European Rubber Journal (March/April 2025)

Features: 1. Keep your AIs on the prize. 2. Industry news. Comprehensive report on all the latest news about the rubber industry from around the world. 3. Tire markets show resilience. Positive trends identified by official figures from bodies in europe, north America, Asia. 4. Industry mulls impact of tariffs. Tire makers and their suppliers are currently grappling with uncertainty fuelled by global trade disputes 5. Elastomers for Sustainability – New Top 10 Rankings. Latest staging of the E4S programme, ranking the potential of material science-based projects to improve the environmental performance of the rubber producers, processors and end-users . 6. New-energy fuels innovation. Developments focused on fuel cells, hydrogen containment and advanced lighting for EV interiors. Partnerships key to delivering net-zero goals. Leading tire & rubber players and researchers come together to develop more sustainable ingredient and end-products. 7. Pyrolysis investment hotting up. Rising investment to establish new facilities for the recycling of end-of-life tires. 8. Mixed results by leading producers. Volumes strengthen in Europe but increasing pressure on Americas market linked to low-cost Asian tire imports. 9. Market challenges hit some 2024 results. Major tire makers report mixed trends around full-year sales and earnings