WASHINGTON—The federal Paycheck Protection Program lifeline for small businesses might be getting a bit longer.

The world's biggest auto parts suppliers have their hands full this year. But for many of them, the challenges were already piling up in 2019.

BOSTON—Cabot has reached a significant milestone in its efforts to comply with a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency initiative to control air emissions at carbon black manufacturing facilities.

LaPLACE, La.—A federal judge has dismissed a class-action lawsuit against Denka Performance Elastomer, which recently achieved a chloroprene emissions reduction goal at its LaPlace facility.

BELGRADE, Serbia—An environmental protection group is challenging the way local authorities granted permits to China's Shandong Linglong Tire Co. Ltd. for the construction of its car/light truck tire plant in Zrenjanin, Serbia.

WASHINGTON—Groups advocating for vehicle and consumer safety applauded the inclusion of auto safety provisions in a more than $1.5 trillion infrastructure bill introduced last week by House Democrats.

EAU CLAIRE, Wisc.—American Phoenix, a custom rubber mixer, will furlough 46 employees, a consequence, in part, of the coronavirus pandemic. They are expected to be called back within six months.

WASHINGTON—Although the Commerce Department has stamped its approval on investigations into the alleged dumping of passenger and light truck tires from three Asian nations and Taiwan, resolving the issue could take until March 2021 until a final determination is reached.

WASHINGTON—Eleven U.S. senators from seven states with tire factories have voiced their support for an investigation into "unfairly traded" tire imports from South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam.