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Yokohama Rubber to expand motorsports tire production capacity at its Mishima Plant

Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., announces its plan to expand motorsports tire production capacity at its Mishima Plant in Mishima City, Shizuoka Prefecture. Yokohama Rubber will invest about ¥3.8 billion in a new line that will produce 18-inch and larger motorsports tires, expanding the plant’s capacity for motorsports tires by 35%. Construction will begin in the third quarter of 2024, and production on the new line is planned to begin near the end of 2026 and be brought up to full capacity in the third quarter of 2027

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Engel elevates Vanessa Malena to head the Americas

With ENGEL’s new fiscal year starting April 2024, their sales structure and internal processes have been modified to align with customers’ needs. ENGEL has defined three major regions across the globe: the Americas, Europe, and Asia. Vanessa Malena will lead the Americas.

The new sales structure aims to provide enhanced support to representatives by enabling direct access to business development teams in their respective regions.

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Bostik to relocate Schwepnitz polyurethane plant to Romania

Bostik announced that production at the Schwepnitz location will be gradually relocated and the branch will be closed by the end of 2025.

This measure continues the strategy of concentrating technological focuses at individual production locations. The shift primarily affects the PU foam and sealant portfolio for the bonding, sealing and filling segment. In the future, silicones will be produced in Borgholzhausen (Germany) and Oosterhout (Netherlands) and PU assembly foams in Buftea (Romania).

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University of Michigan researchers leap toward carbon neutrality converting CO2 to methanol

Researchers at the University of Michigan have developed a catalyst material known as cobalt phthalocyanine that converts carbon dioxide—a significant driver of climate change—into renewable fuels such as methanol.

Published in the journal ACS Catalysis, U-M researchers studied using cobalt phthalocyanine as a catalyst to convert carbon dioxide into methanol through multiple reaction steps. The first step converts carbon dioxide (C02) into carbon monoxide (CO) and the second step converts the CO into methanol.

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Call for Abstracts for 2024 International Elastomer Conference deadline approaching

The Rubber Division, ACS invites your submissions for inclusion in our International Elastomer Conference Technical Meeting & Student Symposium September 9-12 in Pittsburgh, PA. All abstracts received by May 19, 2024 will be considered for the program.

The Division is accepting proposals for papers on the chemistry, technology and science of rubber and allied substances. Presentations on industry trends, challenges and opportunities are also accepted.

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Natural rubber market forecast at $30 billion by 2033

The demand for natural rubber continues to rise due to its affordability, lightweight properties, and suitability for a wide range of applications. From insulating materials to tires for cars and airplanes, natural rubber remains indispensable across diverse sectors, driving its consumption to an estimated value of US$ 30,914.3 million by the end of 2033.

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BFGoodrich introduces the all-terrain T/A KO3 tire

BFGoodrich will introduce more than 100 sizes over 24 months, starting with 13 sizes available in May. The phased launch will continue with 17 additional sizes in August and five more sizes in October. An additional 52 sizes arrive in 2025 and 19 sizes in 2026.

The All-Terrain T/A KO3 tire has improved wear performance, improved gravel road durability, and improved snow traction while maintaining the sidewall toughness and soft soil traction of the KO2 tire.

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The Rubber Division announces new webinar on tire manufacturing

Join the Rubber Division for their new webinar series MANUFACTURING MONDAYS – TIRES on Mondays June 3 through July 22, 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. ET.

This webinar series is intended for those engaged in the tire and rubber industry and in academia. The focus will be on tire manufacturing beginning with raw materials receiving through production, final finishing and product shipment. Many of the fundamental manufacturing principles apply equally to other rubber product production such as conveyor belts, so the webinars will have very broad applications.

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Chinese Academy of Science researchers release study on rubber plantation soil management

Their series of studies, conducted across Hainan Island, focused on rubber plantations—a key economic tree species in the region. The results, published in three separate journals, shed light on the complex interplay between parent material, microbes, and soil processes.

In their first study published in Geoderma Regional, the researchers showed how the underlying rock layer, known as parent material, affects the balance of key nutrients such as carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus in the soil. They found that basaltic soils, formed from volcanic rock, had a higher phosphorus content but lower nitrogen levels than marine sedimentary soils.

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