China’s Aeolus Tyre has revealed plans to invest almost US$400 million to build a plant in Egypt, to expand its overseas market presence. To be sited in Alexandria, the new plant will have a capacity of 1.5 million truck/bus tyres/year…
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Pyrum receives rCB delivery approval from Continental
Tyre recycler Pyrum Innovations says it has received unlimited delivery approval from tyre manufacturer Continental for its ThermoTireBlack (TTB; rCB) produced at the new milling and pelletizing plant at its headquarters in Dillingen/Saar. As a result, Continental has now officially…
Apollo Tyres outlines investment/expansion plans in India/Europe
Indian tyre maker Apollo Tyres says it is investing ?3,500 crore in Capex, with ?3,000 crore dedicated to the Indian market and ?500 crore for European operations in FY2027. The plan prioritises growth and capacity expansion (80% of total outlay)…
HF opens second unit in India; expanding after takeover
Machinery firm HF Group has continued to strengthen its global footprint with the opening of an additional unit in India. The new unit represents a further step in HF Group’s ongoing investment in India, supporting closer collaboration with customers and…
Goodyear to close North Carolina tyre plant; 1,700 job cuts
Tyre firm Goodyear may shut down a factory next year that employs 1,700 workers in Fayetteville, North Carolina, US, as part of a domestic restructuring plan. Goodyear, known for its namesake brand as well as Cooper Tires and Dunlop, is…
Wacker to reduce workforce by 1,600 in Germany
German chemicals firm Wacker Chemie AG says it is continuing to drive forward its global Pace cost-savings and efficiency programme launched in October 2025, with the aim of reducing costs by over EUR300 million a year and to thereby strengthen…
Pirelli to start production of “cyber” tyres in US
Italian tyre maker Pirelli says it is reinforcing its long-term commitment to the US with a key step in its product and industrial strategy. Its plant in Georgia, which it says is already dedicated to technologically advanced products for the…
Rubber market loses momentum amid weak demand
The International Rubber Study Group (IRSG) has released its Rubber Statistical Bulletin for Q1 2026, covering full-year 2025 data. The report highlights a year of marginal growth in global rubber production alongside subdued demand conditions shaped by persistent geopolitical and trade…
Study unlocks century-old riddle behind rubber’s strength
A team led by Professor David Simmons at the University of South Florida College of Engineering has solved a long-standing question in materials science: how carbon black turns soft rubber into a material strong enough to support a fully loaded…
Pirelli invests in Univrses; to apply AI tech in tyres
Italy’s Pirelli and Swedish company Univrses have signed an agreement that provides for the integration into the Pirelli Cyber Tyre system of AI?based computer vision technologies. Under the agreement, through which Pirelli has acquired a 30% stake in the Swedish company…