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Nokian Tyres signs international research agreement for recycled carbon black

Nokian Tyres has signed a research agreement for an international project aiming to improve the quality and yield of recycled carbon black from end-of-life tires. This will enable the use of higher amounts of recycled carbon black in rubber compounds, benefiting tire and rubber product manufacturers in creating more sustainable products.

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Ernst & Young names Paul Reitz of Titan as Entrepreneur of the Year 2023 Award Finalist

Ernst & Young LLP (EY US) announced that Paul Reitz, CEO of Titan International, Inc. — maker of Titan Tires, Titan Wheels and Goodyear® Farm Tires (Titan) — has been named an Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2023 Midwest Award finalist. Now in its 37th year, Entrepreneur Of The Year is one of the preeminent competitive business awards for transformative entrepreneurs and leaders of high-growth companies who are building a more equitable, sustainable and prosperous world for all.

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Yokohama Rubber posts record first-quarter sales

The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., announced its business and financial results for the first quarter (January to March) of fiscal 2023. Profit attributable to owners of parent declined 4.4% from the same period of the previous year, to \9.7 billion; on a 2.4% decline in operating profit, to \13.2 billion; a 4.8% decline in business profit*, to \13.0 billion; and a 10.1% increase in sales revenue, to \204.3 billion.

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Dow’s Seadrift, Texas location selected for X-energy advanced SMR nuclear project to deliver safe, reliable, zero carbon emissions power

Dow and X-Energy Reactor Company, LLC (“X-energy”), a leading developer of advanced nuclear reactors and fuel technology for clean energy generation, announced that Dow has selected its UCC1 Seadrift Operations manufacturing site (“Seadrift or the “site”) in Texas for its proposed advanced small modular reactor (“SMR”) nuclear project. The project is focused on providing the Seadrift site with safe, reliable, zero carbon emissions power and steam as existing energy and steam assets near their end-of-life

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In industry first, Goodyear launches tire with Monolith’s carbon black

Monolith announced the first of its products to appear in any tire. The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Goodyear), one of the world’s largest tire companies, announced it will use Monolith’s carbon black in a new tread formulation for its ultra-high performance, all-season ElectricDrive™ GT passenger tire in size 235/40R19, which is an ideal fit for vehicles such as the Tesla Model 3. Monolith and Goodyear are taking the next step on the journey toward zero-emissions carbon black in tire manufacturing.

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Yokohama Tire and Electrify Expo partner on new ‘Showoff’ customized EV section

Yokohama Tire is plugging into the latest trend in car customizations: electric vehicles (EVs). The tiremaker has been named Presenting Sponsor of Electrify Showoff Driven by Yokohama. Electrify Showoff is the special new section devoted to the next generation of car culture and customization trends. It’s part of Electrify Expo, North America’s largest EV festival, which kicks-off its seven-city tour May 19-21 in Long Beach, California.

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