Yokohama Corporation of North America announces organizational changes
Yokohama Corporation of North America (YCNA) announced three organizational changes, effective immediately.
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Continental equips the Zeekr 001 with PremiumContact 6 tires
The Chinese automaker Zeekr relies on Continental’s tire expertise for the original equipment of its Zeekr 001. The tire manufacturer has received original equipment approval for the electric sedan. It runs on 22-inch PremiumContact 6 tires right from the factory. The tire is specially designed for dynamic and responsive handling while providing safety and comfort. Electric vehicles such as the Zeekr 001 in particular benefit from these properties.
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H.B. Fuller reports first quarter 2025
H.B Fuller reported that net revenue for the first quarter of fiscal 2025 was $789 million, down 2.7% versus the first quarter of fiscal 2024. Organic revenue increased 1.9% year-on-year, with pricing increasing 0.2% and volume increasing 1.7%. Foreign currency translation decreased net revenue by 3.4% and acquisitions/divestitures decreased net revenue by 1.2%.
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C-Therm Technologies is hosting a free webinar on faster testing with Metravib’s high frequency analyzer
University of Sherbrooke researcher utilizes advanced VHF testing machine for rubbers & elastomers. C-Therm Technologies is hosting a free webinar featuring Dr. Vincent St-Onge, a Research Professional at the University of Sherbrooke. Dr. St-Onge is the coordinator of the PYRIDINE (“polymer big data interface”) project and specializes in the advanced thermomechanical characterization platform for polymers (PYRIDINE – ATMCP).
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GRI wins MHI innovation award for Ultimate Green XT at ProMat 2025
GRI (Global Rubber Industries) announced that it was awarded the prestigious MHI Innovation Award for Best Innovation in Sustainability at ProMat 2025’s Industry Night held on March 19th, recognizing the ULTIMATE GREEN XT as the world’s most sustainable Material Handling tire, made with 93.5% sustainable and bio-sourced materials.
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China unveils AI-powered rubber-tapping robots to address labor shortages
Hainan, China – In a groundbreaking move to tackle labor shortages in the natural rubber industry, the Chinese Academy of
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Bridgestone Corporation announces its 2025 motorsports plan
Bridgestone Corporation announced that the company will continue to support various domestic and overseas motorsports, ranging from top-level professional race series to grassroots amateur races, to further enhance and support motorsport culture. Valuing its “origin” as a tire manufacturer, the company will contribute to the development of motorsport culture by reinforcing the sustainable global motorsport as a “mobile laboratory” and connecting the refined technologies under extreme conditions to the development of replacement car and motorcycle tires.
Read MoreContinental highlights UN World Water Day
The United Nations World Water Day on March 22 has been reminding us of this since 1992. Water consumption is constantly increasing worldwide – especially in the production of consumer goods. For decades, Continental Tires has been committed to sustainable water management along the entire value chain. After all, in tire manufacturing, water is used in various states for heating, cooling and cleaning, as well as for the daily needs of employees. Since 2020, Continental has reduced its water withdrawal per ton of product at all locations by more than ten percent, which corresponds to a saving of around 197 million liters of water – enough to fill 79 Olympic-size swimming pools. This has been achieved through systematic and controlled measures to use water more efficiently and to treat and reuse wastewater. Thanks to innovative filtration and membrane technologies, the tire manufacturer already reuses about 90 percent of its wastewater after treatment.
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Freudenberg introduces O-ring compound for safe drinking water
Weinheim, Germany – Global sealing manufacturer Freudenberg Sealing Technologies has developed a new 70 EPDM 335DW compound for O-rings. This
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Vanderbilt Chemicals, LLC welcomes Scott Loyd as technical sales representative
Vanderbilt Chemicals, LLC, a manufacturer and distributor of rubber and plastics elastomers and chemicals, announced that Scott Loyd will be joining their team as the Technical Sales Representative for the Southeast/Southwest region. Scott brings 24 years of experience in the Rubber and Plastics industry, including roles at Nexans-Amercable, Gates Corporation, and ExxonMobil.
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