The Notch Blog

On April 27, LG Chem announced that it will expand carbon nanotube (CNT) production at its plant in Yeosu.  LG Chem will be expanding by...

On April 22, Weibold will present a webinar covering Recovered Carbon Black Markets at 9:00 CET and 16:00 CET. The webinar will be hosted...

Continental A.G. restarted its tire plant in Timisoara, Romania on April 7, a company spokesperson announced. The plant was idled on...

Scandinavian Enviro Systems (Gothenburg, Sweden) has announced a new long-term strategic partnership with Michelin under which Michelin...

The Recovered Carbon Black Congress 2020 will be held September 8-10, 2020 at the Pullman Stuttgart Fontana Hotel in Stuttgart, Germany....

Cabot Corporation has completed the acquisition of Shenzhen Sanshun Nano New Materials Co., Ltd (SUSN) for integration into Cabot’s...

Amid all the plant closures, some good news. Tire Business reports that Prinx Chengshan Tire has inaugurated production of truck tires at...

This article from Tire Business suggests that commercial/truck tires and retreading will be a relative bright spot for the tire industry...

Cabot Corporation announced today that it was withdrawing its previous financial guidance for fiscal year 2020, which did not include any...

On March 23, Orion Engineered Carbon filed an 8-K report with the SEC announcing that it was withdrawing its full-year 2020 guidance...

Bridgestone Americas is suspending production at its 15 factories in North and South America beginning March 21. All facilities plan to...

Pirelli Tire North America plans to suspend operations at its factory in Rome, Georgia due to concerns about the coronavirus. Pirelli...

In an effort to halt the spread of COVID-19, as well as response to related market decline, Goodyear is suspending production at its...

Epsilon Carbon, an Indian coal tar derivatives company, has released new details on a previously announced carbon black project located...

Michelin is idling tire factories in Italy, Spain, and France beginning today for at least one week to deal with coronavirus.

The last few days has seen a rapid escalation in the number of plant closures in Europe’s car industry. Companies announcing closures...

Tire Business has created an ongoing tracker detailing the status of tire-related events. The list covers conferences, technical...

One day after reporting that its production plants in Italy were relatively unaffected by the coronavirus outbreak and quarantine,...

This week, Nokian Tyres North America began commercial scale production of passenger car and light truck tires at its new plant in...

Tire Tech Expo will be held this week (Feb. 25, 26, 27) at the Hannover Messe. This is one of the best and most comprehensive conferences...