• China's tire industry undergoes high-end green transformation driven by dual-carbon goals and NEV demand. Policies eliminate outdated capacity while innovation focuses on smart manufacturing and sustainable supply chains.
  • Explore how 2025's NEV tire replacement surge drives innovation in quiet operation, energy efficiency, and safety, with data on market growth and key technologies.
  • Explore how Dongying, China's major tire production base, uses financial policies, R&D subsidies, and export support to drive industry consolidation, digital transformation, and global market breakthroughs.
  • In early 2026, China's tire industry faces severe profit compression as natural rubber and synthetic rubber prices surge. Overcapacity and high inventories prevent cost pass-through, creating losses.
  • Hankook Tire starts its exclusive tire supply for the 2026 FIA World Rally Championship, providing custom high-performance tires for all WRC classes from the Monte Carlo Rally.
  • China's semi-steel tire market faces prolonged oversupply in 2026 with intense competition. Weak exports, rising costs, and slow domestic demand growth challenge the industry, accelerating reshuffling.
  • EU auto sales rise 2.1% in Nov 2025, with EVs & hybrids exceeding 50% share. This drives specialized tire demand for load capacity, grip & low rolling resistance, shaped by green policies & Chinese brands.
  • Sumitomo Rubber applies chemically recycled carbon black to mass-produced tires via Mitsubishi Chemical collaboration, validated in SUPER GT racing, enabling closed-loop resource cycling.
  • Sailun Group launches production at its new tire plant in Demark, Indonesia, investing IDR 4 trillion to strengthen its Southeast Asia presence and global supply chain with localized R&D and manufacturing.
  • How Europe's tire industry builds a circular ecosystem: Pyrum-Unitank's pyrolysis network recycles tires into oil and carbon black, while new tech converts CO2 into rubber materials, cutting fossil reliance.
  • Explore how Goodyear's e-Ride EV-specific tires meet stricter Chinese standards with low rolling resistance (5.99 N/KN), 60.3 dB noise control, and reinforced load capacity for Tesla and other EVs.
  • Michelin Shenyang Tire becomes China's first passenger tire Lighthouse Factory, showcasing how digitalization solves customization challenges and drives industry upgrade.
  • Triangle Tyre invests $450M to build its first overseas tire plant in Cambodia, producing 7 million high-performance radial tires annually for global markets starting 2027.
  • Post-holiday China tire industry shows uneven recovery. Semi-steel tires thrive on strong exports, while all-steel tires face weak domestic demand and high inventory. Analysis of market divergence and outlook.
  • Michelin launches a 2026 racing tire with 50% sustainable materials, maintaining top performance. Using recycled carbon black, natural resins & steel, it marks a breakthrough for eco-friendly motorsport technology.
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