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Evonik has announced the opening of a dedicated polyamide research and innovation hub for sports and consumer goods. Dubbed the “Evonik Asia PAthletic Center,” the facility focuses on polyamide-based material innovation – especially with polyether block amides (PEBAs), application development, and technical support to the sports and consumer goods industries. The hub will help customers accelerate product iterations and commercialization.

Freudenberg Performance Materials (Freudenberg) announces Tacnera®, a new technology for silicone foam dressings used in advanced wound care. Unlike classic silicone adhesive layers, Tacnera® is a highly-developed, intelligently-engineered system that combines polyurethane foam, a proprietary coating technology and gentle silicone gel.

The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., announces that on April 1 it launched sales in Thailand and Australia of the GEOLANDAR H/T4, the Company’s new highway terrain tire for large SUVs and pickup trucks. The GEOLANDAR H/T4 will be launched successively in markets around the world, with a few exceptions. The tire will be available in 51 sizes.

Replacing traditional additives with a dosage of just tenths or even hundredths of a percent of graphene nanotubes allows manufacturers significantly to reduce the carbon footprint of conductive materials by a minimum of 5%—and even up to 26% according to a new study by OCSiAl.

Yokohama Tire’s latest addition to its GEOLANDAR line – the GEOLANDAR H/T4™ – is now on sale. The durable all-season highway tire, engineered for light trucks, SUVs and commercial vans, is available in 62 sizes, ranging from 15- to 22-inch wheel diameters.

Mitsui Chemicals Inc., Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd. and Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. said they have received clearance from Japan’s antitrust regulator for a planned integration of polyolefin businesses.

The Recycled Materials Association Board of Directors on April 13 approved proposed revisions to its ferrous special scrap tire specification, triggering a 30-day public comment period beginning with this notice.

The comment period follows procedures outlined in ReMA’s ISRI Specifications governing the addition, amendment or withdrawal of specifications. Comments should be directed to ReMA Chief Economist Emily Sanchez.