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PITTSBURGH — The United Steelworkers union has named Kevin Johnsen to lead the union's rubber and plastics industry council.

SINGAPORE — World supplies of natural rubber fell 5.1% in the first four months of 2019, to 3.95 million metric tons from 4.16 million in the first four months of 2018, according to the latest figures from the Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries.

BRUSSELS — Replacement tire demand throughout Europe was a mixed bag for the first six months of 2019, with passenger tires shipments down 3.7% and truck/bus tire shipments up 5.4%

BETHESDA, Md. — The Auto Care Caucus, a bipartisan group of U.S. representatives who support the independent auto care industry, has reached 30 members, according to the Auto Care Association.

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LEESBURG, Va. — The National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence will hold its annual instructor training conference July 22-25 in Frisco, Texas, where the group expects to host more than 350 high school and post-secondary instructors from around the country.

TROY, Mich. — July 19 is the deadline for early-bird registration for the Automotive Service Association's 6th Annual Technology & Telematics Forum, to be held Sept. 12 in Troy.

BETHESDA, Md. — Mark Finestone of AutoZone Inc. has been elected chairman of the Auto Care Association, along with a new board and officers.

AKRON — Goodyear's board of directors has declared a quarterly dividend of 16 cents per share of common stock.

BOWIE, Md. — Mason Hess, area manager for Purcell Tire & Service Center, has been elected secretary of the Tire Industry Association, putting him in line to become the group's president in 2021.