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announced it will adopt 100% renewable energy at its Goodyear plants across Europe and Turkey in the first of a multiple-phase plan to procure 100% renewable energy in all its facilities across Europe, Middle East and Africa by the end of 2022.
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Lubrizol Engineered Polymers announces the launch of its first 100% TPU (thermoplastic polyurethane) prototype shoe. The prototype meets the high-performance demands in the footwear industry while achieving greater sustainability through enhanced recyclability and less material waste
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The elastomers procurement category is projected to grow at a CAGR of 4.05% during 2021-2025. The prices are outlined to rise by 4%-6% during the forecast period and suppliers will have a moderate bargaining power in this market. BASF SE, Dow Inc., and JSR Corp. are a few of the key suppliers in elastomers market according to SpendEdge
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Apollo Tyres Ltd, has released its first natural rubber policy document that is fully aligned with the policy framework of the Global Platform for Sustainable Natural Rubber (GPSNR), and is amongst the first few companies to do so.
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Tire derived fuels are fitting into a broader drive to improve environmental sustainability and address climate change. Several goals are seen as possible including renew ability, elimination of toxins, optimized design and manufacturing, recyclability and use of post-consumer content. Earlier scrap tires used to be dumped which used to pollute the land and consume lot of efforts for management. With the use of modern technologies to convert scrap tires into fuels has provided solution for more of the environment issues related to waste tires. Tire derived fuels are serving to important purposes such as providing an alternative option to companies such as cement, paper & pulp to use tire derived fuels to save fuel cost and to save environment issues related to waste tires.
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Yokohama Tire has once again been named as the Official Tire Supplier for 2021 Nitro Rallycross (Nitro RX). Returning after a one-year hiatus, the five-race, adrenaline-fueled series that features all-wheel-drive, 600-plus horsepower vehicles, standing starts and 100-foot-plus jumps, will feature the ADVAN® A054 tire from Yokohama. The action begins September 24 at Utah Motorsports Campus near Salt Lake City.Nitro RX utilizes innovative, purpose-built tracks that feature some of the world’s best drivers, like Yokohama-sponsored Travis Pastrana, battling for the top spot. Besides Utah, this year’s Nitro RX races will take place in Nevada, Minnesota, Arizona and Florida
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In less than two weeks the International Elastomer Conference will being at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, PA. There’s still time to register and join the best of our industry all under one roof. There are many ways to learn, connect and grow at this event.
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This investment will allow Toyoda Gosei to collaborate with E-ThermoGentek in developing power generation systems for effective use of the thermal energy emitted in the molding and processing of rubber and plastics, its main products.
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Unique Fabricating, Inc. announced that it has raised approximately $4.4 million through a private offering and sale of public equity of 1,954,000 shares of common stock at a price of $2.25 per share
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Trinseo announces a dividend of $0.32 per share, an increase of four times the amount of the most recent dividend. In December 2020, Trinseo announced a dividend reduction to enable rapid near-term deleveraging following the acquisition of the PMMA business. Taking into account the Company’s previously announced expectation of a net leverage ratio in the low-2x range by the end of this year, the Board approved today’s increase. The dividend will be a cash distribution payable on October 7, 2021, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on October 1, 2021.
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