The Rubber News offices will be closed Monday, May 29, in honor of Memorial Day so our staff members can spend the holiday with family and friends.
We will resume regular hours on Tuesday, May 30.
Until then, here's a look at some of our top stories that you may have missed:
Consumers are demanding more from the tire industry and are putting pressure on tire makers to provide more sustainable products—in material composition, performance and longevity.
Michelin North America Inc. understands that to meet this demand, the tire industry must tackle climate change, achieve sustainability and push for circularity. But this isn't something one person or company can do alone.
If OSHA comes calling, companies need to be prepared with a plan.
That was the message from Nelva Smith, an attorney with Washington-based Steptoe and Johnson L.L.P., the main sponsor for this year's Environmental, Health and Safety Summit conducted by the Association for Rubber Products Manufacturers and the Manufacturers Association for Plastics Processors.
VMI Group, the world's leading producer of tire production machinery, has just completed one expansion and already has plans drawn up for another.
The Epe, Netherlands-based firm recently started manufacturing at the three added production halls at its factory in Leszno, Poland, and will look to add another four production halls sometime in 2024.
Bridgestone America Inc.'s Turanza EV is proof that the tire maker intends to keep its promises built around sustainability, performance and innovation.
The Turanza is not your everyday product launch, as the tire maker's first-ever replacement tire that is designed especially for electric vehicles in the North American market.
Hankook Tire & Technology Co. Ltd. is one major step closer to being more sustainable, thanks to a major push from one of Kumho Petrochemicals Co. Ltd.'s latest developments. And a memorandum of understanding that gives Hankook dibs on the first batches of the supplier's eco-SSBR.
A challenging second quarter won't thwart Cabot Corp.'s long-term growth strategy.
Especially as the company looks to make gains in the months ahead as the electric vehicle market steadies and finds its footing. Despite economic uncertainties and the challenges facing the automotive markets, Cabot is confident in its performance and remains optimistic about the year ahead.
North America matters to Michelin. And the tire maker is proving this again with a $100 million investment aimed at expanding agricultural product manufacturing and growing its work force in Junction City, Kan.
As the automotive industry makes its great big transition from internal combustion engines to electric vehicles—and eventually autonomous vehicles—consumer expectations change.
And those expectations are built around emerging, cutting-edge technologies that transcend the automotive space. So what does this mean for the automotive industry? It's got to get smarter.
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