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Orion S.A. announced a fourth plant has earned International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC PLUS). The company now leads its industry with the number of certified carbon black production sites.

ARLANXEO is strengthening its position as one of the world’s leading producers of synthetic rubber by debottlenecking its production processes at its Hydrogenated Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (HNBR) plants in Orange, USA and Leverkusen, Germany.

ARP Materials announces its recent accomplishment of earning the gold certification on the EcoVadis Platform. This recognition marks ARP’s inaugural year within the EcoVadis framework, reflecting the company’s unwavering commitment to environmental, social, and economic sustainability.

Guill Tool announces that its state-of-the-art rheology lab is offering its services for a fee to all those interested. Measuring the flow characteristics of plastics and rubber helps predict how a customer’s material will flow through the company’s extrusion dies before production. In addition, tooling geometry is virtually optimized, and the project can be viewed in 3D CAD. Machines used include a rotational rheometer, scanning calorimeter, thermal conductivity meter and a new CT scanner.

GEON Performance Solutions announced the acquisition of PolymaxTPE which specializes in the development of premium thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) materials for manufacturers across a diverse range of industries throughout North America, Asia and Europe. PolymaxTPE has two full-service manufacturing sites in Nantong, Jiangsu, China, and Waukegan, Ill, USA.

Continental has put its new driving simulator for tires into operation. It will be used from now on for new and further tire developments, especially in the original equipment business. An intensive test phase of around twelve months preceded the operational phase. Virtual tire tests will save costs, raw materials and shorten development times. The high-tech system is known as a driver-in-the-loop simulator (DIL), which calculates the exact driving dynamics parameters for the tires and the respective test vehicle. Thanks to its high maneuverability, the simulator can provide Continental’s professional test drivers with subjective driving impressions that are comparable to those from tire tests on a real test track.

HEXPOL Middlefield has achieved The International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC PLUS) as a Rubber Compounding Processing Unit with mass balance chain of custody. at their Middlefield, Ohio site. The ISCC PLUS Certification was issued on 11.22.23. HEXPOL’s cross functional ISCC Plus implementation team achieved this significant accomplishment in less than 4 months with zero nonconformities found during the certification audit.

Trelleborg Sealing Solutions starts production at its first ever manufacturing facility in Vietnam, an advanced 8,000 square meter facility strategically located in Long Thanh.
It produces high-quality O-Rings and custom-designed engineered molded components in a wide range of elastomer materials using the latest compression and injection molding technology and plate heat exchanger gaskets.

December 4 – Endurica Workshop: Application of Rubber Analysis with Endurica Software
December 14 – Career Catalyst Webinar: Know Your Worth! Negotiating Salary & Benefits in a New Job (Free for Members)