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Trelleborg Sealing Solutions hosts “Rotary Sealing in Motion,” a 2.5-hour free virtual ConneX event exploring the technologies, trends and engineering expertise shaping the future of rotary sealing. Broadcasting from the Trelleborg Innovation Center in Stuttgart, Germany, the event is designed for engineers and technical decision-makers seeking practical guidance on seal selection, application performance and emerging industry challenges.

Michelin announced that the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) and the Automobile Club de l’Ouest (ACO) have selected the company as the exclusive tire supplier for the Hypercar category of the FIA World Endurance Championship (FIA WEC) through the end of the 2032 season.

The Association for Rubber Products Manufacturers (ARPM) will host its Seals Product Design and Manufacturing Training program October 26–30, 2026, at The Training Center at Metro Plastics Technologies, LLC, in Noblesville, Indiana. The intensive, five-day course is designed for design engineers, quality engineers, sales engineers, product engineers, and process engineers who work with rubber seals throughout the product development cycle.

Continental celebrated the groundbreaking of its new highly automated finished-goods warehouse during a ceremony at its Mount Vernon, Illinois, tire plant Thursday. The event brought together plant employees, local officials and project stakeholders to mark the beginning of construction on the facility, which represents an investment of approximately $76 million and is expected to begin operations in 2027.

Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation announced that it has decided to commercialize ultra-high-purity colloidal silica for use as a raw material for polishing agents in cutting-edge semiconductors. The Company plans to establish new production facilities at its Kyushu Plant (Fukuoka Area) in Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture, and begin commercial operations there in October 2028.

Freudenberg Adhesive Clean Technology (FACT) complements the concept of the connector seals as a clean and efficient bonding system. It enables the elastomer to be permanently adhered to the cell connector surfaces, which typically resist bonding. Eliminating the conventional wet-chemical pretreatment offers the benefits of a resource-conserving manufacturing process and reduced dependence on bonding agents in the supply chain.

Specialty Silicone Products (SSP) has reduced its lead times for electrically conductive silicone extrusions to just 3 to 4 weeks. That’s significantly shorter than the lead times offered by some competitors, which can extend beyond 12 weeks. SSP extrudes cords, tubes, D-shapes and other profiles from the elastomers it makes and can also fabricate EMI O-rings from these materials.

Join SPE’s online workshop, Thermoplastic Elastomers (TPEs): From Fundamental Insights to Contemporary Technologies, September 23–25, from 11:00 AM–1:00 PM ET, for a practical exploration of the science and engineering principles that drive TPE performance—from molecular design to emerging applications.

Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation announced that it installed a floating photovoltaic power generation system on the regulating reservoir within its Hiroshima Plant, and the system has started supplying renewable energy-generated electricity. This project has been organized using the on-site PPA format.