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After suspending its industrial activities in Russia on March 15, 2022, following the start of the conflict in the Ukraine, Michelin announced the signature of an agreement with Power International Tires LLC for the purchase of its two local companies, Michelin Russia Tyre Manufacturing Company (MRTMC) LLC and Camso CIS LLC. A known partner of Michelin, Power International Tires is one of the main tire distributors in Russia and has a presence throughout the country.

Wilmington, DE – DuPont announced it has been Certified™ by Great Place to Work®, the global authority on workplace culture,

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).

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).

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.

The Michelin Group’s Annual Meeting was held May 12th in Clermont-Ferrand under the chairmanship of Florent Menegaux, Managing Chairman.

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.

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.