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Polish customs officials have intercepted a shipment of five metric tons of Boeing aircraft tires that were falsely declared as car and bus tires. The tires, originating from a company in Spain and destined for Azerbaijan, were scheduled to transit through Belarus and Russia—both under strict European Union sanctions.

The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., announced its business and financial results for the first quarter of fiscal 2025 (January to March 2025). Sales revenue increased 9.0％ over the same period of the previous year, to ¥275.1 billion, a record high for the first quarter. Profits, however, were lower than a year earlier. Business profit was ¥24.1 billion, a 3.2% year-on-year decline; operating profit was ¥19.3 billion, down 27.7%; and profit attributable to owners of parent totaled ¥8.5 billion, down 56.9%.

Liberty Tire Recycling has released its 2024 Sustainability Report, highlighting another year of progress toward its vision of a more sustainable, circular economy. In 2024, Liberty collected more than 215 million end-of-life tires and reclaimed over 4.7 billion pounds of rubber—creating innovative, high-value recycled products that support infrastructure, manufacturing, and energy recovery.

WACKER has commenced production of hybrid polymers at its Nünchritz site. The new production facility is currently undergoing ramp-up. Hybrid polymers serve as binders for high-quality adhesives and sealants and are extremely popular because they are easy to use. Such binders are increasingly being employed by manufacturers of construction and assembly adhesives, parquet-flooring adhesives or liquid waterproofing membranes for roofs and balconies.

On June 1, 2025, Michelin will launch the MICHELIN X® Works Z2 & D2 range for the 315/80R22.5 size. This launch was followed by the 13R22.5 X® Works Z2 & D2 and the 385/65 X® Works HL Z2 sizes in September 2025.

Designed for short on- and off-road journeys in regional and urban areas, the MICHELIN X® Works Z2 & D2 range is available for both steer and drive axles. It is marketed throughout Europe.

Hankook Tire & Technology (Hankook Tire) announced its consolidated financial results for the first quarter of 2025, reporting sales of KRW 4.9636 trillion ($3.52 billion USD) and operating profit of KRW 354.6 billion ($251.77 million USD).

BASF Coatings is consistently pursuing its strategic roadmap for sustainable development and is further expanding its business with biomass-balanced products. Following successful launches in Europe and Asia, the first products for the automotive refinish coatings market will now also be introduced in North America this year. These products further contribute to the reduction of CO2 emissions and circular economy. BASF Coatings thus continues to position itself at the forefront of sustainable transformation in the coatings industry.