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LyondellBasell welcomes 49 apprentices

49 young people are beginning their professional careers today at LYB in Wesseling-Knapsack. They are starting apprenticeships as chemical production technicians, electronics technicians for automation technology, industrial mechanics, and industrial business management assistants. The apprenticeship typically lasts three and a half years, but can be shortened to two and a half years based on prior achievements or performance during the apprenticeship.

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Albermarle announces CEO succession plan

Albemarle Corporation announced that Ragnar “Rag” Udd has been appointed President and Chief Executive Officer, effective February 1, 2027. Udd will also join the Albemarle Board of Directors. Kent Masters, Chairman and CEO, will transition to the role of Executive Chairman of the Board upon Udd joining the Company. Gerald Steiner will continue to serve as Albemarle’s Lead Independent Director.

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Myers Tire Supply sold to Lion Equity

Myers Industries, Inc. announced it has entered into and completed an agreement to sell its Myers Tire Supply (MTS) North America business to Lion Equity Partners, a Denver-based private equity firm specializing in corporate divestitures. Under the terms of the agreement, Myers will receive $30 million, subject to certain customary post-closing adjustments for cash, indebtedness, net working capital, and transaction expenses. The definitive transaction agreement will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K.

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Honda targets billions in savings as Chinese automakers pressure its business

Honda Motor Co. is seeking deep cost reductions across its supply chain as it tries to restore profitability and close a competitive gap with faster-moving Chinese automakers.

The Japanese automaker is targeting 1.5 trillion yen ($9.4 billion) in savings by 2030 and has asked suppliers to sharply reduce costs, according to internal documents reviewed by Reuters and people familiar with the matter. The effort includes targeted reductions in several categories of vehicle components.

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Bekaert plans Sardinia tire cord site transfer to Nuova Icom

Bekaert has signed a preliminary agreement with Nuova Icom, a Sardinian industrial engineering and metalworking company, for the reindustrialization of its Macchiareddu site in Sardinia (Italy).

The preliminary agreement signed with Nuova Icom provides for the transfer of Bekaert’s Macchiareddu site as well as the reemployment of Bekaert employees at the site, in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in the agreement.

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RD Abbott to host free webinar about Thermax N990CG carbon black

On Thursday, September 24, 2026, from 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM (ET), RDAbbott will host a free webinar called: “Thermax N990CG: A Low PAH Thermal Black for Food Contact Applications.” This session will explore Cancarb Limited’s Thermax N990CG, a special grade of thermal carbon black that meets U.S. and EU requirements for low levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH).

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