Bridgestone announced the opening of a new Bandag Training Center on its Akron campus. Representing a $3 million investment, the new center will educate teammates of commercial tire dealers and fleets about the performance, sustainability and financial benefits of retreaded tires. The facility aims to host hundreds of industry professionals each year, providing seminars and tailored classes of all sizes.

Chemical company BASF reported a 14% increase in third-quarter sales and a 15% rise in earnings before special items, citing stronger performance across its core businesses.

The company reported sales of 16.4 billion euros ($19.2 billion) for the third quarter of 2026, compared with 14.3 billion euros during the same period last year. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) before special items increased to 1.6 billion euros, up from 1.4 billion euros a year earlier.

DuPont announced that its net-zero science-based greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction targets have been validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). The validation encompasses DuPont’s near- and long-term greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions targets and reinforces commitment to achieve net-zero emissions across its value chain.

Lubrizol announces the launch of Tecothane™ Soft AR-65 TPU, a medical-grade thermoplastic polyurethane that gives engineers a new option at the flexible edge of interventional-device design. The material combines very soft 65A performance with chemical resistance, thin-wall processability, and the manufacturing versatility of a 100% TPU.

With the ContiTrailAttack 4, Continental is launching the successor to its extremely successful adventure tire, the ContiTrailAttack 3. The new 90/10 tire builds on the strengths of its predecessor and takes them a step further – for riders who spend most of their time on tarmac but want to be ready for the occasional detour off paved roads.

The U.S. Tire Manufacturers Association (USTMA) released its 2025 End-of-Life Tire Market Report, USTMA’s biennial assessment of where America’s end-of-life tires go once they leave the road. The Association has published the report roughly every two years since the early 1990s, yielding more than three decades of data on end-of-life tire generation, markets and stockpiles. It is the most comprehensive national reporting available.