Author: RubberWorld

Continental Tire the Americas announced the appointment of Ashok Vedanayagam as the Head of Marketing for Passenger and Truck Tires for the region covering North and South America. In this role, Vedanayagam is responsible for a broad portfolio including product management, marketing communications, public relations, e-business, market intelligence, pricing, and strategic planning for the Americas.

Malaysia’s Department of Statics reports that natural rubber (NR) production decreased by 5.2 percent in August 2024 (35,979 tons) as compared to July 2024 (37,960 tons). Year-on-year comparison showed that the production of NR increased by 14.9 per cent (August 2023: 31,309 tons). Production of NR in August 2024 for Malaysia was mainly contributed by small holders sector (88.1%) as compared to estates sector (11.9%).

Endurica will hold its first virtual Annual Meeting on October 18, 2024, which will include an introduction to Endurica Europe SARL, the company’s recently launched sister company headquartered in Luxembourg.

This inaugural Annual Meeting is presented as Fatigue Ninja Frontier – a combination of two long running webinar series: Winning on Durability which focuses on how rubber product durability can be leveraged to create strategic value and competitive advantage, and Fatigue Ninja Friday providing users in depth training on Endurica’s latest software developments. The fast-paced Fatigue Ninja Frontier will bring together Endurica users from around the globe and is also open to anyone interested in learning more about Endurica’s solutions for delivering durability across the rubber supply chain, from raw material suppliers and part or tire manufacturers to OEMs.

UTH GmbH, headquartered in Fulda, Germany, with subsidiaries in China and Japan, is deepening its global commitment by establishing a new location in the United States. “This strategic decision is driven by our deep understanding of our customers’ growing needs and specific requirements, as well as our ongoing commitment to providing the best possible support as a reliable partner to the rubber and silicone processing industry,” says Julia Uth, who, along with Manuel Bessler, is overseeing the U.S. project.

Münster, Germany — Nordson Corp.’s Polymer Processing Systems division has announced the appointment of Julian Kätzlmeier as Sales Director EMEA

API Tire announces the expansion of its Consumer Sales leadership team with the appointment of Daniel Greear as Director of Consumer Sales – Central Region and Richey Aiken as Director of Consumer Sales – East Region. Shawn Dunn, a long-standing member of the API Tire family, will complete the Consumer Sales team as Director of Consumer Sales – West Region.

ETH Zurich materials researchers have now developed a material that combines these supposedly incompatible properties. Ioanna Tsimouri achieved this feat in her doctoral thesis with the assistance of Andrei Gusev and Walter Caseri, both professors at the Department of Materials. Her work has given rise to the creation of materials that comprise layers of stiff materials connected by ultra-thin rubber-like layers formed by crosslinking a polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) mixture.

U.S. Medical Glove Company announced a new contract worth $80,000,000. The agreement is a joint venture partnership with Medeco Protective Safety Equipment Manufacturing — a division of Abu Dhabi Medical Devices Company (ADMD) in the United Arab Emirates — and contracts USMGC to manufacture 12 of its proprietary medical exam glove-making machines. Beginning in the first quarter of 2025, USMGC will deliver 10 nitrile exam glove machine lines and two polyisoprene surgical glove machine lines to Medeco facilities in operation in Saudi Arabia. The joint venture is structured for USMGC to retain a 25% ownership stake.