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TechnoBiz is accepting delegate registrations for the upcoming “RUBBER WEEK 2024” during 22-26 April 2024 in Bangkok, Thailand at Century Park Hotel. It has 3 specialized conferences and 9 short training courses aimed for rubber industry professionals across the world. This is a Hybrid Program. Participants can choose either in-person participation or online participation.

Century Mold Company, Inc., a North American injection molder serving Automotive, Military, Industrial, and Consumer markets, announced the acquisition of Integrity Injection Molding (IIM), the molding division of Integrity Tool & Mold. The acquisition strengthens CM’s capabilities in precision, high tonnage presses, in response to rising North America demand for these capabilities.

The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., announced that it has entered into a partnership agreement with the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), the global governing body of men’s professional tennis, that makes it the ATP Tour’s first Official Tire Partner (a Gold Partner).

The ATP Tour entertains a billion global fans and showcases the world’s greatest players at the most prestigious tournaments. Yokohama Rubber’s partnership with the ATP Tour is aimed at increasing awareness of the YOKOHAMA brand in the European market. The Company will be sponsoring five tournaments in the European countries of Italy, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Monaco, including the Nitto ATP Finals, the ATP Tour’s prestigious season finale featuring only the top eight singles players and doubles teams in the annual rankings.

Dow announced its expanded investment in MobilityScience™ capabilities by opening the doors of its first European MobilityScience™ Studio in Correggio, Italy, marking its long-term commitment to the mobility industry as it continues to transform and grow.
The new studio will allow Dow to further collaborate with Tiers and OEMs on-site and beyond, growing its existing innovative solutions. In expanding its presence in Italy, the studio will support Dow’s Research & Development and Technical Services & Development engineers in focusing on new sustainable solutions within the mobility market and others, paving the way for new ecosystem collaborations in Europe.

LyondellBasell installs a state-of-the-art KARO® 5.0 laboratory stretching machine from Brückner Maschinenbau at the LyondellBasell (LYB) Technical Center in Akron, Ohio. The KARO® 5.0 will greatly enhance the company’s ability to develop and test masterbatch solutions for various oriented film applications.

Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd. was awarded the Environmental Achievement of the Year－Manufacturing at the “Tire Technology International Awards for Innovation and Excellence” in recognition of its use of hydrogen energy and solar power for tire production. The award ceremony was performed at the “Tire Technology Expo 2024” which was held this past March 18th through 21st in Hanover, Germany.

The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., and its employee-backed YOKOHAMA Magokoro Fund will donate a combined ¥1 million (¥500,000 each from the company and the Fund) through the Japanese Red Cross Society to support relief efforts in the quake-stricken region.

Milliken & Company will bring its full range of additive and colorant solutions for polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene (PE) plastics to NPE 2024 on May 6-10, 2024 in Orlando, Florida. NPE: The Plastics Show is the largest plastics trade show in the Americas—drawing more than 55,000 leaders from more than 110 countries to explore plastic innovations, applications and collaborations. Milliken joins industry leaders for the five-day expo to explore novel and sustainable pathways for plastics, enabled in part by the company’s comprehensive polymer additive portfolio on display at booth 22071, South Hall.

Braskem will utilize such feedstocks for the manufacture of bio-attributed and bio-circular polypropylene enabling more sustainable options for growing consumer demand in the packaging, film, automotive, and consumer goods markets.