The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., announced that in November 2023, it spun off the sales unit of its Vietnam tire production and sales subsidiary Yokohama Tyre Vietnam Inc. (YTVI) into a new dedicated sales company, Yokohama Tyre Sales Vietnam Co., Ltd. (YTSV). YTSV will begin operations on January 1, 2024, and YTVI becomes a dedicated tire production company.
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Smithers announces that Cliff Hodges has joined Smithers as Technical Director of the Tire & Wheel Test Center in Ravenna, Ohio.
Hodges will direct the technical and quality requirements for the Smithers force and moment testing, tire modeling, and other special tire characterizations and evaluation methods. He will also manage and advise technical staff and technical decision-making
The Rubber Division, ACS announces the following webinars and training courses for January 2024.
January 16 – Webinar: Utilizing Lab Equipment for Efficient Development & Problem Solving
January 17 – Course: An Introduction to Continuous Vulcanization
January 18 – Webinar: How to Create & Deliver Scientific Presentations
January 24 – Webinar: Strength & Endurance in Rubber
January 30 – Course: Introduction to Compounding, Mixing & Testing
A former United States Marine, Prieto has 20+ years of IT experience, with exposure to various industries including Warehouse Operations, Automotive Marketing, and HealthCare. Most recently, Prieto served as Vice President, IT Operations for UnitedHealth Group.
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In a recognition of tireless dedication and transformative leadership in sustainability, P K Mohamed, Chief Advisor, R&D, Apollo Tyres Ltd has been lauded as the ‘Sustainability Professional of the Year’ at the 10th edition of the Global Sustainability Leadership Awards 2023. This esteemed accolade was conferred upon Mr Mohamed at the gala event held recently in Mauritius.
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The Bangladesh Forest Research Institute (BFRI) has introduced three groundbreaking rubber varieties—RM 001, RM 002, and RM 003—to address persistent challenges in the country’s rubber industry.
With locally cultivated rubber trees experiencing low latex yields, these varieties have the potential to transform commercial rubber farming in Bangladesh.
The genesis of this breakthrough lies in BFRI’s long-term mission to revive the dormant rubber industry. Cloned from high-yielding rubber trees in Malaysia, the newly developed varieties thrive in two soil types—sand and loam—and require minimal fertilization.
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Nippon Steel Corporation, Japan’s largest steelmaker and one of the world’s leading steel manufacturers, and United States Steel Corporation announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement pursuant to which NSC will acquire U. S. Steel in an all-cash transaction at $55.00 per share, representing an equity value of approximately $14.1 billion plus the assumption of debt, for a total enterprise value of $14.9 billion. The $55.00 per share purchase price represents a 40% premium to U. S. Steel’s closing stock price on December 15, 2023. The transaction has been unanimously approved by the Board of Directors of both NSC and U. S. Steel.
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Microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) is known as a robust plant-derived ingredient consisting of remarkable functional properties that accurately suit its industrial applications such as a binder, thickening agent, filler, anti-cracking agent, fat replacer, disintegrate, emulsifying agent, absorbing agent, and many more.
The aforementioned functional properties of MCC make it a good fit as an ingredient in manufacturing several other products like cosmetics and personal care, paints and coatings, detergents, dye absorbers, rubber, etc. Among numerous end-use industries, the pharmaceutical industry is predicted to showcase steady growth over the next few years.
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The December issue of Rubber World is now online. Articles include: Molding of fluoroelastomersby William Stahl, WMS Technologies, LLC.When planning to
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Molecular Rebar in Aflas FEPM, when used in an Aflas compound formulation, results in improved tear toughness and high temperature modulus retention.
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