Chris Sweeney

PENINSULA, Ohio—Eagle Elastomer has found success by employing automation in a variety of areas throughout its operation, which also includes an extrusion and sheet products business.

CLEVELAND—Kraton recently unveiled its Sylvatraxx 8000 tread enhancement additives grades, which are designed to optimize the balance between wet traction and rolling resistance in silica-filled passenger car tire treads.

CLEVELAND—OCSiAl has enjoyed success since its establishment about five years ago, and now it is expanding to accommodate future growth.

CLEVELAND—Huber Engineered Materials is expanding to increase its capacity for fire retardant additives.

CUYAHOGA FALLS, Ohio—Auto makers are on the verge of launching hundreds of electric platforms during the course of the decade, and, in turn, auto parts suppliers need to walk the line of focusing on its existing business and investing for the future.

Ever since I first wrote about rubber duck races, I've been getting emails and/or requests for more events. Well, after some digging, I have found the motherload of rubber duck races for 2020.

Volatility on the natural and synthetic rubber fronts continued into 2019, though for slightly different reasons.

Small, but mighty, rubber roller companies enjoyed a busy 2019 with investments in expansions and acquisitions.

New mobility technologies have forced suppliers and automotive original equipment manufacturers to push boundaries with material and parts development.

Even though plans for a couple of major tire manufacturing plants were put on hold, there were still multiple sites being built in the U.S. Those investments top our list of tire-related stories for 2019.

The hose industry enjoyed a particularly active 2019 with multiple companies either expanding their manufacturing networks or making acquisitions. Here's a look at some of the year's biggest stories.

There were a number of big stories for the rubber industry in 2019. But it seemed there were plenty of reminders why safety always should be emphasized in manufacturing.

CUYAHOGA FALLS, Ohio—At ITEC in Focus, Eugene Petersen, tire program manager for Consumer Reports, outlined many factors that his publication's subscriber base look for when choosing a new tire.

KIYOSU, Japan—Toyoda Gosei is moving on from a deal it made a little more than five years ago.

We put together the 10 biggest stories, and looked at major developments within our biggest industries—tire, automotive, medical, non-tire, small manufacturers, suppliers and general.