HANOVER, Germany—Continental and recycled carbon black producer Pyrolyx have signed a five-year agreement for Pyrolyx to supply rCB to Conti tire plants worldwide.

AVON LAKE, Ohio—Tracy Garrison, who plans to step down from his position as Hexpol Compounding Americas president in December, will become the Geon Performance Solutions CEO in January.

PROVIDENCE, R.I.—Mahr has introduced a new length measurement instrument designed to provide fast and precise external measurements on shop floor parts.

BANGKOK—Major natural rubber producers in Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia have expressed concern over the spread of Pestalotiopsis leaf disease in the countries.

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.

SHANGHAI—Wanhua Chemical says it still has aspirations for a U.S. methylene diphenyl disocyanate facility, despite putting its Louisiana project on ice earlier this year.

NOVI, Mich.—Staubli seeks to help automotive suppliers looking to automate their manufacturing process with reliable and productive robots.

FRANKFURT, Germany—The Hahn Group, a leading manufacturer of factory automation, has acquired Columbia, S.C.-based REI Automation.

TOKYO—Shin-Etsu's silicones business has posted a slight growth in sales and a healthy increase in operating income for the first half of its financial year, from April through the end of September.