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The new 52,000-square-foot facility will initially house new technologies and equipment purposefully designed to streamline material flow and increase manufacturing efficiencies of the company’s diverse product lines. With the addition of the new facility, Rubberlite’s campus now encompasses nearly 500,000 square feet spread over an entire city block in downtown Huntington, West Virginia.

The German automobile club ADAC took a close look at 16 current 215/55 R17 models – including the Goodride Solmax 1 for the first time. The summer tire from Chinese manufacturer ZC Rubber scored well in several criteria. The Goodride Solmax 1 also outperformed some much more expensive products from established European brands in the overall ranking.

Sumitomo Rubber North America, a subsidiary of Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd., announces the promotion of Rick Zimmerman to Director of Original Equipment for both four-wheel and two-wheel businesses.

An avid automotive and motorcycle enthusiast, Zimmerman holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Finance from the University of Akron. He’s been with SRNA since February 2013, focusing his time on motorcycle OE throughout the entirety of his tenure.

The Chinaplas exhibit is an Allrounder 470 H with a clamping force of 1,000 kN and a size 290 injection unit in the “Comfort” performance variant. It is also equipped with an Arburg servo hydraulic system (ASH) as standard.

Klinge will spearhead the company’s strategic management initiatives in the Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) region.
Klinge will manage and collaborate extensively with Eriez’ EMEA leadership teams to drive profitable growth and implement enhancements in products, systems, and capacity. His overarching goal is to further elevate Eriez’ presence in the diverse EMEA markets, solidifying the company’s position as an industry leader in the region.

Arkema will highlight new technologies and advancements aimed at increasing circularity, energy efficiency, decarbonization and living comfort through more sustainable paint and coating solutions at Paint India., Hall 1, Booth #D4, February 22-24 at the Bombay Exhibition Center in Mumbai, India.

The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., announced its business and financial results for fiscal 2023 (January to December 2023). Sales revenue increased 14.5% over the previous year, to 985.3 billion yen; business profit increased 41.4%, to 99.1 billion yen; operating profit increased 45.8%, to 100.4 billion yen; and profit attributable to owners of parent increased 46.4%, to 67.2 billion yen. All of those figures were record-high figures for full-year performance at Yokohama Rubber. Yokohama Rubber achieved its target, meanwhile, of raising the ratio of business profit to sales revenue to above 10%. That was the target for that ratio under the company’s medium-term management plan, Yokohama Transformation 2023

Previously, Franchina held the position of COO at Ketjen, an Albermarle subsidiary providing advanced catalyst solutions provider to refining, petrochemical, and specialty chemicals industries. In this capacity, she led the global manufacturing operations, procurement, supply chain, CAPEX engineering, and process technology functions.