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Akron, OH – Rubber Division, ACS is now accepting online abstract submissions for their 201st Technical Meeting to be held April 26-28, 2022 in Warrensville Heights, OH at the Marriott Cleveland, East in the popular Beachwood area.

Milliken & Company has formally acquired Encapsys, LLC (“Encapsys”), a world leader in microencapsulation, from the Cypress Performance Group LLC (“Cypress”). The transaction officially closed October 18, 2021.

During the record drives at the “Papenburg 3000” high speed event, Klasen Lamborghini Huracán Performance achieved an end speed of 384.12 km/h during a 3,000-metre sprint. The 865 kW (1180 hp) super-strong sports car was equipped with high-tech tires from Continental’s new SportContact 7 model. The dimensions fitted were 245/30 R 20 on the front axle and 305/30 R 20 on the rear axle. The record-breaking drive was part of a collaboration between the tire manufacturer and the AutoBild sportscars editorial team on a test track in Papenburg, Lower Saxony, in which six tuning partners with seven refined vehicles took part.

Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc. expects to release its financial results for the third quarter 2021 on Wednesday, November 3 after market close. The Company’s earnings results will be posted to the Cooper Standard website (http://www.ir.cooperstandard.com) once released.

Smither announced that the Smithers Quality Assessments Division has achieved a market leading position amongst Certification Bodies (CBs) with the most recently reported Boeing’s CB Report Card

Bridgestone announced the launch of its latest on-road adventure tire for the motorcycle market, the Bridgestone Battlax Adventure Trail AT41. The rugged, off-road looking tire provides great dry performance and incredible traction, grip and braking in the wet to ensure a safe and comfortable journey in all weather conditions

Discount Tire and TGen, an affiliate of City of Hope, a leader in applying genomic analysis and bioinformatics to cancer drug development, have partnered with The American Diabetes Associate as the Signature Sponsors of the Tour de Cure: Desert Southwest. On Saturday, October 23, 2021, the regional virtual kick-off event for the 2021 American Diabetes Association Tour de Cure will be held at Discount Tire’s headquarters in Scottsdale, AZ.

Hankook Tire has successfully completed the “Volkswagen ID.4: Great Roadshow through the U.S.” with its electric vehicle-specific tire Kinergy AS EV. The tour team has newly set a Guinness World Records title for the longest journey by electric car (non-solar) in a single country with an EV, breaking the previous record set in 2019

R.D. Abbott Co., Inc. (RDAbbott) recently held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to open the headquarters for NovationSi, its manufacturing subsidiary, at 25 Foundation Place in Barberton, Ohio. The 127,126 sq. ft. facility is also the Northeast hub for RDAbbott, a materials science, engineering, and distribution company that is advancing rubber technologies and connecting customers with the best products and services. The ribbon-cutting ceremony was held on Friday, October 8, 2021, at 8:30 AM and followed by guided tours

Apollo Alnac 4G tires were chosen as the OE fitment for Tata Motors newly launched mini SUV, Punch. While, Apollo Tyres would be the exclusive suppliers to Tata Motors, for the top end models of Punch, in the tire size 195/60 R16, it would also be OE fitted in the mid and lower end models of this mini SUV, in the size 185/70 R15.