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The Manufacturing Institute (MI)—the workforce development and education partner of the National Association of Manufacturers—announced The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company’s Brandy Moorhead, director, government compliance & product performance, and Margareta Perangin-angin, manufacturing director, Goodyear Japan, are recognized as 2024 Women MAKE Awards Honorees.

The Rubber Divisions, ACS Spring Technical Meeting provides opportunities to learn from experts in our industry at the technical sessions and education courses, find new business opportunities at the table top exhibits and network with the many varied professionals in attendance at the special events. The Division be honoring some amazing individuals with the most prestigious awards in our industry at a banquet sponsored by Alpha Technologies.

The new line in South Carolina is satisfying the high demand in particular from the tire industry in North America and makes the supply chains of Evonik partners in the region resilient by enabling local silica sourcing.

Silica is a key ingredient for fuel-efficient tires and other products like toothpaste or coatings. The group is investing a mid-double-digit million Euro amount. The construction of the new production line is scheduled to begin in mid-2024. Operations will start in early 2026.

Goodyear said it will be closing down its plant in Shah Alam starting June 30 this year, affecting some 550 positions.

Goodyear’s Asia Pacific president Nathaniel Madarang said that the decision was part of its “transformation” program to cut costs and remain competitive in the market.

The Rubber Division, ACS would like to remind you that exhibit space pricing for the International Elastomer Conference will increase on June 1, 2024, and that you can secure your space now by emailing ma@rubber.org. The show has currently sold 75 percent of available space. The Division expects over 3,000 attendees at this year’s IEC and invites you to become a valued exhibitor and get in front of attendees who will be there looking for companies like yours. This year’s show will take place at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, PA, on September 10-12, 2024.

Rubber World is currently offering both for $160 plus shipping and handling. This offer is only available until April 15th, 2024, when prices will return to $135 for the Blue Book and $115 for the Red Book.

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company announced two winners in the 40th anniversary Goodyear Highway Hero program. Since 1983, Goodyear has recognized commercial drivers who go above and beyond their regular duties to keep our highways safe by acting courageously for the good of others on roadways across the U.S. and Canada.

Bridgestone Corporation (Bridgestone) has been strengthening its premium focus in China as part of its “Rebuild Earning Power” initiative, since 2021. In its next three year plan, the Mid-Term Business Plan (2024-2026), Bridgestone will further intensify this focus and will cease production and sales of truck and bus tires at Bridgestone (China) Investment Co., Ltd. (BSCN), and withdraw from the commercial tire business in Chinese market. The aim is to “Reinforce Earning Power” and achieve the “True Next Stage.” Moving forward, strategic resources will be directed to the premium tire market for passenger vehicles, where growth is anticipated, leveraging Bridgestone’s strengths to “reinforce earning power.”

ARLANXEO announced the planned construction of a hydrogenated nitrile butadiene rubber (HNBR) plant in Changzhou, China. With a nameplate annual production capacity of 5,000 tons, the first phase of construction will allow for the production of 2,500 tons of high-quality rubber per year. The plant is expected to begin operations in the third quarter of 2025.