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Tire Business reports that Goodyear plans to shut down its tire plant in Fayetteville, NC by the end of 2027, a decision that will idle more than 2,000 workers. Details of the closure are still under negotiation with union officials. The plant opened in 1969 and has a capacity of 40,000 units per day of passenger car and light truck tires, according to TB data. Last year, Goodyear announced plans to transition the Danville, VA plant from commercial truck tires to the mixing a

European Rubber Journal reports today that Cabot plans to shut down its carbon black plant in Campana, Argentina and cease production on several lines at its carbon black plant in Botlek, Netherlands. Both plants produce both rubber blacks and specialty blacks. The moves, which were announced during the company's earnings call on May 6, are part of a strategic review following a sharp drop in earnings in the company's Reinforcement Materials business in Q2 FY26, which ended M

ERJ has an article highlighting recent comments by Orion SA's CEO Corning Painter regarding potential impacts of the geopolitical disruption in the Middle East on carbon black markets. While cautioning that the company has no unique insights into how long the Iranian conflict may last or where energy prices ultimately will settle, Painter said that "Western chemical industry constituents are clearly experiencing tangible benefits from the supply chain disruptions that have en