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INDIANAPOLIS—The Association for Rubber Products Manufacturers has released its annual State of the Rubber Industry Report, a comprehensive study for industry executives that analyzes major market indicators.
Arburg has canceled its International Technology Days due to the spreading coronavirus.
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BEREA, Ohio—With the growth of today's multigenerational work force, business leaders need to broaden their perspective and adjust their expectations.
Rubber & Plastics News, in collaboration with our sister publication Plastics News, will continue to update this story as information about the coronavirus and its impact on the rubber and plastics industry becomes available.
WADSWORTH, Ohio—Goldsmith & Eggleton will look to upgrade its polymer laboratory facilities with new equipment, information systems and streamlined operations.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.—The Michigan Rubber Group will meet March 4 in Grand Rapids. The program includes networking opportunities and a presentation from Ferris State Rubber Group President Benjamin Nied, a junior at the university.
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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.
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WASHINGTON—Rubber product and chemical producers in China are facing the same sweeping impacts as other industries in the continuing threat of the coronavirus.
WEST CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa.—ASTM International's rubber committee (D11) has established a new subcommittee focused on rubber sustainability.
MARIETTA, Ga.—A joint development program between Birla Carbon and GranBio Technologies expects to improve the sustainability of tire and rubber products through what the companies are calling a breakthrough technology.