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Changing landscape doesn't faze AirBoss
NEWMARKET, Ontario—Being slotted in the second spot on the North American compounding ladder doesn't faze AirBoss of America Corp. in the least.
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Consumer Reports names top tire in 2015
WASHINGTON—Consumer Reports lauded at least five tire manufacturers in its 2015 annual auto issue.
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Hexpol's Picard discusses firm's acquisitions, future
Through a series of acquisitions over the past five years, Hexpol A.B.'s Compounding business has changed dramatically. Rubber & Plastics News Executive Editor Bruce Meyer talks to a Hexpol executive about the changing dynamics of the company.
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Chicago equity firm purchases Flexan
CHICAGO—A private equity firm with a focus on the health care industry has purchased Flexan Corp., a high-precision silicone and rubber parts manufacturer.
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Goodyear to pay $16 million to settle SEC bribery charges
WASHINGTON—Goodyear has agreed to pay more than $16 million to settle charges from the Securities and Exchange Commission that its subsidiaries paid bribes to gain tire sales in Kenya and Angola.
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Photo gallery: A look at the MD&M West Show
Feb 26, 2015ANAHEIM, Calif.—The MD&M West Show was held Feb. 10-12 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim. The show, which celebrated its 30th anniversary this year, hosted various exhibitors for all areas of the medical technology industry.
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Kraton revenue falls as specialty polymer demand drops
Feb 26, 2015HOUSTON—Kraton Performance Polymers has reported a 4.8 percent decline in revenue in its 2014 financial year results that ended Dec. 31.
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Ukraine conflict affecting Fenner business in England
Feb 26, 2015LONDON—Fenner Dunlop P.L.C. is making every effort to “reinvent” its conveyor belt-manufacturing business in Hull, northeast England, according to the company's chief executive, Nicolas Hobson.
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Federal-Mogul delays plan for company split
Feb 26, 2015DETROIT—Federal-Mogul Corp., the powertrain and aftermarket parts supplier, said this week it will delay a prior plan to split into two separate public companies during the first half of this year.
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Michigan agency awards scrap tire cleanup grants
Feb 26, 2015LANSING, Mich.—The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality has awarded 48 grants to fund community scrap tire drop-offs and other scrap tire cleanups.
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Freudenberg-NOK, ARPM launch new committee
Feb 26, 2015PLYMOUTH, Mich.—Freudenberg-NOK Sealing Technologies GmbH. & Co. and the Association for Rubber Products Manufacturers have launched their new committee on seals and gaskets.
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Roofing group selects first female chair
Feb 26, 2015BETHESDA, Md.—The EPDM Roofing Association has named an industry veteran as its first female chairman.
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Chinese JV to break ground on carbon black facility
Feb 26, 2015SHANDONG, China—Columbian Chemicals (Jining), a joint venture with China's Jining Carbon Group, is set to break ground on a carbon black facility in late February.
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Casalbore leaves BKT; successor named
Feb 26, 2015FAIRLAWN, Ohio—Carl Casalbore, president of BKT Tires USA Inc. since May 2013, has left the company “to pursue other career goals.”
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Yokohama earns platinum distinction for third straight year
Feb 25, 2015SANTA ANA, Calif.—Yokohama Tire Corp.'s off-the-road tire factory in Onomichi, Japan, has earned an award for the third straight year.
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Toyo, Sentury reach agreement
Feb 23, 2015CYPRESS, Calif.—Sentury Tires America has agreed never again to produce the Landsail Trailblazer CLV6 tire that Toyo Tire Holdings of Americas Inc. claimed was in violation of Toyo's design patents, or any tire similar to that design, according to a Toyo news release. Also, Sentury has...
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New digest: Pirelli finalizes plant sale; dealer fined
Feb 23, 2015Pirelli finalizes plant sale Pirelli & C S.p.A. and N.V. Bekaert finalized the sale of the firm's steel cord activities in Izmit, Turkey, to Bekaert, according to the Italian tire maker.Closure of the deal in Turkey follows the transfer from Pirelli to Bekaert of steel cord plants in...
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Listing of North America custom mixers
Feb 23, 2015The following is a list of custom mixing firms supplying the North American market.
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A look at new products
Feb 23, 2015Here's a look a new products launched recently.
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