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Continental will be represented with four technical presentations at this year’s Tire Technology Expo conference to be held from March 4 to 6 in Hanover. Jorge Almeida, Head of Sustainability at Continental Tires, and Prof. Burkhard Wies, Head of Applied Research and Innovation at Continental Tires, will open the conference with a presentation on the company’s sustainability strategy on March 4, 2025. The focus of the presentation is on reducing the environmental footprint of tires during their use phase. Continental will also hold two further expert presentations on the opening day and one the day after. These include an analysis of tire wear particles under real conditions, the presentation of an innovative testing device for measuring energy losses in rubber samples and the introduction of a more environmentally friendly adhesion technology for textile reinforcement materials known as COKOON.

Ecore’s winning entry, Crafting a Greener Tomorrow: Ecore’s Dedication to Sustainable Solutions, demonstrates the company’s commitment to a more circular economy through sustainable manufacturing processes and environmental initiatives, like diverting more than 430 million pounds of commercial tires from landfills annually and its recent TRUcircularity™ takeback program. Leveraging the potential of rubber waste, Ecore crafts dynamic surfaces that reduce force and exceed industry standards for acoustics, ergonomics and safety.

At Chinaplas from 15 to 18 April 2025 in Shenzhen, China, Arburg will be presenting interesting technologies for the Asian market. At stand F41 in hall 12, two Allrounder E Golden Electric Evo machines will demonstrate reliable LSR processing and the efficient production of medical bulk items. A turnkey system centred around an Allrounder rotary table machine will produce connector components fully automatically for the mobility sector, which is growing in China. Special exhibition areas for arburgSOLUTIONworld, including the topics of automation, digitalisation and service, round off the trade fair presentation.

The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., announced that it has begun supplying its ADVAN Sport EV tires as original equipment for the new LEAPMOTOR C16n SUV launched by Chinese electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer Zhejiang Leapmotor Technology Co., Ltd. (LEAPMOTOR) in China in June 2024. The tire sizes are 245/45R21 104V XL for the front and 255/45R21 106V XL for the rear.

Yokohama Tire announced it’s been named the Official Tire of Mustang Cup, a new six-round race series sanctioned by USAC. The series debuts April 11-13 at NOLA Motorsports Park in Avondale, LA. Each 500hp+ Ford Performance-engineered Mustang Dark Horse R will boast Yokohama’s ADVAN® A005 slicks or A006 wet racing tires, ensuring top performance for the one-make series.

Niles, IL – Prism Worldwide and Sherwood Industries, a family-owned sheet extruder of thermoplastics, announced a partnership to introduce Prism’s

Zeon Chemicals L.P. announces a leadership change in its Sales & Marketing team. Brian Cail, a 26-year ZCLP veteran who has most recently led ZCLP’s Sales & Marketing team for its Elastomer product lines (ACM, ECO, HNBR, NBR, SSBR, SIS), has been appointed President & CEO of Zeon Specialty Materials, Inc. (“ZSMI”). ZSMI (San Jose, CA) is focused on Zeon Corporation’s C5-based portfolio, including ZEON’s market-leading cyclo-olefin polymer product lines, bio-diagnostics products, and Electronic Chemicals.

Anckaert joined Goodyear in 2000 and has held a succession of positions in R&D, sales and marketing. In 2018, he was named vice president, Commercial Europe, and after that, served as vice president, Consumer Replacement Europe. Most recently, Anckaert served as vice president of the Europe, Middle East and Africa Consumer business.

As Chief of Product Strategy and Planning, Anckaert will lead Goodyear’s product roadmap and lifecycle planning, leveraging data-driven market insights to identify opportunities, drive innovation and develop a winning global product portfolio.