The eurozone manufacturing sector was again a key source of weakness. Production was down markedly in July, and to the largest extent in the year-to-date. As such, a rise in services activity stopped the overall private sector from falling into contraction. That said, the expansion in the service sector was only modest and the weakest since March. The two largest euro area economies continued to underperform the wider region. Output in Germany decreased for the first time in four months, while France posted a third consecutive monthly reduction in business activity. This performance contrasted with continued growth across the rest of the euro area, albeit the latest increase in output was the least marked since January.

Paolo Pompei (1971, Italian citizen) has strong experience in the tire industry. His latest assignment was at Yokohama TWS, former Trelleborg Wheel Systems, where he acted as President since 2017. Prior to that, he held several leadership positions in the Trelleborg Group, including the position of President of the Business Unit Agricultural tires, and earlier in his career he has worked at Pirelli. Pompei is a Board Member at ETRMA, European Tyre and Rubber Manufacturers’ Association. He holds a degree in Economics with a M.Sc. in International Trade and has additional studies in business administration and management.

Integrated with Dow elastomer technologies, the TRU 32 Pro delivers the same dependable consistency as TRU 32 but with enhanced speed and liveliness, making it ideal for advanced competitive gameplay. Its patented hole pattern creates consistent flight and bounce characteristics that complement the fast, responsive nature of its composition. Manufactured in the USA with imported components, the ball is USA Pickleball approved for outdoor competitive play and introduced new levels of pickleball performance. Building on this design, our teams also recently collaborated on a version specifically for indoor play — the TRU 32 Indoor ball.

Effective July 1, Covestro LLC welcomed Victor Ortega as the new senior vice president for Performance Materials Operations in North America and site manager at its industrial park in Baytown, Texas, the company’s largest manufacturing facility in North America. Ortega succeeds Demetri Zervoudis, who has since retired from the company after a 40-year career.

As per a recently published report by Future Market Insights, sales of adhesive films market are projected to reach US$ 29.8 billion in 2033 from US$ 19.1 billion in 2023. The market is estimated to witness a CAGR of 4.6% between 2023 and 2033.

ASTM International’s recovered carbon black (rCB) committee (D36) is developing a proposed standard that will guide users of rCB on how long the material can be stored and the effect that prolonged storage might have on rCB.