The Notch Blog

Mar 30, 20201 min read

Coronavirus/COVID-19

Nexen and Kenda maintain production amid COVID-19 outbreak

Nexen Tire Corp. remains in operation worldwide, despite decreasing demand. Its California corporate office is working remotely. Kenda...

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Mar 30, 20201 min read

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Conti, Goodyear continue to offer commercial tire services through crisis

This article from Tire Business suggests that commercial/truck tires and retreading will be a relative bright spot for the tire industry...

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Mar 24, 20201 min read

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Overview of tire industry closures

Rubber & Plastics News has published a good overview of the many plant closure announcements in the tire industry over the last few...

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Mar 24, 20201 min read

WRS 2020 Conference Postponed

The World Rubber Summit scheduled for May 4-6, 2020 in Abidjan, Ivory Coast has been postponed until September, 2020. Link to PDF

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Mar 20, 20201 min read

Pirelli suspending production in Georgia and Romania

Pirelli Tire North America plans to suspend operations at its factory in Rome, Georgia due to concerns about the coronavirus. Pirelli...

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Mar 19, 20201 min read

Goodyear suspends production at European, North and South American plants

In an effort to halt the spread of COVID-19, as well as response to related market decline, Goodyear is suspending production at its...

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Mar 18, 20201 min read

COVID-19 impacts global NR consumption

According to the Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries, a sharp decline in demand in the first two months of the year has...

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Mar 18, 20201 min read

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Denka revises fiscal year outlook after rubber sales drop

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

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Mar 18, 20203 min read

Conferences, expos and meetings rescheduled due to Coronavirus outbreak

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

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Mar 17, 20201 min read

Michelin idling tire plants in Italy, Spain, and France

Michelin is idling tire factories in Italy, Spain, and France beginning today for at least one week to deal with coronavirus.

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Mar 17, 20201 min read

Coronavirus hits European car industry

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

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Mar 17, 20201 min read

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Tracker for status of tire-related events

Tire Business has created an ongoing tracker detailing the status of tire-related events. The list covers conferences, technical...

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Mar 15, 20201 min read

ACS Rubber Division cancels spring meeting due to coronavirus

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

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Feb 23, 20201 min read

Notch speaking at Tire Tech Expo this week in Hannover

Tire Tech Expo will be held this week (Feb. 25, 26, 27) at the Hannover Messe. This is one of the best and most comprehensive conferences...

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Jun 27, 20191 min read

IRSG invites papers for research award

IRSGforResearch, an initiative by International Rubber Study Group (IRSG) sponsored by R1 International, has called for papers for the...

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Jan 2, 20191 min read

Marangoni Tread North America expanding Tennessee plant

Marangoni Tread North America is expanding tread rubber capacity at its plant in Madison, Tennessee to meet growing demand for its...

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Dec 13, 20181 min read

Continental Opens Research Laboratory for Dandelion Rubber

Continental A.G. has inaugurated its laboratory in Anklam, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, for research into the production of...

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Nov 26, 20181 min read

Sumitomo adopts sustainable natural rubber policy

Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd. recently announced its participation in the launch of the Global Platform for Sustainable Natural Rubber...

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Oct 19, 20181 min read