Author: RubberWorld

Myers Industries Inc. announced that its Board of Directors (the “Board”) has appointed Aaron M. Schapper as the Company’s new President and Chief Executive Officer, effective January 1, 2025. Mr. Schapper will succeed Dave Basque, who has been serving as Myers’ Interim President and CEO since September 9, 2024, and who will return to his role as Vice President, Special Projects. Mr. Schapper will also join the Board in January.

Filament2 launched the world’s first silicone filament for standard filament material extrusion (FFF or filament MEX) 3D printers at Formnext. This innovation eliminates the need for specialized equipment and opens up entirely new possibilities for silicone additive manufacturing across industries.

In January 2024, Dow came across defendant A’s application to register the impugned mark DOLLSIL and opposed it. Since the defendant claimed use of the impugned mark, Dow conducted market investigations, which also revealed defendants B and C and the fact that all defendants were not only using the impugned mark DOLLSIL but also Dow’s other registered trademarks NEUTRALPLUS, 789 and GP SILICONE SEALANT, as well as Dow’s artworks, packaging and trade dress.

The international thermoplastic elastomer compounding group HEXPOL TPE has announced a name change for its US company.

Star Thermoplastic Alloys and Rubbers LLC (Star Thermoplastics) was founded in 1993 and was acquired by HEXPOL in November 2023. They will change their name to HEXPOL TPE Americas LLC, effective January 2025.

The Tire Industry Project (TIP) has published its annual KPI report, focused on the sustainability performance of its members. The 2023 report includes KPIs related to seven pathways for the tire industry.

The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., announced that it has begun supplying its 507U rib-lug tires for low-floor buses to Isuzu Motors Limited for use as standard equipment on the automaker’s ERGA EV, a BEV flat-floor route bus, which was launched in May 2024. The 507U bears Yokohama Rubber’s proprietary “E+” mark to indicate that it has special qualities suitable for electrified vehicles. The ERGA EV is being equipped with 275/70R22.5 148/145J size tires.

PG announced that it has completed the sale of its silicas products business for approximately $310 million in pre-tax proceeds to QEMETICA a Warsaw, Poland-based, privately held manufacturer of soda ash, silicates and other specialty chemicals.

At Formnext 2024 in Frankfurt, Germany, ARBURGadditive showcased its broad portfolio for industrial production based on plastic granules, filaments and liquid silicone (LSR) with a total of six machine exhibits and numerous component examples. Highlights included the premiere of the Freeformer 550-3X, the “Medical” exhibition area, and new materials for industrial 3D printing. Innovative applications and research projects from the fields of medical technology, mobility, aviation and electronics rounded off the thoroughly successful trade fair appearance.

Henkel Corporation, a global leader for adhesives, sealants and functional coatings, and Celanese Corporation, a global chemical and specialty materials company, have announced a partnership to enhance circularity in emulsion production by utilizing carbon capture-based materials.