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Goodyear said it will be closing down its plant in Shah Alam starting June 30 this year, affecting some 550 positions.

Goodyear’s Asia Pacific president Nathaniel Madarang said that the decision was part of its “transformation” program to cut costs and remain competitive in the market.

The Rubber Division, ACS would like to remind you that exhibit space pricing for the International Elastomer Conference will increase on June 1, 2024, and that you can secure your space now by emailing ma@rubber.org. The show has currently sold 75 percent of available space. The Division expects over 3,000 attendees at this year’s IEC and invites you to become a valued exhibitor and get in front of attendees who will be there looking for companies like yours. This year’s show will take place at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, PA, on September 10-12, 2024.

Rubber World is currently offering both for $160 plus shipping and handling. This offer is only available until April 15th, 2024, when prices will return to $135 for the Blue Book and $115 for the Red Book.

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company announced two winners in the 40th anniversary Goodyear Highway Hero program. Since 1983, Goodyear has recognized commercial drivers who go above and beyond their regular duties to keep our highways safe by acting courageously for the good of others on roadways across the U.S. and Canada.

Bridgestone Corporation (Bridgestone) has been strengthening its premium focus in China as part of its “Rebuild Earning Power” initiative, since 2021. In its next three year plan, the Mid-Term Business Plan (2024-2026), Bridgestone will further intensify this focus and will cease production and sales of truck and bus tires at Bridgestone (China) Investment Co., Ltd. (BSCN), and withdraw from the commercial tire business in Chinese market. The aim is to “Reinforce Earning Power” and achieve the “True Next Stage.” Moving forward, strategic resources will be directed to the premium tire market for passenger vehicles, where growth is anticipated, leveraging Bridgestone’s strengths to “reinforce earning power.”

ARLANXEO announced the planned construction of a hydrogenated nitrile butadiene rubber (HNBR) plant in Changzhou, China. With a nameplate annual production capacity of 5,000 tons, the first phase of construction will allow for the production of 2,500 tons of high-quality rubber per year. The plant is expected to begin operations in the third quarter of 2025.

Akron, OH – The Rubber Division, ACS announced that Dr. Katrina Cornish will be the Keynote Speaker at this year’s

The TireTech App’s existing functionality has now been supplemented by a series of additional features for truck and bus tires. With the update, the current winter tire recommendations – as released by Continental each fall – will now also be available on the app. This means fleet managers, and bus and truck drivers can quickly get an overview of the current winter tire regulations in 39 countries and equip their vehicles accordingly. In order to make the app even easier to use, all the information on it is now provided in 20 languages. There is also the new tire diagnosis module. This identifies changes and anomalies in truck and bus tires and provides recommendations on how to deal with them. Tire service life, safety and fuel consumption are the points of focus. Also new is the module for regrooving tires. Here, tire workshops can find the relevant regrooving pattern for commercial vehicle tires from Continental, as well as other useful information.

The Latex Conference provides a formal and informal exchange of information designed to increase the total knowledge of the latex industry and provide opportunities for networking with latex industry professionals.

Confirmed speakers and presentation titles as of 2/26/2024

The strategic collaboration between Yokohama Commercial Vehicle Tyres and the Pneuhage Group, which began in 2019, will continue in 2024.

Both parties see a new cooperation agreement as the best opportunity to further expand product sales and market penetration. The continuation of the cooperation that has now been agreed builds on the consistently positive experiences of the past five years.