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Volker Cwielong has been a member of the management team of the globally present Eberspächer Group since 2017. As Co-CEO of the Purem by Eberspächer division, he was responsible for net sales of some EUR 2 billion and for more than 7’000 employees at over 40 locations on three continents. He led the sales, production, technology and innovation units and had full responsibility for the division’s results. Before, Volker Cwielong held various global management positions for international industrial groups and automotive suppliers. Volker Cwielong is a mechanical engineer and holds an MBA.

Dow has formulated a breakthrough option of polyolefin elastomers (POE) based artificial leather – a solution to address the automotive industry’s need to shift towards increasingly animal-free product alternatives to leather.

The POE alternative leather option has been commercialized by HIUV Materials Technology, a China-based partner and qualified by an electric car manufacturer in their auto seatings application.

The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., announced that it has begun delivering tires to Subaru Corporation for use as original equipment (OE) on the automaker’s new Impreza. The new Impreza cars to be sold in Europe and the Latin America will be fitted with ADVAN Sport V105 tires (size 225/40R18 92W).

Automobile associations such as the German ADAC and ACE, and motoring magazines including “AutoBild”, “AutoBild Reisemobil”, “Autozeitung”, “auto motor und sport” and “sportauto” were all on the same page: The PremiumContact 7 from Continental is a winner, coming out on top in their tests and rankings. And the summer tire produced by the development experts in Hanover also led the way for car magazines in Great Britain, Scandinavia and Poland. Ratings were spread between “exemplary”, “highly recommended” and “outstanding”, with 15 of 16 publications naming the PremiumContact 7 in first place. Its impressive strengths in terms of safety played a particularly prominent role in achieving these top placings; the PremiumContact 7 posted significantly shorter braking distances than its competitors on wet and dry asphalt. And the ADAC also rated it highly in terms of environmental impact, thanks to its strong mileage capability.

The measures to increase competitiveness are expected to have an impact on a total of around 2,300 jobs in the Continental Automotive sector in the Rhine-Main region. Of these, around 1200 jobs are to be cut and around 1100 are to be relocated to the sites in Frankfurt and Babenhausen. Continental’s Automotive sector currently employs around 8,000 people in the Rhine-Main region. “We will work closely with our social partners to find good and fair solutions for the planned changes,” said von Hirschheydt.

HF MIXING GROUP announced the successful completion of a significant investment in India through the full acquisition of its existing subsidiary. Formerly a partial stakeholder, HF has now taken decisive steps to secure complete ownership, reinforcing its commitment to sustained growth and market leadership. This strategic initiative marks a pivotal milestone in HF MIXING GROUP´s global expansion acceleration.

The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., announced that it is supplying its ADVAN Sport V107 tires as original equipment (OE) for the new Mercedes-AMG CLE 53 4MATIC+ Coupé, which was presented in December 2023. The Coupé is being fitted with 265/40ZR19 (102Y) front tires and 295/35ZR19 (104Y) rear tires.

Chariarse has extensive experience in his field, working as a Commercial Truck Field Engineer in the tire industry for the past 21 years. Joining SRNA in 2021 as a Field Engineer, he has been responsible for the coordination, implementation, and reporting of tire evaluations, troubleshooting, and providing technical support to fleets, dealers, and the sales team.

AGC Chemicals Americas will feature its performance-enhancing fluoropolymer resins, compounds and fluoroelastomers at NPE2024: The Plastics Show in Orlando, Florida, May 6–10, 2024. AGCCA engineers and technical sales team will be available to discuss applications for these advanced materials at booth S29171 in the South Hall Material Science section.

The Semperit Group is celebrating its 200th anniversary in 2024. Founded in 1824, the company is taking this anniversary as an opportunity to highlight its centuries-long tradition but also its path to a successful future in a variety of ways under the motto “200 Years of Semperit – Experience for Tomorrow”. On the 200-year website www.200.semperitgroup.com launched today, Semperit looks back on the company’s history, which is a story of outstanding personalities and innovative ideas, of resounding successes as well as overcoming crises that jeopardized the company’s existence.