, stating that it “sets the right priorities”.

London – The UK Chemical Industries Association (CIA) has described a 10% additional duty on UK exports to the US as “another ...

Helsinki – The Helsinki court of appeal has sentenced several former Nokian employees, including ex-CEO Ari Lehtoranta, for a securities market information offence, Nokian announced on 10 April.

Brussels – The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) has called on the European Commission to seek a ...

In a 9 April ‘pre-close’ call, the French group confirmed that its first-quarter volumes are expected to come in within a -6% to -8% range compared to 2024, driven by depressed OE demand in the wake ...

Lorenzana went on to cite the planned Sentury Tire factory in As Pontes among a number of projects that "hang by a thread" due to the lack of electricity-delivery networks.

Brussels – New EU car sales declined by 3% year-on-year to 853,670 units in the first two months of the year as major markets reported decreases in demand. Demand fell in Italy by 6% compared to the ...

Tokyo – Natural rubber futures fell sharply in the first trading week of April as the US imposed new tariffs on imported goods. All major Far East markets closed the trading week ended 4 April ...

The probe, initiated upon a petition by Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) will cover imports of ESBR 1500 series, said a 29 March ...