Olin Corporation and Huntsman Corporation announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement to combine in an all-stock merger of equals to create a leading North American chemicals company. The transaction is expected to generate significant value for shareholders of both companies, with more than $400 million in total identified cost synergies and integration benefits.
Read MoreContinental Tires Americas unveiled Sensor Ready tires—a new generation of tires designed to make tire monitoring faster, simpler, and more reliable for fleets of all sizes. With more than 121,000 connected wheel positions in the Americas and millions of tires connected globally, Continental continues to advance the industry through scalable, data-driven solutions that improve fleet safety, efficiency, and uptime.
Read MoreYokohama Tire is taking on the mountain again with another strong mix of drivers at the Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, June 21 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. All told, 20-plus Yokohama-sponsored drivers will be competing on ADVAN tires across multiple divisions during the 104th running of the iconic “Race to the Clouds.”
Read MoreEvonik, together with the Egesil Kimya team, has reached a key milestone in its sustainability journey by obtaining ISCC Plus certification for its precipitated silica plant in Adapazarı, Turkey – its first certified silica site in the EMEA region. With this certification in place, the site has now begun commercial production of ULTRASIL® eCO, Evonik’s circular silica based on recognized mass balance standards.
Read MoreLyondellBasell earned a sustainability award from Toyota Motor Europe for advancing circular material solutions for automotive applications.
Toyota Motor Europe presented the award at its Annual Business Meeting May 7, 2026, in Belgium. The company recognized LYB innovation and long-term collaboration to develop postconsumer recycled (PCR) polymer solutions made from end-of-life fishing nets. Toyota plans to incorporate the materials into future vehicles, supporting sustainability goals while maintaining high performance and quality standards.
Read MoreContinental has developed a highly efficient tire for French automotive manufacturer Renault Group that significantly increases the range of its electric vehicles. As part of a strategic partnership, a tire was created for Renault Group’s innovation teams with up to 35% lower rolling resistance than required for the EU tire label’s top A rating. For a vehicle with a battery range of 500 kilometers, this translates to approximately 30 additional kilometers of range per charge – roughly the distance from Paris to Versailles.
Read MoreBolder Industries, Port of Antwerp-Bruges has received final permitting to build Bolder’s first European manufacturing facility, a commercial-scale recovered carbon black site in the NextGen District at the Port of Antwerp-Bruges.
This site will produce two ISCC PLUS-certified, mass-balanced and commercially proven products: BolderBlack®, a sustainable and traceable recovered carbon black validated in more than 3,000 commercial applications across tires, rubber goods, plastics, inks and coatings, and BolderOil®, an advanced pyrolysis oil serving as a low-carbon feedstock for fuels, industrial process applications and chemical production. Both products are already in active commercial use with Bolder’s North American customers.
The four-day CHINAPLAS 2026 successfully concluded on April 24 at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (NECC), Hongqiao, Shanghai, PR China. This premier annual event of the global plastics and rubber industries set a new record, with an exhibition area of 400,000 sqm, 5,104 high-quality local and overseas exhibitors, and 350,189 professional visitors. It fully demonstrated the strong resilience and innovativeness vitality of the plastics and rubber supply chain, injecting momentum into the high-quality development of the industry.
Read MoreNEXEN TIRE announced that it has been selected to supply original equipment (OE) tires for the facelifted version of Hyundai Motor Company’s flagship sedan, ‘The New Grandeur.’
The supplied tire is N’FERA Supreme S, NEXEN TIRE’s UHP(Ultra High Performance) tire for premium vehicles. Following its supply of OE tires for the initial version of the seventh-generation Grandeur, NEXEN TIRE will continue its collaboration with Hyundai Motor Company on its flagship sedan through the supply of OE tires for the facelifted version.
Read MoreBalkrishna Industries Ltd. (BKT) has re-appointed Mr. Minoo Mehta as the Head of BKT USA operations, effective May 15th, 2026.
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