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The company’s Andhra Pradesh plant was awarded with British Safety Council’s ‘Sword of Honour’, following its achievement of Five Stars in British Safety Council’s health and safety management audit scheme. The qualification period for this is between August 1, 2023 and July 31, 2024. The organization has also demonstrated to an independent panel of experts that it has achieved excellence in its health and safety management throughout the business — from the shopfloor to the boardroom.

Join industry leaders at the Rubber Division, ACS Spring Technical Meeting this March in Lake Buena Vista, Florida ​​​​​​​(Disney Springs Area).

At the Spring Technical Meeting, you can learn from experts in our industry, support the 2025 Charles Goodyear Medalist and other outstanding award winners, network with the best minds in the business and more on March 4-6, 2025.

In response to the continued rise in operational costs, Sumitomo Rubber North America will increase prices in the US and Canada on select Falken Passenger, Light Truck and Commercial Truck Products. The price changes will take effect January 1, 2025.

Bridgestone announced it raised more than $2.4 million for United Way of Greater Nashville through its 2024 “United by What Really Matters” fundraising campaign. The company also built upon its financial donations by implementing a robust employee volunteering program that totaled 500 volunteer hours across the region.

Massive floods have hit five provinces in the Southern Thailand last week and have caused estimated damages worth 20 billion baht ($589 million USD), the Rubber Authority of Thailand (RAT) said.

Freudenberg-NOK Sealing Technologies announced that it has acquired Toledo Driveline, LLC., an Ohio-based aftermarket company that specializes in electronics and select hard parts for the aftermarket industry. The sale, part of a purchase agreement the company signed earlier this month with Seal Aftermarket Products (SAP), LLC., offers Freudenberg Sealing Technologies direct access to original equipment-quality electronic parts produced for aftermarket customers. Toledo Driveline will be integrated into Freudenberg Sealing Technologies’ Corteco Division. The financial terms of the SAP-Toledo Driveline transaction were not disclosed.

RPM International Inc. announced that TMP Convert SAS (TMPC) has been acquired to be part of its Fibergrate Structures (Fibergrate) business, which is part of RPM’s Performance Coatings Group. TMPC is based in Simandre-sur-Suran, France, and is a leading manufacturer of outdoor design and landscape products under the JOUPLAST® and OCAPE® brands. The company has annual net sales of approximately €35 million and terms of the transaction were not disclosed.