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Santa Ana, CA – Yokohama Tire announced it has extended its partnership with California State Parks Foundation for the third

The Supervisory Board of Semperit AG Holding has extended Gerfried Eder’s term on the Executive Board ahead of schedule for a period of 3 years until June 30, 2029. Gerfried Eder, who has been with the company since 2000, has been a member of Semperit’s Executive Board as Chief Industrial Officer (CIO) since July 1, 2023. In this role, he is responsible for the Industrial Applications (SIA) division, which includes hydraulic and industrial hoses and profiles.

The Nokian Tyres factory in Oradea, Romania has produced its one millionth tire of the year on December 20th. The tire was produced according to the production target for the year.

Cimcorp has released a 30-minute feature documentary to commemorate its 50th anniversary year and its impact on the global automation industry. Titled “The Future of Automation,” the documentary charts Cimcorp’s evolution from a Finnish tool factory to a global system integrator serving clients across the tire, grocery retail, and battery industries. The final chapter looks to the future, exploring emerging technologies that are poised to redefine automation in the years to come.

BKT announces the appointment of Craig Borman as Head of OTR at the American subsidiary of Balkrishna Industries Ltd. The arrival of Craig Borman at BKT USA underlines the company’s strategic vision towards the OTR industry, as part of BKT’s roadmap to 2030 in the mining, construction, port, and materials handling sectors.

Dow and USA Luge announced they are advancing their long-standing technical collaboration with a renewed focus on gold this winter. Since 2007, Dow’s cutting-edge materials science and engineering expertise has helped USA Luge push the boundaries of sled performance. During that time, the team has secured over 100 World Cup and World Championship medals, along with historic Olympic Winter Game podium finishes.

The Supervisory Board of Continental AG appointed Christian Kötz as new chief executive officer and chairman of the Executive Board effective January 1, 2026. Nikolai Setzer will step down from the Executive Board by mutual agreement on December 31, 2025, after more than 16 years as a board member and five years as CEO. This step comes as planned on the back of the significant progress made with Continental’s realignment and transformation into a pure-play tire company.

AGC Inc., announces that its Fluon® PTFE G grade manufactured using recycled fluorite as the raw material, has completed third-party verification based on UL2809 this November. UL 2809 is a standard that defines the methods by which third parties verify self-declared percentages of recycled materials used by entities, based on ISO 14021. This is the first time that UL 2809 verification has been completed for fluoropolymer PTFE resin worldwide. This grade, which is widely used in the semiconductor industry, is the first in the AGC product lineup to have the verification completed. AGC plans to expand the verification to other fluoropolymer products in the near future.

Continental has been re-elected as Co-Chair of the Tire Industry Project (TIP) until 2029. Continental will continue to contribute resources and its long-standing expertise, especially in the areas of tire and road wear particles, end-of-life tires, sustainability assessment methods, and supply chain transparency. TIP is the global tire industry’s central forum for sustainability issues. As one of the founding members of TIP, Continental has been working with other leading global tire manufacturers since 2005 to address overarching environmental and sustainability issues affecting the tire industry.

Between the start of April and the end of November 2025, VMI celebrated an extraordinary milestone, one that few companies achieve: 80 years of successful innovation, service and growth- all round the world. From a small workshop in the rural peace and quiet of Gelderland, in the Netherlands, VMI has grown to be a global player, with operations on almost every continent, and a key role in driving growth and quality improvement across the Tire, Rubber and other industries worldwide.