DuPont earns great place to work certification
Wilmington, DE – DuPont announced it has been Certified™ by Great Place to Work®, the global authority on workplace culture,
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United States seeks Mexico’s review of alleged denial of workers’ rights at Goodyear plant
United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai announced that the United States has asked Mexico to review whether workers at a facility operated by Goodyear SLP, S. de R.L. de C.V. in the city and state of San Luis Potosí are being denied the rights to freedom of association and collective bargaining. The request, which was made in response to a petition, marks the eighth time the United States has formally invoked the Rapid Response Labor Mechanism (RRM) in the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).
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Arlanxeo announces the planned construction of a 140 ktpa rubber plant in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
ARLANXEO announced the planned construction of a world-class rubber facility (the “Project”) in Jubail, Saudi Arabia. The 140 kiloton-per-annum (ktpa) plant will produce two high performance elastomers: Ultra High cis Polybutadiene (NdBR) and Lithium Butadiene Rubber (LiBR). The planned construction follows the final investment decision by Aramco and TotalEnergies to build a world scale petrochemical facility in Saudi Arabia (the ‘Amiral’ complex).
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Bridgestone’s Tennessee plant wins safety award for its 6th time
Bridgestone Americas, Inc., (Bridgestone) announced that its commercial truck and bus radial (TBR) tire manufacturing facility in Warren County, Tennessee, has received its sixth Volunteer STAR (Safety Through Accountability and Recognition) award. The Volunteer STAR Award is the state’s highest honor for workplace safety and health and is a nationally recognized program patterned after the OSHA Voluntary Protection Program (VPP).
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Rubber Division extends deadline for technical papers for International Elastomer Conference
Rubber Division, ACS invites your submissions for inclusion in their International Elastomer Conference Technical Meeting & Student Symposium October 17-19, 2023 in Cleveland, OH. All abstracts received by June 4, 2023 will be considered for the program.
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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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Michelin announces a dividend of €1.25 per share
The Michelin Group’s Annual Meeting was held May 12th in Clermont-Ferrand under the chairmanship of Florent Menegaux, Managing Chairman.
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Hexpol develops Dryflex WS Hydrophilic TPE with recycled content
To enable the shift away from virgin feedstocks and help keep valuable materials in circulation, Hexpol has developed variants of our Dryflex WS Hydrophilic Thermoplastic Elastomers (TPE) that incorporate recycled content.
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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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