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Freudenberg Performance Materials returns to Wire Düsseldorf

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Freudenberg Performance Materials (Freudenberg) is returning to the Wire trade fair in Düsseldorf, Germany, after a gap of several years. The experts from the world’s leading supplier of technical textiles are looking forward to presenting their comprehensive range of high-performance tapes for power, data, and specialty cables to visitors at the trade fair and discussing solutions with them at stand D19 in Hall 13 from April 13-17.

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Global bio-based polymer market to grow by 11 percent through 2030

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Drawing on decades of experience and expertise in the bio-based chemicals and materials sector nova-Institute with its renowned biopolymer expert group has become the leading provider of market and trend data on bio-based building blocks and polymers. In addition to publishing annual data on bio-based building blocks and polymers in its well-known report on “Bio based Building Blocks and Polymers – Global Capacities, Production and Trends”, nova-Institute has also been providing data to European Bioplastics (since 2016) and Plastics Europe (since 2023). The data published annually by European Bioplastics and Plastics Europe are taken from the nova-Institute market report, but cover a smaller or different selection of bio-based polymers, based on different scopes.

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Solvay inaugurates Europe’s first bio-circular silica facility in Italy

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Solvay inaugurated its new bio-circular silica facility at its plant in Livorno, Italy, marking a major milestone in Europe’s industrial transformation toward sustainability. This investment positions Solvay as a proactive partner in achieving the European Green Deal objectives and the upcoming Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR), while reinforcing Italy’s role as a hub for green innovation.

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BFGoodrich celebrates 50th anniversary of the radial All-Terrain T/A tire

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BFGoodrich is introducing 12 new sizes of the BFGoodrich All-Terrain T/A KO3 tire – the perfect way to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the brand’s Radial All-Terrain T/A tire.

The Radial All-Terrain T/A revolutionized off-road tires and set the stage for the all-terrain tire industry boom. Evolutions of the tire brought about the iconic KO tire line, leading to the KO3 tire that was introduced on May 1, 2024. The final major phase of the launch will come in May 2026.

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Lummus and Sumitomo announce commercial availability of PMMA chemical recycling

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Lummus Technology and Sumitomo Chemical announced the commercial availability of their highly-efficient Polymethyl Methacrylate Chemical Recycling (PMMA-CR) technology. This builds on the strategic partnership between Lummus and Sumitomo Chemical, first announced in May 2024, to co-develop and commercialize technologies that support circularity and carbon-neutral society across the petrochemical value chain.

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Goodyear reports positive fourth quarter and full-year results

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Goodyear’s fourth quarter 2025 net sales were $4.9 billion, with tire unit volumes totaling 42.3 million. After adjusting for the impact of the sales of its Off-the-Road (OTR) tire and Chemical businesses of $227 million, organic net sales increased 4%. Fourth quarter 2025 Goodyear net income was $105 million, or $0.36 per share, compared to Goodyear net income one year ago of $73 million, or $0.25 per share. The fourth quarter of 2025 included several significant items, including, on a pre-tax basis, gains on asset sales of $116 million, and an insurance recovery of $56 million, offset by pension settlement charges of $129 million, rationalization charges, asset write-offs, and accelerated depreciation and leases of $50 million and discrete tax items of $6 million.

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