The former Sumitomo Rubber manufacturing plant in Tonawanda is being acquired by Taiwan-based Hwa Fong Rubber, which plans to begin operations and hire up to 250 people by early 2026. “It’s certainly ...

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BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Taiwan-based rubber company intends to buy the former Sumitomo Rubber plant in Tonawanda that closed last year, it was announced on Tuesday. Hwa Fong Rubber, a tire-making ...

One night last week B. F. Goodrich Co. gave a party in Manhattan’s Waldorf-Astoria. Its climax: Goodrich President John Lyon Collyer parted blue plush curtains to reveal a map of the world. On it a ...

RAYONG, Thailand — Zhongce Rubber Group Co. Ltd. (ZC Rubber) plans to start producing solid tires this month at its expanded plant in Rayong. The Chinese tire maker is adding capacity for solid tires ...

Authorities are working to clear the road after a crash near two busy Loop 101 ramps in Glendale on Sunday night. Authorities have arrested a man they say allegedly set a church in Lake Havasu City on ...

MESA, AZ (AZFamily) — An employee of a crumb rubber plant in the East Valley has tragically lost his life after a workplace accident overnight. The incident happened around 2:30 a.m. at CRM of America ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min The company will close a plant ...

LAPLACE, La. (WVUE) - Citing recent losses of more than $109 million, the Japanese rubber manufacturing giant Denka announced Tuesday (May 13) that it would halt production at and consider selling its ...

President Eisenhower last week approved a plan of the RFC to get the U.S. out of the synthetic rubber business (TIME, March 16). Under the plan, the Government’s 28 plants (annual capacity: 806,500 ...