Bolder buys former Pyrolyx plant in western Indiana

Game, set, match. Bridgestone announced that it will sell all stock of its tennis goods business, Bridgestone Tecnifibre Co., to Japanese sports equipment manufacturer Yonex.

The BlackCycle Project claims a world first with the production of sustainable carbon blacks using pyrolysis oil.

For the second consecutive year, Global Rubber Industries (Pvt.) Ltd. has been named Best Exporter of Rubber Products at the Sri Lankan Presidential Export Awards.

Michael Roland worked for the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory for 36 years and was a Charles Goodyear Medalist.

Cabot Corp. has pledged to become carbon neutral by 2050. And the carbon black maker already has taken several steps toward achieving this lofty goal.

Pirelli signed a new agreement to extend the "joint labs" research program, launched a decade ago, to expand virtual reality capabilities in tire development.

South Korean tire maker Hankook Tire & Technology has committed to "take the lead" in natural rubber sustainability by joining a blockchain traceability project.

Cabot Corp. has entered an agreement to sell its purification solutions business. The chemicals company says it's focusing on innovation—which includes battery materials.

Elkem S.A.S. says it's targeting "key, high-value" markets for its specialty silicones business. And it's doing just that with its latest acquisition of a French silicone manufacturing plant.

General Motors Co. isn't reinventing the wheel. But the auto maker is working to rebuild its supply chain, giving multiple outside experts a seat at the table of battery electrification.