EXPANSIONS

Trelleborg opens European hub for material handling, construction tires

EVERGEM, Belgium—Trelleborg has inaugurated its new European logistics hub for material handling and construction tires, as well as its new Benelux commercial office in Evergem.

EXPANSIONS

Continental Tires to expand testing facility in China

HEFEI, China—Continental Tires plans to invest $5.6 million in the second phase of the research and testing center at its site in Hefei.

AUTOMOTIVE

Pirelli run-flat tires achieve OE fitment milestone

MILAN—Pirelli's run-flat tires have eclipsed an original equipment milestone, having been chosen as OE fitments a total of more than 500 times.

ASSOCIATIONS

Steve Nieto joins ARPM board

INDIANAPOLIS—The Association for Rubber Product Manufacturers appointed Steve Nieto, CEO of Tahoma Rubber and Plastics, as a member of its board of directors.

INTERNATIONAL

Michelin tapped as OE tire provider for Cirrus planes

DULUTH, Minn.—Private aircraft producer Cirrus Design has selected Michelin Aircraft Tire as the original equipment tire provider for its Cirrus propeller-driven and jet-powered airplanes.

ASSOCIATIONS

VDMA urges de-escalation as U.S. tariffs take effect on Chinese goods

FRANKFURT, Germany—VDMA, a German rubber and plastics machinery manufacturers trade association, has denounced a trade war between the U.S. and the European Union.

INTERNATIONAL

ZC Rubber plans 60th anniversary celebration

HANGZHOU, China—Zhongce Rubber will celebrate its 60th anniversary on July 17 at its headquarters in Hangzhou with more than 1,000 global partners.

MANUFACTURING

Goodyear blimp sets course for Akron

LOS ANGELES—Wingfoot Two, one of Goodyear's three new-generation blimps, has begun a 2,600-mile journey from Los Angeles to Goodyear's Wingfoot Lake Airship Base near Akron, marking the airship's second cross-country tour of the year.

ACQUISITIONS

Michelin to acquire Camso in $1.45 billion deal

CLERMONT-FERRAND, France—Michelin has struck a deal to buy Camso, the Magog, Quebec-based off-road tire and rubber track producer, and plans to combine the business with its own OTR tire activities into a new division to be based in Quebec.

ACQUISITIONS

Continental buys Czech tire machine tool maker

OTROKOVICE, Czech Republic—Continental has acquired VUK, its long-term supplier of components for tire-assembly machines, in a move designed to strengthen its expertise in tire manufacturing equipment.

ACQUISITIONS

Rogers to acquire Griswold

CHANDLER, Ariz.—Rogers, a manufacturer of engineered material solutions, will acquire Griswold, a manufacturer of custom-engineered cellular elastomer and high-performance polyurethane.