CEO Mark Stewart said the tire maker launched 30% more new products in 2025, the most in its history.

As Ken Bloom returns to lead Hexpol Compounding Americas, the now two-time president said North America’s largest custom mixer will focus on operational efficiency to meet customer needs.

All-season tires continue to gain traction in Europe, which saw softening demand across all of its key tire categories in 2025.

Goodyear is consolidating its two U.S. mold facilities into one, and as a result it will close its Tall Timbers mold plant in Findlay.

As Ken Bloom returns to lead Hexpol Compounding Americas, the now two-time president said North America’s largest custom mixer will focus on operational efficiency to meet customer needs.

Tennessee Custom Mixing has been growing its external business model since 2021, when the pandemic forced market contractions and TCM jumped at the opportunity to fill mixing roles.

After a punishing Q3 led Michelin to revise its 2025 outlook, the tire maker ended on a high note with a strong Q4, putting it back on track.

Arlanxeo christened a new HNBR facility in China, expanding its ability to serve the region as demand for its product grows.

Donald Alstadt, inventor of the rubber-to-metal adhesive system Chemlok, will be posthumously inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame May 7.

A Feb. 9 lawsuit seeking “answers, accountability” and $1 million has been filed by a third-party worker who was “severely injured” in a Jan. 27 explosion at Tokai Carbon CB Ltd.