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John Deere has announced plans to lay off 238 employees across three manufacturing plants in Illinois and Iowa, citing reduced demand and lower order volumes for its agricultural equipment. The decision follows a weaker-than-expected third-quarter earnings report and ongoing challenges in the farming sector.

The layoffs will affect workers at Harvester Works in East Moline, Seeding and Cylinder in Moline, and the Foundry in Waterloo. Employees at these facilities are scheduled to finish work between late August and late September.

Munich, Germany – WACKER has developed a series of temper-free liquid silicone rubber grades that are particularly suitable for food

Under the motto “Your Partner for Presses and Automation”, WICKERT will present itself at K 2025, October 8–15 in Düsseldorf, as a full-service provider of customized automation solutions for hydraulic presses. At booth 14A41 in Hall 14, the company will showcase its extensive expertise in the fields of composites, rubber, friction, plastics, and powder processing – including cleanroom solutions.

The Semperit Group’s business performance in the first half of 2025 was marked by a persistently difficult market environment, with the second quarter seeing a significant improvement in earnings compared to the first quarter. The recovery in the order situation also continued. Revenue for the first half of the year amounted to EUR 320.5 million (–7.2%) and EBITDA to EUR 30.7 million (–35.2%). Operating EBITDA before project costs was EUR 32.9 million (–31.3%).

The Weir Group PLC has released its half-year results for the six months ending June 30, 2025, highlighting strong strategic execution, favorable market conditions, and improved operational efficiency. The company reaffirmed its full-year revenue guidance and upgraded its operating profit margin forecast to approximately 20%.

PV optimisers, microinverters and safety switches contain compact power electronics and circuit boards that have to run reliably over the long term. The WEVOSIL 2210x series of silicone potting compounds, specially developed by Wevo for modern electronics, combines effective heat dissipation with high insulation properties and heat resistance. Their self-adhesive properties support reliable heat dissipation and reduce thermal stress on sensitive components. This is a significant factor in the cost-effective operation of solar PV systems.

Trelleborg Sealing Solutions announces the significant expansion of its Innovation Center in Minnesota, US, to take on additional projects and accelerate the design and development cycle for customers. The Innovation Center – currently in the city of Plymouth – will concurrently move to a new purpose-built space in nearby Delano.

Balkrishna Industries Ltd. is an India-based tire manufacturer. The BKT group offers a large and always updated production range of Off-Highway tires specially designed for vehicles in the agricultural, industrial, earthmoving, mining, ATV and gardening sector, underwent a comprehensive, quantified and robust evaluation of its occupational health and safety policies, processes and practices. The audit process included documentation review, interviews with senior management, employees and other key stakeholders, together with sampling of operational activities.