LAKE BARRINGTON, Ill.—Plastics and balloon maker CTI Industries has issued a notice of closure for its Lake Barrington plant, according to the latest list of closure notices for Illinois under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act.

LAS VEGAS—More than 5,000 recycling professionals from around the world are expected to attend ISRI2020, the annual convention of the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, April 27-30 at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas.

DETROIT—Chem-Trend, manufacturer of high-performance release agents, and seal and gasket manufacturer Freudenberg-NOK Sealing Technologies were among the winners in the Detroit Free Press' 2019 list of top workplaces.

MASSILLON, Ohio—Todd Hawkins thinks his company, Tesla Nanocoatings in Massillon, is about to strike it big in the oil and gas industry.

HANOVER, Germany—Continental has supplied air springs to Dutch company Hardt for its first European hyperloop system, which will start trial runs soon.

TRELLEBORG, Sweden—Trelleborg has reported a 6.4 percent year-on-year decline in earnings for the third quarter of 2019, despite higher sales.

KIYOSU, Japan—Toyoda Gosei and EBM Corp, a developer of training simulators, have launched a surgical training simulator based on Toyoda Gosei's E-Rubber.

RAVENNA, Ohio—Ace Products & Consulting has agreed to purchase a CubeOne robot to strengthen its laboratory capabilities.

DETROIT—While several auto suppliers took a direct financial hit from the UAW strike at General Motors, BorgWarner posted slightly higher third-quarter revenue, driven by new programs and a strong product mix in Europe and China.