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Sales of Freudenberg Sealing Technologies’ premium Simriz® perfluoroelastomeric (FFKM) compounds have increased by more than 100 percent in North America during the past 24 months. Buoyed in large measure by the compounds’ quality, superior performance capabilities, and near-immediate availability at a time when other supplies of FFKM have been unavailable, major companies in the aerospace, fluid handling, agriculture, and construction industries – as well as many of Freudenberg Sealing Technologies’ Preferred Distributors – now rely on Simriz compounds to fulfill their customers’ FFKM component requirements.
FFKM seals and gaskets are ubiquitous in manufacturing processes where extreme temperatures, pressures and chemicals are used

Bridgestone Americas (Bridgestone) announced its Nashville teammates and partners from across the country raised more than $2.44 million in 2023 for the United Way of Greater Nashville to support the organization’s network of local organizations providing essential services and programs across Middle Tennessee. This year’s donation is yet another record for the company in support of a nearly 30-year partnership with United Way that has raised more than $12.8 million for the organization since 2015.

Gehring-Montgomery is part of TER Chemicals Distribution Group, held by TER Group, a globally active family enterprise organized in three divisions. The divisions specialize in the sectors of chemical distribution, plastics distribution and processing, wax finishing and adhesives production. Founded in 1908, the group now has 1,150 employees, 48 subsidiaries and 9 production sites. The acquisition of Strohmeyer & Arpe’s Wax Division is marking a significant expansion of its product portfolio in carnauba wax and a strategic move to strengthen its position in the US market.

For the quarter ended September 30, 2023 Apollo Tyres Ltd, on a consolidated level, registered a revenue of Rs 6,280 crores, an increase of 5% over the same period last fiscal. For the six months of the fiscal (April – September), the company reported a revenue of Rs 12,524 crores, an increase of 5% over the same period last fiscal. Positive revenue growth was reported, especially from Indian Operations, in the second quarter, and in the first half of the fiscal year.

Registration is open for the Mid Atlantic Rubber & Plastics Group Educational Symposium being held on Thursday, November 16, 2023, 8:30 AM – 2:30 PM an the Inn at Villanova, 601 County Line Road, Radnor, PA 19087. Cost is $70 per person for members & non-members (includes breakfast of pastries & coffee/tea and a hot buffet lunch). Please register by Friday, November 10.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is granting a petition from the Yurok Tribe, the Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe, and the Puyallup Tribe of Indians to address the use of the chemical N-(1,3-Dimethylbutyl)-N’-phenyl-p-phenylenediamine (6PPD) in tires. The chemical 6PPD has been used in motor vehicle tires for more than six decades to make them more durable. It can also be found in other rubber products such as footwear, synthetic turf infill, and playgrounds.

With almost 300 visitors from the customer base and additional partner exhibitors, an extensive workshop program was offered in bright sunshine on how “Partnering for Transformation” can be implemented in practice. Over 30 machines, including highly automated production cells, were presented in the factory. There were also information stands and live demonstrations from participating partner exhibitors covering the entire elastomer article production process. In addition to various molds and cold runner systems, the in-house mold shop also presented the assembly and production of large cold runners and large molds.

Following the joint call to action around recovered carbon black at the 2021 Smithers rCB conference, Bridgestone Corporation and Michelin Group have published a joint technical white paper to share the results of their work with stakeholders in the rCB community to develop a proposed global standard to increase the utilization of recovered carbon black material in tires. The joint white paper titled, Bridgestone & Michelin: Recovered Carbon Black Guidelines, can be found on rcbrubber.com.