Vipal Rubber is expanding its North American footprint, highlighting increased U.S. production and a broader brand portfolio during its first Independents Day event, held April 8–10 in Nashville.
The gathering brought together independent retreaders from across the U.S. and Canada as the company outlined its strategy to grow local operations and strengthen its position in the region.
Read MoreTrelleborg Tires participated in Intermodal South America 2026, that was held from April 14 to 16 at Distrito Anhembi in São Paulo, Brazil, showcasing the XP1000 — a tire engineered to drive productivity and operational efficiency in high-intensity material handling operations.
Read MoreLeistritz Extrusion will host the 2026 Reactive Extrusion (REX) Workshop May 13-14, 2026, a first-time event to be held at the Polymers Center of Excellence (PCE) in Charlotte, NC, USA.
In addition to classroom sessions, REX twin screw extrusion systems and analytical testing methods will be demonstrated at the PCE facility.
Read MoreThe Okuma High-pressure Coolant System is the newest addition to the company’s growing line of peripheral products to support integrated, seamless manufacturing processes. Designed for demanding machining environments, the OHP Series provides variable flow, high pressure coolant delivery to Okuma machine tools
Read MoreFord Motor Co. is converting part of its historic Dearborn campus into a new facility called World Headquarters South, advancing a broader effort to modernize its workplaces and bring teams closer together. When complete, the 3.3-million-square-foot World Headquarters complex will accommodate approximately 10,000 to 11,000 employees in total. Approximately 16,000 employees will be within a 15-minute walk of one another, providing easier collaboration across the campus.
Read MoreHiratsuka, Japan—The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., announced that it is supplying its GEOLANDAR X-CV tires as original equipment (OE) to
Read MoreGuill Tool has released its new reciprocating head. The traditional tip and die assembly is replaced with a linear reciprocating assembly that changes the tube’s profile within a given length. This process is repeated throughout a single extrusion run without interruptions. Cutting capability, in association with the extrusion speed, cuts the finished product to length.
Read MoreThe Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., announced that, together with its US sales subsidiary, Yokohama Aerospace America, Inc., it will participate in the Aircraft Interiors Expo 2026, to be held in Hamburg Messe in Germany over three days starting on April 14. The Aircraft Interiors Expo is a world-class trade show featuring aircraft interior products, related materials, and the latest innovative technologies. More than 450 companies from all over the world will exhibit at this event.
Read MorePetlas Tire Corporation has expanded its off-the-road product range with the introduction of PtxMD51, a new L-5 type tire developed for underground mining loaders and trucks operating in severe service conditions.
Read MorePM International Inc. announced that its board of directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.54 per share, payable on April 30, 2026, to stockholders of record as of April 16, 2026.
RPM’s last cash dividend increase of 6% in October 2025 marked RPM’s 52nd 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.
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