Author: RubberWorld

LyondellBasell and Encavis Asset Management AG (Encavis AM) announced they signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) to secure 208 megawatts (MW) of renewable electricity generation capacity from the solar park in Bartow, Germany. This solar park will rank among the largest of its kind in Germany.

Under this 12-year PPA, Encavis AM will deliver approximately 210 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of solar power to LyondellBasell annually. This is comparable to the annual electricity consumption of approximately 56,500 European homes, starting in 2025. With this latest PPA, the company will reach more than 90% of its total renewable electricity goal.

Huntsman associates participated in a celebratory groundbreaking event on Wednesday to help expand the Montgomery County Food Bank in Conroe, Texas. A longtime benefactor of MCFB, Huntsman Corporation’s $500,000 donation over five years is also being matched by Brynn and Peter Huntsman. This combined donation of $1,000,000 – in partnership with other donations – will help expand the nonprofit’s facility by 18,000 square feet.

Smithers announces that Josh Guilliams, Vice President of Consultancy, Materials Science and Engineering Division, will be speaking at the 2024 Clemson University Global Tire Industry Conference in Greenville, South Carolina, from April 23rd to April 25th.

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) announced the funding of more than $2 million in grants to develop new markets for used vehicle tires. When illegal dumping in the environment occurs, scrap tires pose both a fire hazard and a human health risk as a mosquito breeding ground.

Yuri Agaiep joins as Sales and Product Manager and with his great industry know-how will help SYNCRO GROUP to consolidate the market, together with all the other members of the Sales Team.

The International Elastomer Conference is the one place, one time a year, where you find the best of our industry all under one roof. It is an event where connections are made, knowledge is shared, new products, new technology and new ideas are introduced, business is conducted, developed and gained, fun is had, encouragement and empowerment happen, and the future is embraced.

Bridgestone Americas (Bridgestone) announced that professional race car driver Tom O’Gorman will compete on Bridgestone Potenza RE-71RS tires in the World Racing League (WRL) Grand Touring Over (GTO) class during the 2024 season. O’Gorman will race a 2012 Porsche 987 Cayman equipped with Bridgestone Potenza RE-71RS tires and wrapped in a special Bridgestone livery in the WRL, which continues April 5-7, 2024, at Mid-Ohio in Lexington, Ohio.

Gummiwerk KRAIBURG GmbH & Co. KG has announced its partnership with the emerging Turkish rubber compounding company, Herpol Elastomer Sanayi A.Ş. The agreement is based on an exclusive licensing agreement and highlights Herpol as Gummiwerk KRAIBURG’s preferred partner in Turkey.