BRUSSELS—Recticel, a maker of urethane insulation and flexible foams, says it needs more information before it can respond to an unsolicited acquisition offer from building products maker Kingspan Group.
DARMSTADT, Germany—Automotive vibration-control company Vibracoustic is expanding its production footprint in China with addition of a new production plant in Chongqing.
CHENNAI, India — A fourth Marangoni Ringtread franchised retread plant has opened in India, in Chennai, and Marangoni Group has four more in "various stages of commissioning" around the country.
TOKYO—Bridgestone Group is monitoring and rating its suppliers in terms of sustainability as part of its long-term strategy to use "100 percent sustainable materials" by 2050.
Focusing the efforts of research and development activities is a tough balancing act, as there are so many factors other than budget constraints that have to be accounted for.
AKRON—Will the newly imposed countervailing and antidumping import duty orders on truck and bus tires from China lead to shortages of tires and/or rising prices?
BRUSSELS—Aftermarket shipments of passenger tires in Europe fell 2.9 percent in the first quarter of 2019 versus the year-ago quarter, according to figures published by European Tyre & Rubber Manufacturers' Association.
FORT MILL, S.C.—Continental Tire the Americas has named retread industry veteran John Cox to the newly created position of global technical services to enhance process technologies for its ContiLifeCycle retread partners worldwide.
NEW YORK—As cars have gotten quieter, calls for Pirelli's noise canceling tire system have gotten louder.
SINGAPORE—Halcyon Agri officially is launching a natural rubber sustainability council.