Leudelange, Luxembourg – OCSiAl has launched development of the “world’s largest graphene nanotube production facility” in Differdange, Luxembourg.

Frankfurt, Germany – Germany’s rubber manufacturers have urged the federal government to deliver concrete measures to reverse a continuing decline across the industrial sector.

Breaking up segment performance, YRC said its ‘tire segment’, which includes both consumer and off-the-road (OHT) units, reported a 13.5% year-on-year increase in sales to Yen795.8 billion, accounting ...

Bridgestone described 2025 as a “year of emergency and crisis management”, pointing to high raw material costs and an ...

Tokyo – Bridgestone has begun Japan’s first public-road trial of its next-generation “AirFree” tire, which eliminates the need for air filling, in cooperation with Toyama City. The group has also ...

Revenue surpassed Yuan10 billion (€1.2 billion) for the quarter, up 18% year-on-year. Net profit attributable to the parent company was Yuan1.041 billion, slightly lower than a year earlier, but up 31 ...

Kobe, Japan – Sumitomo Rubber Industries (SRI) has reported a sharp decrease in business profit (earnings) for the first nine months of 2025, amid weaker sales volumes and higher raw material costs.

While the tariff rate is 50%, the effective rate for PCBL is 20% as PCBL gets exemptions because it imports raw material for the US, explained Gupta. “And 60% of the price at which we sell our ...

The three months to end of September saw earnings (EBITDA) grow 28.7% year-on-year to €16.6 million, on 1.1% higher sales of €163 million, Semperit reported 12 Nov. Earnings were also up compared to ...

Shenzhen, China – Mesnac reported higher revenue but lower earnings for the first nine months of 2025, according to a 27 Oct stock-exchange filing. Revenue for the period reached Yuan5.65 billion ...

Helsinki – Finland-based forest industry and bio-chemical company UPM has joined the European Chemical Industry Council (Cefic), with the aim to strengthen the role of renewable chemistry in the ...

Frankfurt – The German rubber industry has welcomed the “Berlin Declaration” issued by 17 EU economy ministers 3 Nov, saying it sends an 'overdue signal of political support' for industrial production ...