Vietnam exported 1.37 million tons of rubber worth US$2.18 billion during the nine-month period, representing a fall of 2.2% in volume but an increase of 16.4% in value against the same period from last year, according to details given by the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Endurica will hold its first virtual Annual Meeting on October 18, 2024, which will include an introduction to Endurica Europe SARL, the company’s recently launched sister company headquartered in Luxembourg.

This inaugural Annual Meeting is presented as Fatigue Ninja Frontier – a combination of two long running webinar series: Winning on Durability which focuses on how rubber product durability can be leveraged to create strategic value and competitive advantage, and Fatigue Ninja Friday providing users in depth training on Endurica’s latest software developments. The fast-paced Fatigue Ninja Frontier will bring together Endurica users from around the globe and is also open to anyone interested in learning more about Endurica’s solutions for delivering durability across the rubber supply chain, from raw material suppliers and part or tire manufacturers to OEMs.

UTH GmbH, headquartered in Fulda, Germany, with subsidiaries in China and Japan, is deepening its global commitment by establishing a new location in the United States. “This strategic decision is driven by our deep understanding of our customers’ growing needs and specific requirements, as well as our ongoing commitment to providing the best possible support as a reliable partner to the rubber and silicone processing industry,” says Julia Uth, who, along with Manuel Bessler, is overseeing the U.S. project.

Münster, Germany — Nordson Corp.’s Polymer Processing Systems division has announced the appointment of Julian Kätzlmeier as Sales Director EMEA

API Tire announces the expansion of its Consumer Sales leadership team with the appointment of Daniel Greear as Director of Consumer Sales – Central Region and Richey Aiken as Director of Consumer Sales – East Region. Shawn Dunn, a long-standing member of the API Tire family, will complete the Consumer Sales team as Director of Consumer Sales – West Region.

ETH Zurich materials researchers have now developed a material that combines these supposedly incompatible properties. Ioanna Tsimouri achieved this feat in her doctoral thesis with the assistance of Andrei Gusev and Walter Caseri, both professors at the Department of Materials. Her work has given rise to the creation of materials that comprise layers of stiff materials connected by ultra-thin rubber-like layers formed by crosslinking a polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) mixture.