The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company announced the launch of the Goodyear Assurance MaxLife® 2, the next generation premium all-season tire designed to deliver more miles, more confidence and more comfort for drivers. Now available in the United States and Canada, the Assurance MaxLife 2 is Goodyear’s longest-lasting tire, backed by an 85,000-mile (140,000 km) limited treadlife warranty.
Read MoreThe Board of Directors of PPG approved a 3-cents-per-share increase in the company’s dividend, declaring a regular quarterly dividend of 71 cents per share, payable Sept. 12 to shareholders of record Aug 11.
This marks the company’s 508th consecutive dividend payment. Through the ongoing dedication and engagement of its workforce, the company has paid uninterrupted annual dividends since 1899.
Read MoreThe gondola frame is from Goodyear’s GZ20 model era of blimps that spanned nearly 40 years. In that time period, as one blimp retired, its gondola was often refurbished for a new blimp. The gondola frame being donated to the EAA Museum was previously used on the Europa, Goodyear’s Blimp that flew throughout Europe in the 1980s, and on the Florida-based Stars and Stripes in the early 2000s. This tradition ended in 2011 when Goodyear began the transition to the New Technology (NT) semi-rigid airship platform that remains in place for its fleet of airships still today.
Read MoreThe Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., announced that it is supplying its GEOLANDAR A/T G31 and GEOLANDAR X-CV tires as original equipment (OE) for Toyota Motor Corporation’s new 4Runner SUV, which was launched in January 2025. The GEOLANDAR A/T G31 245/70R18 110H tires are being fitted for Latin America, and the GEOLANDAR X-CV 245/70R17 110T and 265/55R20 113V tires are being fitted for North America.
Read MoreApollo Tyres Ltd has appointed R Mahalakshmi as its new Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO), effective immediately. Bringing nearly 3 decades of rich experience across India, Africa, the UK and Southeast Asia, Mahalakshmi joins Apollo Tyres with an impressive track record of leading transformative people strategies in complex, multicultural environments.
Read MoreRPM’s last cash dividend increase of 11% in October 2024 marked RPM’s 51st consecutive year of increased cash dividends paid to its stockholders, which places RPM in an elite category of less than half of 1 percent of all publicly traded U.S. companies. Only 41 other U.S. companies, besides RPM, have consecutively paid an increasing annual dividend for a longer period of time, according to Dividend Radar. During this timeframe, the company has returned approximately $3.7 billion in cash dividends to its stockholders.
Read MoreBangkok, Thailand – In this issue we have a conversation with Henrique de Oliveira Brito, Owner Bristein Consultoria, Brazil. Your
Read MoreDunaújváros, Hungary – Hankook Tire Hungary Ltd. was awarded the ‘Key Supporter of Saint Pantateon Hospital’ award. The award was
Read MoreYokohama Tire announced a major size expansion of its versatile all-terrain tire, the GEOLANDAR A/T4™ G018. The tire, engineered for light trucks, SUVs and CUVs, is now available in 100 sizes, including 33 newly added Euro-metric and P-metric sizes to go along with the 67 LT-metric sizes. The “go anywhere” A/T4 is offered in sizes ranging from 15- to 22-inch wheel diameters.
More A/T4 sizes are expected to be rolled out in the near future, according to Kevin Nguyen, Yokohama Tire manager of product planning.
Read MoreAfter starting up its state-of-the-art plant in Singapore and thus increasing its global Rilsan® polyamide 11 capacity by 50%, Arkema announces the construction of a new Rilsan® Clear transparent polyamide unit on its Singapore platform. The new capacity represents an investment of around US$20 million and is expected to be operational in the first quarter of 2026.
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