Arie Kroeze was appointed Chief Executive Officer of MESNAC Americas Co., Ltd on December 1st, 2024. Kroeze comes with 35 plus years of experience in the tire & rubber industry and has filled multiple positions within The Netherlands and the US.
Read MoreJoin the Rubber Division, ACS for a Women Of Our Industry (WORD) Conversation on December 18, 12 p.m. – 1 p.m. ET with featured young professionals Chyna Mosley and Haley Dobbyn. This WORD Conversation begins with open networking for approximately 10 minutes followed by a conversation with our featured guests Chyna Mosley, Quality Engineer – The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, and Haley Dobbyn – Plastics Engineering PhD student, along with Sam Cottrill – Online Content Editor/Reporter for Rubber News, moderating. This event will be held via Zoom and registration is free.
Read MoreThe Continental Executive Board has decided to spin off the Automotive group sector following its detailed evaluation announced in early August. Subject to the approval of the Supervisory Board in March 2025, the spin-off will be presented for resolution to the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting of Continental AG on April 25, 2025. The spin-off is expected to take place by the end of 2025. The preparations for it are to be completed by the end of the third quarter of 2025.
Read MoreThe company’s Andhra Pradesh plant was awarded with British Safety Council’s ‘Sword of Honour’, following its achievement of Five Stars in British Safety Council’s health and safety management audit scheme. The qualification period for this is between August 1, 2023 and July 31, 2024. The organization has also demonstrated to an independent panel of experts that it has achieved excellence in its health and safety management throughout the business — from the shopfloor to the boardroom.
Read MoreJoin industry leaders at the Rubber Division, ACS Spring Technical Meeting this March in Lake Buena Vista, Florida (Disney Springs Area).
At the Spring Technical Meeting, you can learn from experts in our industry, support the 2025 Charles Goodyear Medalist and other outstanding award winners, network with the best minds in the business and more on March 4-6, 2025.
Read MoreIn response to the continued rise in operational costs, Sumitomo Rubber North America will increase prices in the US and Canada on select Falken Passenger, Light Truck and Commercial Truck Products. The price changes will take effect January 1, 2025.
Read MoreBridgestone announced it raised more than $2.4 million for United Way of Greater Nashville through its 2024 “United by What Really Matters” fundraising campaign. The company also built upon its financial donations by implementing a robust employee volunteering program that totaled 500 volunteer hours across the region.
Read MoreH.B. Fuller Company announced that it has signed agreements to acquire two leading medical adhesive technology companies: GEM S.r.l. and Medifill Ltd.
Medifill Ltd. is an Irish formulator and producer of medical-grade cyanoacrylate adhesives with a state-of-the-art clean room and manufacturing capabilities. Medifill produces advanced technology that is specifically tailored for the wound closure market. The next-generation formulations enable fast, safe, and effective wound closure.
GEM S.r.l. is an Italian manufacturer and market leading provider of medical adhesives and innovative application devices approved and certified for over 80 internal indications. The acquisition establishes a European headquarters for H.B. Fuller’s Medical Adhesive Technologies (MAT) business and expands the company’s medical adhesive offerings, further shifting its portfolio toward highly profitable, higher growth markets.
Massive floods have hit five provinces in the Southern Thailand last week and have caused estimated damages worth 20 billion baht ($589 million USD), the Rubber Authority of Thailand (RAT) said.
Read MoreFreudenberg-NOK Sealing Technologies announced that it has acquired Toledo Driveline, LLC., an Ohio-based aftermarket company that specializes in electronics and select hard parts for the aftermarket industry. The sale, part of a purchase agreement the company signed earlier this month with Seal Aftermarket Products (SAP), LLC., offers Freudenberg Sealing Technologies direct access to original equipment-quality electronic parts produced for aftermarket customers. Toledo Driveline will be integrated into Freudenberg Sealing Technologies’ Corteco Division. The financial terms of the SAP-Toledo Driveline transaction were not disclosed.
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