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

Nexen Tire Corp. remains in operation worldwide, despite decreasing demand.  Its California corporate office is working remotely. Kenda...

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

Rubber & Plastics News has published a good overview of the many plant closure announcements in the tire industry over the last few...

The World Rubber Summit scheduled for May 4-6, 2020 in Abidjan, Ivory Coast has been postponed until September, 2020. Link to PDF

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...

According to the Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries, a sharp decline in demand in the first two months of the year has...

Japanese chemicals company Denka Corp. expects significant sales decline of its chloroprene rubber for the fiscal year 2019, due in large...

The following conferences, expos and meetings have been postponed and/or rescheduled due to the coronavirus: As of March 17, 6 pm, the...

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...

From Rubber News comes word that the ACS Rubber Division has canceled its Spring Technical Meeting due to concerns about the coronavirus....

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...

IRSGforResearch, an initiative by International Rubber Study Group (IRSG) sponsored by R1 International, has called for papers for the...

Marangoni Tread North America is expanding tread rubber capacity at its plant in Madison, Tennessee to meet growing demand for its...

Continental A.G. has inaugurated its laboratory in Anklam, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, for research into the production of...

Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd. recently announced its participation in the launch of the Global Platform for Sustainable Natural Rubber...

Yokohama Rubber has launched a new procurement policy aimed at sourcing rubber more sustainably, amid concerns around deforestation in...