• 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...

  • Plant upgrades help to fuel Polymerics makeover

    By: Don Detore  •   Mar 03, 2014

    CUYAHOGA FALLS, Ohio—Change is just more than idle talk these days at Polymerics Inc. Visitors not only can see proof of it inside the building of the custom rubber mixer, from the new, energy-efficient lighting to renovated offices, to the firm's new F80 mixer, as it works on its color line and increases cooling capabilities on its black line.

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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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  • Column: Memories of sunken Eagle Tire stay afloat

    Mar 07, 2014

    I visited the last remains of Eagle Tire Co. recently, and they looked awfully good to me. The Eagle Tire Co. is not a tire dealer operating in the Florida Keys. That would be a bit difficult, since the “operation” is located six miles off Islamorada, Fla., in the Atlantic Ocean, lying 115 feet on the bottom.

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  • Goodyear previews tire innovations

    Mar 07, 2014

    GENEVA, Switzerland—Goodyear is offering visitors to the 2014 Geneva Auto Salon sneak peeks at two innovations it has in the works, an intelligent tire concept using embedded microchips and a twin air-chambered SUV tire.

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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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