Zochem ULC has announced that it has been awarded a Gold Medal in the 2024 annual sustainability evaluation by EcoVadis, achieving a remarkable 95th percentile overall score. This prestigious recognition places Zochem among the top 5% of companies evaluated by EcoVadis, the world’s largest sustainability ratings provider, which has assessed over 125,000 companies globally.
Read MoreEdison Agrosciences announced the closing of a $600,000 seed financing round. This investment was made possible by the support of current and new investors, including BioGenerator, Missouri Technology Corporation (MTC), Crisp & Company, LLC and others.
Edison Agrosciences is at the forefront of developing more sustainable, domestic sources of critical industrial materials, with a current focus on producing natural rubber from sunflowers. Natural rubber is an essential component in thousands of products used daily, known for its unmatched properties compared to synthetic alternatives.
Read MoreThe eurozone manufacturing sector was again a key source of weakness. Production was down markedly in July, and to the largest extent in the year-to-date. As such, a rise in services activity stopped the overall private sector from falling into contraction. That said, the expansion in the service sector was only modest and the weakest since March. The two largest euro area economies continued to underperform the wider region. Output in Germany decreased for the first time in four months, while France posted a third consecutive monthly reduction in business activity. This performance contrasted with continued growth across the rest of the euro area, albeit the latest increase in output was the least marked since January.
Read MoreASTM International’s recovered carbon black (rCB) committee (D36) is developing a proposed standard that will guide users of rCB on how long the material can be stored and the effect that prolonged storage might have on rCB.
Read MoreThe Rubber Division, ACS would like to remind you that IEC 2024 Technical Meeting, Expo and Educational Symposium course prices increase August 1st and housing closes August 15. Register and book your hotel in the Division’s discounted room block now before it’s too late.
Read MoreThe Rubber Division, ACS announces a Call for Abstracts for the Spring Technical Meeting being held on March 4-6, 2025 in Lake Buena Vista, FL (Orlando Area). Join the leading researchers and innovators in the rubber/elastomer industry and share your expertise with our Spring Technical Meeting attendees.
Read MoreSemperit has completed the sale of the medical business and transferred the remaining production and packaging of surgical gloves to the buyer of the entire medical business, the Southeast Asian Harps Global, as agreed. Combined under the discontinued operations “Surgical Operations”, these activities were most recently carried out as contract manufacturing for Harps Global.
Read MoreAn inspection of Ecore International Inc’s Mexia plant by the department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration in January 2024 found more than a dozen safety and health violations. Investigators discovered the company made employees stand on a forklift’s elevated tines to reach work areas; failed to prevent small fires fueled by improper buildup of combustible dust and permitted potentially explosive atmospheres to exist; lacked safe areas for welding; exposed employees to slip, trip and fall hazards; allowed untrained workers to operate forklifts; and failed to ensure machines had required safety guards.
Read MoreThe president of SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly), Dr. Winston “Wole” Soboyejo, and postdoctoral researcher, Dr. Tabiri Kwayie Asumadu, have published a revolutionary new paper titled, “Robust Macroscale Superlubricity on Carbon-Coated Metallic Surfaces.” This paper explores an innovative approach to reducing friction on metallic surfaces – a significant advancement that could have major real-world impacts.
These findings are significant for a number of practical reasons. In the automotive industry, more than 30 percent of fuel in passenger vehicles is used to overcome friction, so these novel coatings can help to drastically improve fuel efficiency. In manufacturing and industrial machinery, they could help to reduce wear and tear, leading to massive cost savings and decreasing the 1-4% of countries’ GDP that is spent on friction-related equipment issues. In electronic devices, friction at a minute scale can present large-scale challenges that coatings could help to alleviate.
Akron, OH – The Rubber Division, ACS, announces the following learning opportunities available for Members and Non-members alike. Visit www.rubber.org
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