Author: RubberWorld

The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., announces that it launched sales from this October of a new ultrahigh performance winter tire, the ADVAN WINTER V907, as an afterparts tire for the Mercedes-AMG E-Class luxury sedan. Sales initially are mainly through Mercedes-AMG dealerships in Europe. The initially available tire sizes are 245/45R19 102V for front tires and 275/40R19 105V for rear tires. Yokohama Rubber also plans to develop an ADVAN WINTER V907 replacement tire based on the new afterparts tire in a wider range of sizes, with sales to be launched sequentially at tire dealers mainly in Europe from 2025.

Arburg awarded another Gold Medal from Ecovadis. Scoring a total of 78 points, Arburg was able to secure a leading position among the top five per cent of the world’s most sustainable industrial companies, thereby receiving impartial confirmation of the success of its extensive sustainability activities under the arburgGREENworld programme.

Sumitomo (SHI) Demag announced that it has placed in the 94th percentile of worldwide companies assessed by EcoVadis, a globally recognized sustainability ratings platform. Awarded silver for the second year in a row, the company narrowly missed out on a gold medal. This repeated recognition highlights Sumitomo (SHI) Demag’s relentless dedication to sustainability, ethics, and responsible business practices, and provides further assurance that the company’s sustainability strategy is continuously advancing in the right direction.

Bridgestone India Private Ltd. (BSID), a subsidiary of Bridgestone Corporation (Bridgestone), announced a strategic growth investment to expand
capacity and capability in India. The investment will be directed to the Bridgestone Pune Plant and the Indore Plant to reinforce the company’s premium-mass strategy. The collective investment will be approximately US$85 million with expansion scheduled to start from the beginning of 2025.

Mediprene A2 TPEs bond to thermoplastics such as ABS, PC, PETG and SMMA in overmolding and coextrusion processing. This allows for the integration of features such as seals and grips in medical devices without the need to use adhesives or surface treatments. 

A major solar energy plant – AkzoNobel’s largest in Europe – has been installed at its Pilawa site in Poland, further powering the company’s efforts to transition all its production locations to renewable electricity.

Covering nearly three hectares (around the size of four football pitches), there are 3,551 solar panels, with an installed capacity of 1.9 MWp. They’ll provide nearly a quarter of the decorative paints facility’s electricity needs.

Kuraray Co., Ltd. announced that as of October 2024, six vinyl acetate-related products at four Group companies across four production bases in Europe and the United States have been certified under ISCC PLUS*1, an internationally recognized certification program for sustainable products. This marks the establishment of a certified supply chain in Europe and the United States starting with vinyl acetate monomer (VAM) produced at the U.S. La Porte Plant.

Celanese Corporation earned three category-winning awards at the 53rd annual Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) Automotive Innovation Awards Competition and Gala in Livonia, Michigan.

Hytrel® TPC-ET, Zytel® PA66, and Celanex® PBT proved worthy of this year’s awards theme, “Power of Plastics,” and were featured in the following category-winning advanced mobility application

Bekaert has been selected for funding of up to €23.6 million from the EU Innovation Fund 2023 for its project “GRAND PIANO”, securing clean tech manufacturing in Europe. The grant selection will facilitate essential product and process innovation for electrolysis stacks, the heart of green hydrogen production systems.

Hankook Tire & Technology (Hankook Tire) returned to the annual SEMA Show, the premier annual trade show for aftermarket automotive manufacturers taking place in Nevada, U.S., to demonstrate its comprehensive range of offerings.

Hankook’s flagship products in the U.S. – Dynapro, for SUV and off-road vehicles, and iON, its full line of tires specifically designed for electric vehicles (EVs) – are again at center stage to show the diversity of the leading tiremaker’s portfolio. In addition, Hankook’s brand-new Weatherflex all-weather family will be on display for the first time, and the Laufenn brand, which offers both performance and value, will underscore the variety of options available for consumers.