Author: RubberWorld

Ceat Ltd. announced a significant capacity expansion project at its Chennai plant. This strategic initiative aims to enhance production capabilities and meet the growing demand for high-quality tires in both domestic and international markets. The expansion underscores Ceat’s commitment to innovation, excellence, and customer satisfaction.

The Big O Tires Scholarship Fund was created to support Big O Tires employees, franchise owners and their shop employees, plus their immediate family members, with pursuits for additional education at a college, university or trade school. Since it was established in 2003, 428 students have received nearly $1,000,000 in financial assistance to help them pursue their dreams. Big O Tires scholarship recipients are selected based on a number of criteria, including academic record, extracurricular participation, financial need and more.

On Thursday, November 7, 2024, from 11 AM – 12 PM (ET) DuPont will present “Navigating the Evolving Regulatory Challenges for Silicone Materials in Medical Device Applications” in a free webinar hosted by RDAbbott. Sabine Springael, DuPont’s Global Healthcare Product Steward and Regulatory Senior Consultant, will be the featured presenter.

H.B. Fuller Company announced that Teresa (Terry) J. Rasmussen has been appointed Chair of the company’s Board of Directors following the retirement of Lee R. Mitau, effective January 22, 2025.

Hankook Tire is supplying the specially matched Ventus S1 evo Z UUHP (ultra ultra-high performance) tire as original equipment for the new BMW M5.

The brief for the high-performance saloon, now in its seventh model generation, was a meticulously tuned tire. The reason the tires need to meet special requirements is due to the introduction of an electrified drive system in the luxury-class model from BMW M GmbH for the first time in its 40-year history. These requirements include a high load capacity for effortless handling of the PHEV (plug-in hybrid) model. On the other hand, the excellent grip was required to transmit the system output from the V8 engine and electric machine of 535 kW/727 PS, as well as the maximum system torque of 1,000 Newton meters to the road in a controlled manner.

Brenntag held a celebration to mark its 150-year anniversary in Essen, Germany, where the DAX40 company is headquartered. The ceremony included many guests from the chemical industry, customers, suppliers and other business partners as well as honored guests like Germany’s Chancellor Olaf Scholz.

In his speech and in his conversation with Brenntag CEO Christian Kohlpaintner, the Chancellor emphasized the importance and the needs of the chemical industry and highlighted the success story of Brenntag. As a distributor, the company connects its more than 1,000 suppliers with around 180,000 customers worldwide.

Elkem announces its groundbreaking latest product innovation, enlarging its portfolio of silicone solutions of the AMSil™ and AMSil™ Silbione™ ranges for Additive Manufacturing/3D Printing, at the upcoming Formnext show in Frankfurt Germany from November 19th to 22nd 2024.

Orion S.A. announced that Natalia Scherbakoff has been appointed the company’s new chief technology officer.
She will succeed David Deters, who for nearly a decade led a global innovation program that made Orion a leader in developing sustainable materials, battery additives and other technology in the carbon black industry. Deters announced his retirement earlier this year and will remain with Orion through the end of 2024 to ensure a seamless transition.

Lubrizol announces the appointments of several industry veterans to its Additives leadership team.

Keith Corkwell has been promoted to President, Lubrizol Additives, bringing more than 25 years of Lubrizol commercial and technical experiences to this vital role. Most recently serving as Vice President, Additives Americas, Keith brings a deep understanding of the industry, including technology important to Lubrizol’s Additives customers in a variety of markets and regions. In his decades at Lubrizol, he has led commercial and product teams across the Additives portfolio, from fuel additives, heavy duty engine oil, driveline, e-mobility and a variety of other categories.

The German magazine “AUTO BILD Allrad” has tested whether all-season tires can also be a safe tire choice for 4×4 vehicles – and answered “yes”. Ten tire models from European, Asian, and American manufacturers in the size 245/45 R 18 100 Y were asked to test a 4×4 Cupra Formentor. After 14 tests, Continental’s AllSeasonContact 2 came out on top with the top rating of “exemplary” and an overall score of 1.2, with the experts from Germany praising its balance and good driving dynamics in all weather conditions.