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.

AKRON—Heritage was a common theme on Nov. 11 when Bridgestone opened its doors for a tour of progress being made at the firm's new Advanced Tire Production Center, under construction on a site a few blocks west of the company's Americas Technical Center in south Akron.

LAS VEGAS—Kenda recently unveiled its successor to the Klever A/T light truck tire, which is designed to give consumers more highway driving benefits while maintaining the integrity of an all-terrain tire.

SEOUL, South Korea—Hankook has developed a Virtual Compound Design system that it said will predict the characteristics of a tire compound through artificial intelligence analysis, eliminating the need for actual testing.

WASHINGTON—Sumitomo Rubber Industries is recalling 2,286 passenger tires sold in the U.S. earlier this year under the Goodyear, Dunlop and Falken brand names because of possible tread separation issues.

ROVERTO, Italy—Marangoni has developed a new retread tire for a demanding application in the mining sector, the Italian company announced Nov. 4.

LAS VEGAS—Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. and Goodyear are winners in the inaugural Aftermarket Performance Awards created by NPD Group Inc. and revealed at the Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo in Las Vegas.

TORONTO—Gratomic is claiming the use of graphene in tire tread compounds could improve both tire life and rolling resistance, based on new research.

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