• Out with old, in with new: Goodyear to unveil blimp

    By: Jennifer Karpus  •   Mar 10, 2014

    AKRON—The venerable "Spirit of Goodyear," which has provided aerial coverage of sporting events for 14 years, has gone to live the life of retirement in the South. Goodyear is set to introduce a new, state-of-the-art blimp to its famous lineup of airships.

  • ExxonMobil to expand Singapore plant

    By: Rubber & Plastics News Report  •   Mar 06, 2014

    SINGAPORE—ExxonMobil Corp. will build facilities to manufacture halobutyl rubber and hydrogenated hydrocarbon resin at its expanded petrochemical complex in Singapore.

  • Keith Crain to be inducted into Automotive Hall of Fame

    By: Rubber & Plastics News Report  •   Mar 05, 2014

    DEARBORN, Mich.—Keith Crain, chairman of Crain Communications Inc., is among a group of four to be selected for induction into the Automotive Hall of Fame in Dearborn.

  • Editorial: ContiTech wins in Veyance acquisition

    By: Rubber & Plastics News Report  •   Mar 05, 2014

    Whenever a major acquisition is made in business, it is customary to make a big deal out of what a “perfect fit” the two companies are. But with ContiTech A.G.'s proposed purchase of Veyance Technologies Inc.—the former Goodyear Engineered Products business—that actually may be the case.

  • It's back: SBR plant in La. to re-open as EW Copolymer

    By: Edward Noga  •   Mar 03, 2014

    BATON ROUGE, LA.—The emulsion SBR plant in Baton Rouge that Lion Copolymer L.L.C. closed last December is restarting as East West Copolymer & Rubber L.L.C. Greg Nelson, CEO of Lion Copolymer for six years starting in 2008, Horizons Up Consulting and Alto Cheung of China, along with seven other former managers at the Baton Rouge plant have signed a tentative agreement to purchase the facility from Lion Copolymer. The new owners are wasting no time in reviving the facility before the...

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  • Yokohama to release new winter tire

    Mar 10, 2014

    TOKYO—The Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. said it will begin selling a new winter passenger car tire across Europe ahead of the 2014 autumn/winter season. The W*drive V905 is a successor to the W*drive V902A/B and will be available in sizes from 15- to 18-inch.

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  • EPA stops importation of high-polluting vehicles, fines importers

    Mar 10, 2014

    WASHINGTON—The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has fined two Chinese motorcycle manufacturers and their U.S. distributor $725,000 for illegally importing more than 12,000 motorcycles and recreational vehicles into the U.S. that lack EPA certification showing they meet federal pollution standards.

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  • Tweets you may have missed

    Mar 07, 2014

    In case you missed them, these are some of the most popular and newsworthy Tweets from the past week in the rubber manufacturing industry, compiled by Rubber & Plastics News. If you have a Tweet you would like mentioned in next week's "Tweets you may have missed" series, email online manager, Alaina Scott at ascott@crain.com.

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In Print

  • New products

    Mar 10, 2014

    Dymax Corp. has introduced two UV/visible light-curable, form-in-place and cure-in-place gasketing resins. Dymax said these resins are formulated with high-visibility black (GA-140-B) and green (GA-140-G) color enabling easy confirmation of correct placement of the gasket. These products...

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  • Hankook eyes increased sales with U.S. tire plant on horizon

    Mar 10, 2014

    MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica—Hankook Tire Co. Ltd. expects to break ground this year on its U.S. passenger and light truck tire plant in Clarksville, Tenn., according to Byeong Jin Lee, president of Hankook Tire America Corp. Speaking to tire dealers gathered for Hankook's Partners Day in Jamaica,...

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  • Cuts in Canada Nova Scotia tire factory to have most output cut

    Mar 10, 2014

    GRANTON, Nova Scotia—Michelin North America (Canada) Inc. plans to phase out nearly all tire production at its Pictou County, Nova Scotia, car and light truck tire plant over the next 18 months, resulting in about 500 job losses. The tire maker said the move is in response to a continuing...

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  • Five tire firms draw most mentions in CR report

    Mar 10, 2014

    WASHINGTON—Michelin, Goodyear, Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd., Continental A.G. and Pirelli & C. S.p.A. scored the most mentions from Consumer Reports for the best tire choices in 2014, according to CR's annual automotive issue. Meanwhile, the electric Tesla Model S, with a base price of $89,650,...

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