The Notch Blog

On July 1, 2011, Continental announced plans to build a new tire plant in Kaluga, Russia. Kaluga is a city of just over 325,000...

On June 9, Yokohama Rubber announced that it has begun delivery of its premium comfort tire ADVAN dB as original equipment for Toyota’s...

Tyrepress.com (subscription required) has a useful article on Challenge Bibendum 2011 and the market potential for materials used in fuel...

JAMA (Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, Inc.) have released their latest production figures for Japanese automobile production,...

Tire Business reported today (subscription required) that Continental A.G. is planning to build a greenfield-site tire plant in the U.S.,...

Toyota Motors has announced that its previously announced production cuts will last at least until November/December as the carmaker...

On Monday, Toyota announced it will shut down all of its North American factories due to shortages of parts from Japan. The temporary...

Evonik Industries announced today that it would raise prices for precipitated silica by up to 10%, or as contracts allow. The increase...

From Rubber & Plastics News: The U.S. Department of State is on defunding U.S. participation in Singapore-based International Rubber...

Solvay has agreed to acquire Rhodia for €3.4 billion in cash. Solvay will launch a friendly cash offer for Rhodia at €31.60/share under...

Rhodia (Lyon, France) has announced plans to increase capacity for highly dispersible silica production capacity at its plants in Chicago...

Goodyear has announced that it intends to close its tire plant in Union City, Tennessee by the end of 2011 as part of a program to cut...

After a very sharp downturn that began around mid-2008 and deepened during the downturn in 2009, the commercial truck tire industry...

Rubber News (subscription required) has a short article on Conti’s tire development program, which includes an intense focus on fuel...

Here’s an interesting article about the recent emergence of booming high tech and alternative energy industries in the Negev desert in...

Dow Corning and its joint venture partner have completed a US$1.8 billion integrated silicone production site in Zhangjiagang, China, the...

Here’s a story that has me scratching my head. On December 2, Bloomberg reported that Bridgestone planned to cut its rubber consumption...

Here is a video from Momentive Performance Materials detailing the utility of NXT* silanes as a means to lower rolling resistance in...

Michelin has announced the launch of a new super sport tire to replace its Michelin Pilot Sport 2. According to Michelin’s press release,...

Chemical Week has an excellent article, China Drives Rhodia’s Asia Strategy, detailing Rhodia’s activities in China, where the company...