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Continental announces X-LifeTM XCP5 hose for high-pressure hydraulic applications

Continental announced the X-LifeTM XCP5 hose, a new flexible braided hose for high-pressure hydraulic applications requiring extra abrasion resistance. The hose is part of the company’s initiative to offer a premium braided hose portfolio that is also ISO 18752 compliant.

The new X-Life XCP5 is designed as a premium hose with braided construction for high-pressure applications and further demonstrates Continental’s commitment to becoming the innovation leader and full range supplier of hydraulic hoses.

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Global industrial rubber market forecast at $37.5 billion by 2031

The global industrial rubber market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 5.8% from 2024 to 2031, increasing from US$ 25.2 billion in 2024 to US$ 37.5 billion by 2031 according to the Persistence Market research. Key drivers include rising demand from the automotive, construction, and healthcare industries, along with innovations in product quality and manufacturing technologies. In the U.S., the manufacturing sector contributed over US$ 2.4 trillion to the economy in 2022, highlighting the sector’s robust growth potential. Electric vehicles (EVs) are also fueling the demand for industrial rubber, with EV production reaching 1.6 million units in the U.S. in 2023.

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Nexeo Plastics expands offering with new Teknor Apex materials for the EMEA region

Teknor Apex announced a continued expansion of its relationship with Nexeo Plastics. Effective November 1, 2024, Nexeo Plastics expanded its material offerings from Teknor Apex across the EMEA region to include a wider range of advanced materials beyond thermoplastic elastomers like Monprene® TPE and Sarlink® TPV. This expansion strengthens Teknor Apex and Nexeo Plastics global partnership and Nexeo’s ability to provide customers highly engineered thermoplastic solutions to meet diverse industry needs, reinforcing its offering in the Electrical & Electronics, Mobility and Industrial end markets.

The portfolio now includes engineered materials based on polyamides, polypropylene, polyesters, TPU, and other specialty blends of PC, ABS, PBT, PA, and PP

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H.B. Fuller divests its flooring business

H.B. Fuller Company announced that it will reorganize the building and construction segments of its portfolio to create a faster growing solutions business with a complementary customer base across the architectural and infrastructure markets. The reorganization includes the sale of the Flooring business as well as combining the company’s Insulated Glass, Woodworking, and Composite segments, currently part of Engineering Adhesives, with its Roofing and Building Envelope and Infrastructure (BE&I) segments to form a newly named Global Business Unit (GBU): Building Adhesive Solutions (BAS), effective with the start of H.B. Fuller’s 2025 fiscal year.

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Bellofram Elastomers expands flash cutting to flat diaphragms

Bellofram Elastomers has announced expanded flash cutting capabilities that now include flat diaphragms in addition to silicone products. Flat diaphragms serve as sensing mechanisms in devices such as regulators, pumps, and other industrial instrumentation and control equipment. By sensing changes in pressure, these flat diaphragms enable the equipment to react and restore the original set pressure.

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Motion Industries enters into agreement to purchase International Conveyor and Rubber

Motion Industries, Inc. signed a definitive purchase agreement to acquire the operating assets of U.S.-based International Conveyor and Rubber (ICR). The transaction is expected to close at the end of December 2024, subject to customary closing conditions.

ICR services commercial and industrial customers in the eastern United States. Headquartered in Blairsville, Pennsylvania, the company has seven locations, offering sales, installation, repair and maintenance of conveyor belts and related system products. They also provide engineering and design services for custom solutions.

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