Foam shortage a major concern for auto makers, seating suppliers

Kraiburg TPE GmbH & Co. K.G. recently released the TPE for extremely soft applications.

When it comes to custom mixing, size is important. Value is paramount.

Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. is teaming up with EASE Logistics and the city of Dublin, near Columbus, on a pilot program that will experiment in the areas of tire intelligence and cloud-based logistics.

Goodyear is raising prices on all consumer passenger tires in North America.

Sometimes one's first marriage proposal doesn't always work out. Such was the case with Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.'s previous suitor, Apollo Tyres Ltd., which proposed a $2.5 billion merger of the two companies in June 2013, until Cooper terminated the agreement six months later.

Smithers recently received SAE J3300 certification for its winter test center in Brimley, Mich.

Trelleborg has finalized the divestment of its offshore operation in Skelmersdale, England, part of its strategy to focus on "selected market segments."

There's more than one way to construct a company legacy. After building a strong one for more than a century, Stockwell Elastomerics has taken a step toward a new identity at the Philadelphia-based maker of silicone goods.

Myers Industries Inc. is raising prices for its products by 8 percent as of March 1, citing "rapidly rising raw material costs, primarily resin."

The unit of Trac Intermodal now will only produced retreaded tires for the company's own needs within its pool of about 180,000 chassis.