The Rubber Division, ACS reports that little over 20 percent of floor space is left for exhibitors to exhibit at GPS 2026 being held September 28 – 30, 2026 in Louisville, KY. Companies still considering showcasing products and services to a highly targeted audience in an immersive, face-to-face setting should secure their space today.
Read MoreTeknor Apex Company announced it has joined as a founding partner in a new €75 million investment fund with OSS Ventures to scale proven industrial software companies across North America and Europe.
Teknor Apex will serve as the regional industrial anchor partner as OSS Ventures extends its operations into North America with a new office in Boston, MA — becoming the first U.S. manufacturer to both invest in and operate OSS portfolio software at scale.
Continental is supplying tires for the new T-Roc, Volkswagen’s compact SUV. The tire manufacturer has received original equipment approval for the EcoContact 7 S and the EcoContact 7 in sizes ranging from 16 to 19 inches. For the T-Roc, Volkswagen also recommends the WinterContact TS 870 P for colder seasons and the AllSeasonContact 2 as an all-season option.
Read MoreThe Natron 717S Series is a soft, flexible UV LED ink that enables high-performance printing on flexible substrates – filling a critical gap previously left by the 717N Series. This UV ink, formulated for the Ricoh GH2220 printhead, jets with ambient temperature-controlled printheads.
Read MoreTrelleborg Sealing Solutions inaugurates its advanced European Service Center, a highly automated facility setting new benchmarks in service quality, efficiency and technology for European and global markets and providing customers with state-of-the-art logistics and value-added services
Read MoreEvonik has announced the opening of a dedicated polyamide research and innovation hub for sports and consumer goods. Dubbed the “Evonik Asia PAthletic Center,” the facility focuses on polyamide-based material innovation – especially with polyether block amides (PEBAs), application development, and technical support to the sports and consumer goods industries. The hub will help customers accelerate product iterations and commercialization.
Read MoreFreudenberg Performance Materials (Freudenberg) announces Tacnera®, a new technology for silicone foam dressings used in advanced wound care. Unlike classic silicone adhesive layers, Tacnera® is a highly-developed, intelligently-engineered system that combines polyurethane foam, a proprietary coating technology and gentle silicone gel.
Read MoreThe International Institute of Synthetic Rubber Producers (IISRP) has elected Satoru Shiga as president-international for the 2026–2027 term. The announcement was made during the association’s 66th Annual General Meeting on April 15.
Shiga succeeds Douglas Wilson of LCY, who will serve as past president-international.
Read MoreThe Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., announces that on April 1 it launched sales in Thailand and Australia of the GEOLANDAR H/T4, the Company’s new highway terrain tire for large SUVs and pickup trucks. The GEOLANDAR H/T4 will be launched successively in markets around the world, with a few exceptions. The tire will be available in 51 sizes.
Read MoreMichelin, the CNRS, INSA Lyon, Lyon 1 University, and Jean Monnet University inaugurated PolMixLab, an associated research laboratory (LabCom) to invent the rubbers of the future. This new partnership seeks to accelerate research and innovation in creating polymer materials for multiple industrial applications. It relies on the recognized scientific and industrial expertise of the partners to balance performance, durability, and energy sobriety.
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