FREDERICTON, New Brunswick—C-Therm Technologies, a Canadian producer of thermal conductivity analysis instruments for a wide range of applications, recently announced a partnership with Lyon, France-based Metravib.

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich.—TriMas has acquired Simi Valley, Calif.-based RSA Engineered Products, increasing TriMas' already prominent aerospace portfolio and adding a West Coast presence for the Michigan-headquartered company.

INDIANAPOLIS—"Steady with a chance of slowing." That's the forecast for 2020 for rubber product manufacturers, as determined by the State of the Rubber Industry Study, an annual report compiled by the Association of Rubber Products Manufacturers.

CRANSTON, R.I.—It's all about one-stop shopping for Mearthane, as the expanding developer and manufacturer of polyurethane and metal components recently purchased Polyurethane Molding Industries.

NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Agility, innovation and evolution were necessary virtues for tire makers when Soo II Lee joined Hankook Tire in 1987, and so they continue to be as Lee returns to a familiar post as president of Hankook Tire America.

EXTON, Pa.—West Pharmaceutical has developed a new elastomer formula for two of its stoppers that the company said increases reliability and safety in the packaging, containment and transport phases.

CAMBRIDGE, Ohio—For LMI Custom Mixing, the process is all about control. And the $17 million in renovations at its Cambridge plant only has increased that commitment to quality control.

CHOBIENICE, Poland—The European market is projected to lead the charge in the air spring industry through at least 2025. Firestone Industrial hopes to be part of that charge.

MANHEIM, Pa.—In a move that Fenner Precision Polymers said will expand its reach in the coated textile market and aerospace industry, the company has acquired Los Angeles-based Fabri Cote.

PLANO, Texas—Adaptive3D Technologies has released a new photopolymer resin for 3D printing, a material the company said is in line with its vision to produce high-quality, high-volume elastomers.

MILAN—Two hose and hydraulic fitting companies with similar business philosophies have combined to form the fourth-largest firm in the industry.

BOSTON—Applications for the rapidly growing 3D printing industry now include the ability to make hearing aids and jewelry, manufacture parts for NASA and replicate a human kidney. And as the industry advances in technology and application, so do the capabilities for silicone molders like Albright Silicone.

GADSDEN, Ala.—The work force at Goodyear's manufacturing facility in Gadsden has taken another hit, as the tire maker recently laid off 105 employees at the 90-year-old plant.

WARWICK, N.Y.—"Service is king" is a mantra by which Mechanical Rubber wants to operate. With that focus in mind, the East Coast manufacturer is heading west, looking to establish a manufacturing facility in central California.

GADSDEN, Ala.—While nearly 400 union workers at Goodyear's Gadsden plant have decided to "stick it out" and forgo acceptance of a buyout package from the tire maker, another 740 employees have accepted the offer as Goodyear looks to scale back production at the plant.