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Arterex announces the opening of its new 9,000-square-foot ISO Class 8 clean room in its Tecate, Baja California, Mexico facility. This major expansion strengthens the company’s advanced manufacturing capabilities and reinforces its commitment to quality, innovation, and long-term growth within the medical device industry. The expansion was necessary to meet growing customer demand.

The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. announced that it has been included in the FTSE4Good Index Series of global ESG stock indexes for the 22nd consecutive year. The Company has also been included in the FTSE JPX Blossom Japan Index for a tenth straight year and the FTSE JPX Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index for a fifth straight year.

Yokohama Tire is once again riding the wave to protect the world’s ocean and beaches along with Surfrider Foundation North OC. The tiremaker and the local chapter of the nationally recognized nonprofit Surfrider Foundation teamed-up recently to cleanup So-Cal’s Seal Beach, filling dozens of trash-packed bags weighing in at more than 100 pounds of unsafe debris.

Swiss specialty chemicals maker Clariant in a press release rejected allegations made by Dow Europe in a civil lawsuit seeking approximately €1.1 billion ($1.3 billion) in damages tied to a 2020 European Union antitrust case, calling the claims unfounded and pledging to vigorously defend itself.

Lossburg, Germany – Vietnamplas 2026 will take place in Ho Chi Minh City from 9 to 12 September. Arburg will

Davis-Standard announced that Christian Renners has been appointed as President of the Davis-Standard Business Unit (DSBU), and Scott LeBrun has joined as Vice President of Sales and Marketing for the Business Unit.

These appointments underscore Davis-Standard’s “customer-obsessed” philosophy. Both Renners and LeBrun have immediately begun engaging with the company’s global customer base to ensure the customer remains central to every strategic decision and operational improvement.

Dunlop Tires North America (DTNA), a subsidiary of Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd., announced the hiring of Chad Vogelsong as Director of Marketing, Creative & Communication for Passenger, Light Truck, and Commercial Truck tires.

Detpak announced the opening of its new manufacturing facility in Spartanburg, South Carolina, strengthening its ability to support customers with locally produced, paper-based packaging solutions.

ACE Laboratories has announced the acquisition of Quick Accurate Testing (QAT), a specialist laboratory focused on thermal analysis and rheology across a broad range of materials, from elastomers and polymers through to composites, ceramics, metals, proteins, fluids and coatings.