The Notch Blog

Notch is participating in a webinar scheduled for Wednesday, March 10. The webinar will consist of three presentations covering the...

The Carbon Black World 2020 conference, which was originally scheduled to be held November 10-12, 2020 in Charlotte, North Carolina, has...

Tire Technology Expo, originally scheduled to be held at the Deutsche Messe, Hannover in March 2021, has been rescheduled to June 8-10,...

Due to ongoing concerns about COVID-19, this year’s Recovered Carbon Black Congress will be an entirely virtual event. The conference...

Continental A.G.’s tire group expects a slight recovery in the tire market for the remainder of 2020, despite suffering a 23 percent drop...

Rubber & Plastic News reports that the outlook for auto sales for the remainder of 2020 is better than it was a few months ago, though...

On July 14, the European Tyre and Rubber Manufacturers’ Association (ETRMA) released data for its members replacement tire sales for the...

On July 16, the European Automobile Manufacturers Association released data on registrations of new passenger cars in the EU for June and...

The next International Tire Exhibition and Conference, which is scheduled for September 8-18, 2020, will transition to a virtual event...

In a 424B filing to the Securities and Exchange Commission dated May 13, 2020, Goodyear Tire & Rubber provided an overview of its actions...

On Monday, Cabot Corporation reported results for its Q2 FY2020. Net sales declined to $710 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2020...

On May 18, Ford Motor Co. will resume most North American vehicle production following the lifting of restrictions by Michigan Gov....

On May 3, Toyo Tire Holdings of Americas Inc. will reopen its White, Georgia tire plant, ramping up gradually on a revised shift...

Bridgestone Americas Inc.’s agricultural tire plant in Des Moines confirms 8 employees have tested positive for COVID-19.  The company is...

Apollo Tyres Ltd. has resumed partial production at its factory in Perambra, India after government directives exempted its operations...

On April 27, Yokohama Corp. of North America will restart production at its commercial tire plant in West Point, Mississippi, after...

On May 4, Nokian Tyres Inc. plans to restart production at its Dayton plant after a month-long closure due to the COVID-19 outbreak.  The...

IHS Markit, which tracks automotive sales and production trends, sharply lowered its 2020 forecast for global light vehicle sales in...

The U.S. Tire Manufacturers Association (USTMA) has revised its February 2020 U.S. tire shipment projections in response to the economic...

On April 16, ETRMA (European Tyre and Rubber Manufacturers’ Association) released its figures for tire sales for the first quarter of...