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In accordance with Continental’s sustainability ambition, the group sector ContiTech has taken the next concrete steps towards transforming its own production facilities into sustainable factories. ContiTech recently installed a new PV system in Timișoara, Romania. Other locations are expected to follow in the coming months. Furthermore, the group sector has chosen three production facilities worldwide as pilot projects to find the best approach for carbon neutral operations.

Continental and Aurora Innovation announced they have achieved a key development milestone to commercialize autonomous trucks at scale. The companies have finalized the design and architecture of the future fallback system and hardware of the Aurora Driver – an SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) Level 4 autonomous driving system – that Continental plans to start production of in 2027. The finalized hardware design comes less than a year after the companies entered an industry-first partnership aimed at high-volume manufacturing of autonomous trucking systems.

Klas Dahlberg currently holds the position as Head of Business Area NIBE Climate Solutions. He has been with NIBE since 2016 and he has been responsible for NIBE Climate Solutions since 2018. Prior to joining NIBE, he had a successful international career spanning over a 30-year period with the Scania group, with his last position being responsible for the division of Buses & Coaches. Klas has lived and worked in Germany for many years. He holds a M.Sc. in Engineering from Lund University, Sweden.

The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. introduces the newest tire to its lineup—the ADVAN dB V553 is a premium comfort tire that will provide a superbly quiet ride throughout its useful lifespan. The ADVAN dB V553 initially will be launched in Japan and Asian markets from February 2024. Yokohama Rubber plans to provide the new tire in 46 sizes, ranging from 225/45R21 95W to 155/65R14 75H.

FLAME GUARD SWR-70 was developed for use on sintered ore and coke transport lines at steel mills and coal transport lines at coal-fired power plants. In addition to being flame retardant (self-extinguishing), a quality for which demand has increased in recent years as line operators seek to enhance safety, FLAME GUARD SWR-70’s super wear resistance lengthens the belt replacement cycle, reducing running costs and contributing to stable line operation.

The company signed a long-term PPA for 125 MW of renewable electricity sourced from TotalEnergies’ Brazoria Solar project in Brazoria County, Texas. The 15-year agreement is expected to generate approximately 300,000 megawatt-hours (MWh) of solar power annually, equivalent to the annual electricity consumption of more than 28,000 American homes. The project is expected to commence operations at the end of 2025. This is the company’s second PPA with TotalEnergies.

LANXESS has completed the expansion of its production capacity for sustainable light-color sulfur carriers by several kilotons. The project, with an investment volume in the double-digit millions, was completed at the Mannheim site in around two years as planned. The additional volumes will be available from 2024.

abot Corporation announced it has been recognized by Newsweek as one of America’s Most Responsible Companies 2024. This is the fifth consecutive year that Cabot has made this prestigious list, which recognizes its commitment to social responsibility performance in the three areas of environment, social and corporate governance (ESG). This award is presented by Newsweek and Statista Inc., the world-leading statistics portal and industry ranking provider and can be viewed on Newsweek’s website.

Unlike air-filled pneumatics, which can easily puncture when exposed to rough objects and typical worksite debris, TyrFil makes OTR vehicle tires virtually resistant to puncture from glass, sharp rocks, nails and even rebar. Using TyrFil, essential workhorse machines, such as bulldozers, excavators, telehandlers, forklifts and more, can safely operate over job site discard with ease—ensuring that tires remain protected and that unwanted flats won’t disrupt the busy project flow on constructions sites, mining operations, agri-business endeavors, and even military drills.

Effective at the end of the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting on April 25, 2024, Dr. Markus Kamieth (53) will take over as Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of BASF SE. This was decided by the Supervisory Board in its meeting on December 20, 2023. Markus Kamieth has been a member of the Board of Executive Directors since 2017. He succeeds Dr. Martin Brudermüller (62), who has been Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors since 2018 and has been a member of the Board of Executive Directors since 2006.