The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company announced that Roger Wood, a current member of the company’s board of directors, has been appointed interim chief executive officer. Wood will lead the company while the board conducts a search for a permanent successor with a leading executive search firm. Mark Stewart will step down as chief executive officer and president and from the company’s board of directors effective immediately.
Lubrizol earned an EcoVadis Gold Medal, placing the organization among the top 5% of companies assessed by EcoVadis across all industries worldwide in the 12 months preceding its scorecard publication. For customers who use EcoVadis to evaluate suppliers, the assessment provides independent evidence of Lubrizol’s sustainability management system to support supplier evaluations and responsible sourcing.
Firestone, a subsidiary of Bridgestone Americas, announced the new Firestone Pathway AS tire. Available in 73 sizes, the Pathway AS offers the broadest vehicle coverage of any Firestone tire. Designed for everyday drivers, the all-season touring tire combines dependable performance, long tread life and value, backed by a 65,000-mile limited mileage warranty
Yokohama Tire Corporation has notified NHTSA it is voluntarily recalling two sizes of the GEOLANDAR M/T G003 Light Truck tire line. The LT245/75R16 120/116Q and LT285/70R17 121/118Q were manufactured at Yokohama’s Mie Plant in Japan between May 31, 2026, and June 6, 2026. A total of 610 GEOLANDAR M/T G003 tires are believed to be affected.
Reporting to Managing Director James Cooke, Aaron will oversee Eriez-Australia’s Western Region operations and work closely with sales, service, and administration teams to guide employees, cultivate customer relationships, and advance key business initiatives.
ontinental has received original-equipment approval for the new Volkswagen ID. Cross. The all-electric compact SUV is factory-fitted with the EcoContact 7 summer tire in 17-, 18- and 19-inch sizes. For winter use, Volkswagen recommends Continental’s WinterContact TS 870 P. In addition, the 18-inch AllSeasonContact 2 is recommended for drivers who prefer all-season tires.
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by Varma Raju Sagi Venkatapathi, Honeywell International. An integrated AI analytics and digital twin framework transforms calender control from reactive to predictive, thus providing a comprehensive theoretical foundation for predictive calender stabilization.
Ostfildern-Kemnat, Germany – With WEVOSIL 20000 A/B, WEVO-CHEMIE GmbH presents a silicone sealant designed for use in the alkaline environments
Walk into most rubber compounding operations today and somewhere upstream of the mixer one will find a granulator. It sits
Bluestar Silicones announces the launch of the first mechanically recycled silicone masterbatch in its portfolio to meet technical performance and product quality comparable to conventional materials.
Incorporating 33% mechanically recycled content, this new product, now available for pre-commercial sales, expands Bluestar Silicones’ Sircle™ circular technologies portfolio while supporting the company’s broader sustainability strategy.
Freudenberg Sealing Technologies has developed a new sealing system for busbar sealing in vehicle air-conditioning compressors. This elastomer-based solution withstands test pressures of over 100 bar in leak tests and offers a cost-efficient alternative to conventional glass seals. Designed for CO₂ compressors (R744), it also works well with other refrigerants.
by Michele Scacchi and Denis Venturoli, Evercompounds S.p.A., and Mauro Belloni, Gibitre Instruments S.r.l. The Mooney viscometer (MV) was invented
by Harshal Bhogesra, MoldEx3D. The MoldEx3D compression molding module provides a fully coupled simulation environment that replicates the filling, packing,
by Yoichi Hirose, Asahe Kasei. Newly developed DK031E and PCDX-249 are designed to address the issues associated with aqueous dispersions of polyurethane (PUDs) offering the potential to reduce solvent usage.
Olam Agri has completed its acquisition of Asia Africa Rubber Industry S.A., adding 176,000 metric tons of annual rubber processing capacity in Ivory Coast as the company moves to expand its natural rubber business and meet growing demand for traceable supplies.
The acquisition nearly doubles Olam Agri’s rubber processing capacity in the West African country and is expected to improve operational efficiency, supply reliability and access to international customers, the company said.
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