The Rubber News office will be closed Nov. 28-29 to recognize Thanksgiving so our staff members can enjoy the holiday with friends and family.
We will resume regular hours Dec. 2, but until then, here's a look at some of our top stories over the past week that you may have missed.
Erick Sharp, president and CEO of Ace Laboratories, is Rubber News' 2024 Executive of the Year!
Sharp shared his story with Reporter Andrew Schunk on how he built his cutting-edge materials testing firm in Ravenna, Ohio, into the company it is today.
Along with our coverage on Executive of the Year, we conducted Q&As with top leaders throughout the rubber industry. These leaders hail from multiple sectors of the rubber industry, including tire and non-tire manufacturers, distributors, lab and testing, and associations.
On Jan. 20, 2025, Donald Trump will return to the White House for a second term. With him comes not only a new cabinet, but a slew of international and industrial policy changes. What's in store for the rubber industry under a second Trump administration? Industry experts weigh in.
As the University of Akron begins a retrenchment process that proposes the elimination of 35 full-time faculty positions, the College of Engineering and Polymer Science could see some of the most drastic changes.
The University maintains that, regardless of the retrenchment plan, it will meet its responsibilities to the Polymer Industry Cluster, EDA Tech Hubs awards and Ohio Department of Development Innovation Hub.
A new women-owned joint venture is on a mission to establish one of the largest PPE manufacturing operations in the U.S.
Alpharetta, Ga.-based Shield Manufacturing and Columbia-based Nephron Nitrile—both founded and led by women—are partnering up to "(usher) in a transformative era for American-made medical products."
Even as Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. moves to close its only U.S. tire factory, resulting in the loss of over 1,500 jobs, company executives remain sold on the need for a manufacturing presence in North America.
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