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Pirelli expands production in the US with Cyber Tyre technology

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Pirelli is reinforcing its long-term commitment to the United States with a key step in its product and industrial strategy. The Georgia plant, already dedicated to the most technologically advanced products for the U.S. market—both in the High-Value segment and in Motorsport—will be further enhanced by the production of connected tires featuring Cyber™ Tyre technology. This development highlights the strategic importance of the U.S. for Pirelli’s global growth roadmap, strengthening the company’s integrated industrial and technological presence in the country.

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Help our industry with student sponsorships for the Global Polymer Summit

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The Rubber Division, ACS, is seeking support from our industry sponsors to expand a program that brings college and university students to the Global Polymer Summit, aiming to cultivate the next generation of professionals in the polymer sector.

The initiative, described as a key pipeline for introducing young talent to the industry, provides selected students with free access to the summit, along with covered travel, lodging and meal expenses. The Division said the number of students who can attend depends on the level of sponsorship received before an Aug. 1 deadline.

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Health impact of tire wear particles remains inconclusive

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The final installment of a three-part scientific State of Knowledge (SoK) paper series on tire wear emissions concludes that, while the understanding of tire wear emissions has advanced, current data to quantify human health impacts attributable to tire wear emissions remains inconclusive. Supported by the Tire Industry Project (TIP)—part of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)—the SoK series represent the most comprehensive review of global science on tire wear emissions to date, analyzing more than 850 peer-reviewed scientific publications.

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Bridgestone & Penske release findings of Decarbonization Initiative

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Bridgestone and Penske Transportation Solutions (Penske) announced the findings of the first phase of their shared initiative, the Decarbonization Lab (Lab). The Lab was designed to identify and validate commercially viable, near-term solutions that help reduce CO₂ emissions for commercial fleets under real-world conditions. Penske and Bridgestone plan to continue refining their approach and testing additional solutions in a second phase of the Lab in 2026.

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Bridgestone announces executive leadership changes

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Bridgestone announced the roles of West CEO and Group President, North America are being decoupled. Scott Damon will continue in his current role as West CEO. Robert Johnson has been appointed Group President, North America. In this role, he will assume leadership of North America Core Tire as well as have end-to-end ownership and accountability for the full North America profit and loss (P&L). Wade Sempkowski has been named West Chief Financial Officer, succeeding Johnson in that role.

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Michelin inaugurates PolMixLab: Driving next-generation sustainable polymer innovation

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Michelin, the CNRS, INSA Lyon, Lyon 1 University, and Jean Monnet University inaugurated PolMixLab, an associated research laboratory (LabCom) to invent the rubbers of the future. This new partnership seeks to accelerate research and innovation in creating polymer materials for multiple industrial applications. It relies on the recognized scientific and industrial expertise of the partners to balance performance, durability, and energy sobriety.

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