Column: Could auto tariff threat be a turning point?
WASHINGTON—Not many issues galvanize every segment of the auto industry, from domestic producers and import brands to suppliers, unions, shippers and dealers.
International
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International Rubber Study Group welcomes new member
SINGAPORE—Brazil's Association of Natural Rubber Producers and Processing Plants—Apabor, in its Portuguese acronym—is the newest associate member of the International Rubber Study Group.
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Commerce issues final orders against Chinese rubber bands
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of Commerce has issued final orders establishing countervailing and antidumping duties against rubber bands imported from China.
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Nominations sought for CFO of the Year award
AKRON—Rubber & Plastics News and sister publication Plastics News are seeking nominations for their 2019 Chief Financial Officer of the Year.
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Cooper Tire reports decreases in sales, income for 2018
FINDLAY, Ohio—Cooper Tire's net income and sales both declined for the full year 2018.
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Trelleborg to debut Eccofloat app
TRELLEBORG, Sweden—Trelleborg will introduce its new Eccofloat app and integral RFID tracking system for its range of subsea buoyancy components at Oceanology International in San Diego, Calif., Feb. 25-27.
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Cancarb to invest $40.1 million at Canadian plant
MEDICINE HAT, Alberta—Cancarb said it plans to spend $40.1 million to expand its thermal carbon black production capacity by adding a sixth production unit at its facility in Medicine Hat.
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Continental unveils industrial hose with static dissipating liner
FAIRLAWN, Ohio—Continental's ContiTech business unit has unveiled a new industrial hose with a static dissipating liner that will have applications in the food, chemical, pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries.
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Commerce levies countervailing duties against Chinese steel trailer wheels
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of Commerce has levied preliminary countervailing duties of 58.3 to 293.27 percent against imported steel trailer wheels from China.
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U.S. Department of Commerce levies import duties on truck, bus tires from China
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of Commerce has handed down final countervailing and antidumping duty orders on truck and bus tires from China, two weeks after the International Trade Commission reversed its original determination on the issue.
