The Notch Blog

Nov 1, 20221 min read

Bridgestone will divest Russian operations

On October 31, Bridgestone Corporation announced it will sell all of its assets in Russia due to the war in Ukraine. The process could...

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Notch

Nov 1, 20221 min read

Tires

Nokian chooses Romania for new tire plant

Nokian Tyres has announced the location for its new tire plant — Oradea, Romania. The investment will total Euro 650 million and...

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Notch

May 16, 20221 min read

Auto

Tire Tech Exposition coming this week to Hannover

Notch will be presenting a paper on current conditions in the global carbon black industry at the Tire Tech Expo happening this week at...

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Notch

Jan 25, 20221 min read

Carbon Black

Tire Tech Expo postponed from April to May 2022

Due to the current rapid escalation of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 throughout Europe, the Tire Technology Expo 2022 is being...

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Notch

Dec 10, 20211 min read

Carbon Black

Goodyear/Monolith sign development agreement on carbon black

Monolith Materials (Lincoln, NE) today announced it has signed a collaboration agreement and letter of intent (LOI) with Goodyear Tire &...

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Notch

Jun 14, 20211 min read

Carbon Black

Michelin introduces two sustainability products at Movin’On summit, including racing tire with

At the 2021 Movin’On global sustainable mobility summit, Michelin introduced two innovations related to sustainability. The first...

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Notch

May 20, 20211 min read

Tires

Tire industry group launches sustainability roadmap

On May 18, the Tire Industry Project (TIP), a consortium of 11 leading tire companies, announced a roadmap to address the tire industry’s...

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Notch

Feb 25, 20211 min read

Tire Recycling

Carlisle extends TyrFil Recycling Technology

Carlisle Construction Materials, a subsidiary of Carlisle Companies Inc., is extending the company’s TyrFil Recycling Technology. The new...

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Notch

Feb 22, 20211 min read

General

Goodyear acquiring Cooper for $2.5B

Goodyear Tire & Rubber announced today that it has reached an agreement to buy Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. for $2.5 billion. Akron-based...

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Notch

Feb 16, 20211 min read

Carbon Black

BKT expanding capacity for tires and carbon black in India

Balkrishna Industries Ltd. has announced a capital investment plan valued at $257 million that will increase capacity for OTR tires and...

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Notch

Feb 16, 20211 min read

Silica

Sumitomo expanding tire capacity in NY, Thailand, and Japan

Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. (Kobe, Japan) plans to invest $122 million over three years to increase capacity for passenger car, light...

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Notch

Feb 7, 20211 min read

Carbon Black

Linglong’s Serbian tire plant attracts EU environmental scrutiny

Shandong Linglong Tire Co.’s new tire plant in Zrenjanin, Serbia is attracting new environmental scrutiny as 26 members of the European...

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Notch

Feb 3, 20211 min read

Carbon Black

Balkrishna Industries launches website for its carbon black business

Balkrishna Industries, a leading Indian producer of specialty and off-road tires, recently expanded into carbon black production through...

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Notch

Feb 3, 20211 min read

Carbon Black

Nokian Tyres to introduce tire made entirely from eco-friendly materials by 2025

On January 28, Nokian Tyres announced a plan to introduce a concept tire made entirely from renewable and recycled materials by 2025. In...

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Notch

Jan 19, 20211 min read

Tires

Ferentino Tyre opens tire plant in Sri Lanka

From Rubber & Plastics News comes word that Ferentino Tyre Corp. Pvt. Ltd., an enterprise backed by United Arab Emirates-based investment...

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Notch

Jan 19, 20212 min read

Regulatory

US Tire Manufacturers Association issues statement on California’s proposed actions on zinc an

On January 12, the U.S. Tire Manufacturers Association issued a statement in response to the California Department of Toxic Substances...

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Notch

Jan 11, 20211 min read

General

Fire consumes Hexpol Compounding site in Tennessee

Hexpol Compounding’s rubber compounding plant in Jonesborough, Tennessee caught fire in the early morning of January 7, causing workers...

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Notch

Dec 1, 20201 min read

General

USTMA raises forecast for US tire shipments in 2020

On December 1, the US Tire Manufacturers Association announced a significant revision to its forecast for US tire shipments. Even with...

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Notch

Sep 18, 20201 min read

Carbon Black

Bridgestone closing French tire plant in 2021

On September 16, Bridgestone Corporation announced plans to cease production at its 60-year-old passenger tire plant in Bethune, France...

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Notch

Aug 24, 20201 min read

Carbon Black

Bridgestone to close tire plant in South Africa

Last week, Bridgestone announced a plan to close its bias tire manufacturing plant in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. The closure is in...

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