EXPANSIONS

Yokohama to combine R&D efforts into new center

CORNELIUS, N.C.—Yokohama has opened a new research and development facility in Cornelius, designed to bring together its research and development efforts into one location.

INTERNATIONAL

Industry 4.0 specialist TIG opening U.S. office

FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany—An Austrian company that specializes in manufacturing execution systems for injection molders plans to open an office in the U.S.

FINANCIALS

Engel holds steady despite global economic uncertainties

FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany—Despite a slowdown in North America amid trade uncertainty, Engel Holding expects global sales to reach around $1.85 billion for fiscal year 2018-19, marking a 6 percent increase in earnings over last year.

ACQUISITIONS

SK Capital Partners to combine SI Group, Addivant

NEW YORK—SK Capital Partners has completed its acquisition of global additives and intermediates manufacturer SI Group and plans to combine its operations with Addivant.

AUTOMOTIVE

Cooper Standard named finalist for PACE Award

NOVI, Mich.—Cooper Standard Automotive has been named a finalist for the 2019 Automotive News PACE Awards for its proprietary artificial intelligence-based polymer compound development software.

GOVERNMENT/LEGAL

Tire RFID standard expected by end of 2019

CLERMONT-FERRAND, France—After some recent delays, a universal ISO standard for RFID tire tags is now expected to be available by the end of 2019, according to Michelin's Pierre Loiret, who leads on industrial standards and government regulation.

AUTOMOTIVE

Larry Kudlow: Economic boom here to stay as U.S. faces new trade talks

DETROIT—The Trump administration aims to keep up the U.S. economy's trajectory as it faces new trade talks with the European Union, Japan and China in the coming months.

AUTOMOTIVE

Teknor Apex adds high-temperature nylon compounds

FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany—Materials firm Teknor Apex is introducing new high-temperature grades of its Creamid-brand nylon compounds at Fakuma 2018.

INTERNATIONAL

Bridgestone partners with International Paralympic Committee

TOKYO—Bridgestone has become the International Paralympic Committee's seventh Worldwide Paralympic Partner.

AUTOMOTIVE

Electrification shaking up rubber auto parts sector

Electrification is shaking up the automotive parts supply-chain: forcing rubber product companies to add new capabilities to their established areas of expertise in materials science and technology.

TIRE

Photos: Goodyear tires drive NASCAR tradition

AKRON—The first thing you sense while you tour the Goodyear Innovation Center Manufacturing facility in Akron is the enormous amount of pride, workmanship and know-how that goes into each of the 4,000-plus racing tires.