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Japanese chemicals company Denka Corp. expects significant sales decline of its chloroprene rubber for the fiscal year 2019, due in large...

The following conferences, expos and meetings have been postponed and/or rescheduled due to the coronavirus: As of March 17, 6 pm, the...

The last few days has seen a rapid escalation in the number of plant closures in Europe’s car industry. Companies announcing closures...

From Rubber News comes word that the ACS Rubber Division has canceled its Spring Technical Meeting due to concerns about the coronavirus....

Group Michelin has announced a new global sustainability policy that includes a pledge to reach zero CO2 emissions for all of its plants...

On June 1, New York-based private equity firm SK Capital Partners announced the acquisition of SI Group (Schenectady, NY), a leading...

Toyo Tire & Rubber Co., LTD. has announced that the company name will be changed to Toyo Tire Corporation as of January 1, 2019. The...

China’s winter pollution shutdown, which began in September and is scheduled through March, is set to continue, according to...

On May 6, Emerald Performance Materials (Cuyahoga Falls, OH) announced an agreement to sell its Specialties and Polymer Additives and...

From Tire Business comes word that Giti Tire Group will break ground on Feb. 12 on its new $560 million tire plant near Richburg, Chester...

As reported in Tire Business, the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) projects that new car and light truck sales in the...

Notch Consulting is pleased to announce the publication of a new market research report, World Markets for Rubber Tackifiers, which...

Rubber News reports that ExxonMobil has confirmed that it plans to close its butyl rubber unit at Notre Dame de Gravenchon, France by the...

Tire Business reports that Michelin North America Inc. is opening a plant in Piedmont, S.C., dedicated to the production of its Tweel...

The New York Times has details. As part of the agreement, Mr. Obama announced that the United States would emit 26 percent to 28 percent...

A series of powerful gas explosions hit the southern Taiwan city of Kaohsiung late Thursday, killing at least 24 people and injuring up...

The Tire Tech Expo takes place beginning today in Cologne, and as always this great conference is packed with papers as well as a huge...

Here’s wishing all of you a happy, healthy, and prosperous 2014! Thanks for reading!

Continental A.G. has announced plans to invest $54 million through 2018 in its tire plant in Korbach to expand capacity for larger...