INTERNATIONAL

Ceat uses new warranty to emphasize ag tire quality

CHARLOTTE, N.C.—Ceat is offering a "best in class" seven-year warranty on all of its ag radial tires sold in North America.

INTERNATIONAL

U.K. leaders to seek ban of cladding on high rise buildings

LONDON—Government officials in the United Kingdom are planning for a future ban on flammable cladding on high-rise buildings as the public inquiry continues into the Grenfell Tower fire, which killed at least 73 people in June 2017.

NON TIRE

Mearthane acquires Rhode Island Water Jet

CRANSTON, R.I.—Mearthane Products, a developer and manufacturer of customized polyurethane products, finished its acquisition of Rhode Island Water Jet.

INTERNATIONAL

Bridgestone Americas awards inventors

NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Bridgestone Americas recognized 154 employees at its 39th Annual Bridgestone Americas Inventors Awards Dinner, held May 3 at the Firestone Country Club in Akron.

AUTOMOTIVE

Column: Vehicle subscription idea has traction

It has been talked about for years, but it looks like now may be the time for vehicle subscription services.

TIRE

Bridgestone donating land in Tennessee to Nature Conservancy

NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Bridgestone Americas is donating 5,763 acres it owns on the Cumberland Plateau in central Tennessee to The Nature Conservancy.

SUPPLIERS

Goldsmith & Eggleton celebrates 50 years in business

WADSWORTH, Ohio—Goldsmith & Eggleton has existed in many spaces, but it started off with just an idea. What started as a small family business has continued to grow and expand into new markets, and in 2018 will celebrate its 50th anniversary.

SUPPLIERS

New Products: Denka develops new high-performance elastomer

TOKYO—Denka has developed its third high-performance elastomer, dubbed Evolmer, which can be used as an alternative to hydrogenated nitrile rubber.

INTERNATIONAL

Emerald to increase prices June 1

VANCOUVER, Wash.—Several factors, including raw materials and shipping costs as well as supply-and-demand balances, have led Emerald Kalama Chemical to increase prices for various products.

TIRE

USTMA, others urge passage of Ohio used tire bill

COLUMBUS, Ohio—Anne Forristall Luke, president and CEO of the U.S. Tire Manufacturers Association, joined other officials in Columbus May 22 to urge passage of an Ohio state bill that would ban unsafe used tires from Ohio roads.

INTERNATIONAL

Cabot expanding global carbon black capacity

BOSTON—Cabot is planning a series of projects that it says will increase its global carbon black capacity by more than 300,000 metric tons per year.