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The Mitsui Chemicals Group’s Basic & Green Materials Business Sector, which includes phenol business, is aiming to redefine itself as a sustainable green chemicals business centered around competitive derivatives. As the Group works toward an optimized production setup at the company’s crackers line with demand, it will need to ensure that its derivatives are competitive – a need which prompted the Group to begin restructuring its Basic & Green Materials Business Sector shortly after the 2008 global financial crisis. The Group is now further accelerating its efforts toward this end as part of a second phase of restructuring, which will include the newly announced plant closure.

GRI announced an expansion of its product portfolio with the addition of 23 new SKUs across its agriculture and construction tire segments.
This strategic move underscores GRI’s commitment to meeting the evolving needs of its customers worldwide, as well as its dedication to innovation and excellence in tire manufacturing. The newly introduced SKUs encompass better load and speed indexes in the existing sizes to carry more weight with safety. These SKUs offer better options to the customers to choose the best fit for their machines.

Wayne Horne has been a part of SRNA for nearly eight years and held various roles throughout his tenure. Starting in Customer Service, Horne handled calls and orders and then transitioned to be a part of the Fanatic Field Sales Team. From there, he worked his way up to Account Manager, where he oversaw all direct Passenger Car and Light Truck business in the western region. Horne then embraced the role of Sales Strategist, collaborating with the team for 16 months before being promoted to Strategic Account Manager.

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.

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