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The most important development this week was not a single product launch, but the convergence of three signals: rapidly rising natural-rubber costs, diverging Asia–Europe and Asia–North America freight rates, and the implementation of September price increases and product launches by leading manufacturers. Developments Development What changed Why it matters to TNR Raw-material pressure intensified On […]

Apeal Dismissed and original ruling upheld 2026-05 Recently, the Supreme People’s Court of China rendered a final judgment on the patent infringement dispute between Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. (Japan) and Qingdao Sunforce Tire Co., Ltd. and Anhui Jichi Tire Co., Ltd. The court dismissed the appeal and upheld the original ruling. This multinational patent lawsuit, […]

Recently, at Aeolus Tyre, a giant off-the-road (OTR) radial tire with a diameter of nearly 4 meters and a section width of 1.5 meters successfully rolled off the production line. This marks the first domestically produced 60/80R57 giant OTR radial tire in China, filling a critical gap in the country’s technological capabilities and breaking the […]

On the evening of March 31, 2026, an explosion and fire broke out at the Nizhnekamsk Petrochemical Plant (“Plant N”) in Russia.The facility’s core synthetic rubber production line was completely shut down, with no timeline for resuming operations. The plant is part of Russia’s Sibur Group, a global leader in synthetic rubber and the world’s largest producer of isoprene rubber.It […]

In global trade, disruptions rarely arrive quietly. They ripple—through oil markets, shipping lanes, insurance premiums, and ultimately, into the pricing and availability of everyday industrial products. The latest tensions surrounding Iran are no exception. What may appear, at first glance, as a geopolitical conflict is in fact quietly redrawing the contours of global tyre trade. […]

Product-safety and environmental rules have multiplied like an invasive species, writes Indermit Gill NOTHING HAS done more to juice global trade than a simple receptacle—spanning about 40 feet on the long side and eight on the other two. It could be stuffed with cargo and hoisted onto lorries, trains, ships or planes with equal ease. That […]