TIRE

Consumer Reports ranks all-season Michelin, General, Cooper and Goodyear tires among the best

YONKERS, N.Y.—Michelin, General, Cooper and Goodyear brand tires secured the top ratings in Consumer Reports' tests of all-weather tires, according to the magazine.

INTERNATIONAL

ETRMA cautions against major changes to European Union tire labels

BRUSSELS—Five years of mandatory tire labeling have done little to increase demand for safer and more fuel-efficient tires, according to the European Tyre & Rubber Manufacturers' Association.

INTERNATIONAL

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.

INTERNATIONAL

Arburg forging own path down road to digital transformation

FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany—At Arburg's 13,350-sq.-ft. split-level booth at the Fakuma trade fair, visitors can experience a bolder commitment to increasingly digital efforts in manufacturing.

INTERNATIONAL

Continental starts production of EcoContact 6 summer tire

HANOVER, Germany—Continental has started volume production of its EcoContact 6, a new "high-tech" summer tires for the replacement market.

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.

INTERNATIONAL

Nordson buys Irish medical device company

WESTLAKE, Ohio—Nordson has acquired Irish design and development company Clada Medical Devices for an undisclosed amount.

SUPPLIERS

New Products: Trinseo unveils new overmolding TPE grades

BERWYN, Pa.—Trinseo introduced four new series of thermoplastic elastomers recently at Detroit's SPE Automotive TPO Conference.

EXECUTIVE ACTION

Eriks appoints new president and CEO

PITTSBURGH—Eriks North America has named Shawn Courtney as its new president and CEO, effective Nov. 1.

TIRE

Bridgestone Tower certified LEED Gold

NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Bridgestone Americas, a subsidy of Bridgestone, was awarded LEED Gold certification for Bridgestone Tower, its headquarters office in Nashville.

SUPPLIERS

Emerald Kalama names Palmer Holland as distributor

VANCOUVER, Wash.—Emerald Kalama Chemical appointed Palmer Holland as a preferred Northeast U.S. distributor for its K-Flex plasticizers, coalescents and modifiers.