Bruce Meyer

Akron

I am Editor of Rubber News. We cover the tire and rubber product industry. I also am a long suffering Cleveland baseball fan. RTs don't = endorsement.

Articles

Another barrier broken: Petrovic hits groove as IISRP's first female leader

3 weeks ago | rubbernews.com | Bruce Meyer

HOUSTON—The sound of breaking glass you may have heard was another ceiling being shattered in the global rubber industry. This time it was courtesy of Roxanna Bauza Petrovic, who became the first woman CEO and managing director of the Houston-based International Institute of Synthetic Rubber Producers (IISRP) when she took that leadership role last September.
Doug Wilson of LCY Elastomers will lead synthetic rubber producers association

1 month ago | rubbernews.com | Bruce Meyer

DUBLIN, Ireland—The International Institute of Synthetic Rubber Producers has chosen an executive from LCY Elastomers L.P. as its president-international until next year's Annual General Meeting (AGM). Douglas Wilson is general manager of the Americas business for LCY Elastomers L.P., with profit and loss responsibility for all aspects of the firm's styrenic block copolymer business in North and South America, including the Baytown, Texas, manufacturing operation.
GlobalData forecast: Tariffs could cost U.S. up to 1.5M units in light vehicle sales

1 month ago | tirebusiness.com | Bruce Meyer

DUBLIN, Ireland—The U.S. can expect light vehicle sales to drop by between 1 million and 1.5 million units in 2025 if the tariffs put in place by the Trump administration stay intact. That prediction was part of an auto market report delivered by Robert Simmons, responsible for tire and rubber market research for GlobalData, on April 9 at the International Institute of Synthetic Rubber Producers's Annual General Meeting in Dublin.
International Institute of Synthetic Rubber Producers honors General Award, Technical Award winners

1 month ago | rubbernews.com | Bruce Meyer

DUBLIN, Ireland—The leader of a Taiwan-based maker of thermoplastic elastomers and other chemicals, along with a professor at a Chinese university, were honored at the International Institute of Synthetic Rubber Producers' Annual General Meeting in Dublin. LCY Group Chairman Bowei Lee received the 2025 IISRP General Award, while Zhang Liqun, currently a professor at Xi'an Jiaotong University in China, was the Technical Award honoree during an April 8 ceremony.
GlobalData forecast: Tariffs could cost U.S. up to 1.5M units in light vehicle sales

1 month ago | rubbernews.com | Bruce Meyer

DUBLIN, Ireland—The U.S. can expect light vehicle sales to drop by between 1 million and 1.5 million units in 2025 if the tariffs put in place by the Trump administration stay intact. That prediction was part of an auto market report delivered by Robert Simmons, responsible for tire and rubber market research for GlobalData, delivered April 9 at the International Institute of Synthetic Rubber Producers's Annual General Meeting in Dublin.
ARG Industrial using multi-pronged approach to growth

2 months ago | rubbernews.com | Bruce Meyer

ANCHORAGE, Alaska —Slowly but surely, ARG Industrial is spreading its footprint beyond its Alaska roots. The Anchorage-based distributor of hose, fittings and rigging products is using a multi-pronged approach to growth, through acquisitions, opening greenfield sites, and even through its digital platform, according to Mike Mortensen, president and CEO of ARG Industrial.
Meyer: DEI is not a four-letter word

2 months ago | rubbernews.com | Bruce Meyer

In a perfect world, there shouldn't be a need for diversity, equity and inclusion programs. Everyone would be treated the same, have equal opportunities, and our world and the businesses in it would reflect that. But the world we live in doesn't work that way. Given the anger with which many in the U.S. view DEI today, some of you may not agree with what I have to say.
A look back to Bridgestone's early years at LaVergne tire plant

Feb 18, 2025 | rubbernews.com | Bruce Meyer

When Bridgestone Americas closes its truck/bus tire plant in LaVergne, Tenn., at the end of July, Japanese parent company Bridgestone Corp. will be closing the book on its first foray into manufacturing in the U.S.Before Bridgestone bought Firestone in 1988, the Tokyo-based firm five years earlier had dipped its toes into the U.S. market by purchasing the Tennessee factory. During the decade that followed, the factory and its place in the organization took a variety of twists and turns.
Registration open for Rubber News 2025 Best Places to Work program

Jan 16, 2025 | rubbernews.com | Bruce Meyer

CUYAHOGA FALLS, Ohio—It's time once again to find out which companies qualify as Rubber News Best Places to Work. This is the sixth year our publication has conducted the survey program, but this year we're adding a twist. Rather than just announcing the overall winner in an issue of Rubber News, we're going to invite the finalists to the Global Polymer Summit, where we will unveil the overall Best Place to Work in the rubber industry. The Global Polymer Summit is Sept.
On innovative thinking: 5 leadership questions with Ticpo's Rob Lyons

Nov 25, 2024 | rubbernews.com | Bruce Meyer

Rob Lyons has been in rubber goods distribution for decades, but you won't find him living in the past. The Tipco Technologies Inc. name goes all the way back to 1888, and his parents took ownership in 1982. Rob and his sister, Terri Lyons, took over the business in 2001, and in late 2023, Tipco merged with HydraTech Industrial Solutions under the ownership of private equity firm, Denver-based Platte River Equity.