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The Latin American Association of Rubber Technology (SLTC) and the Querétaro Automotive Cluster announce the 3rd Rubber Technology Symposium, to be held from August 7 to 8 at the Convention Center of the Hacienda Jurica Hotel in Querétaro, Mexico. This technical symposium, addressing the latest trends and advancements in the rubber industry, promises to be an unforgettable event for professionals and academics in the sector.

The Company will publish its results on May 6, in the form of an Earnings Release and an additional presentation on its investor relations website: http://investor.goodyear.com. The following morning, the Company will host an investor call.
The investor call can be accessed on the website or via telephone by calling either (800) 343-4136 or (203) 518-9843 before 7:55 a.m.

Onkar Kanwar, Chairman, Apollo Tyres Ltd has been conferred with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the All India Management Association (AIMA)’s Managing India Awards ceremony. Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar, Honorable Vice President of India, presented the award to Mr. Kanwar in the presence of other dignitaries from various sectors.

The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. announced that it is supplying its “ADVAN Sport V107” tires to the BMW Group as an original equipment (OE) on the BMW X7 Sports Activity Vehicle (SAV) and the BMW XM Plug-in-Hybrid SAV currently available from the German automaker. Three types of size combinations are supplied: HL275/35R23 108Y (front) and HL315/30R23 111Y (rear) common to the BMW X7 and BMW XM, as well as 275/45R21 110Y (front) and 315/40R21 115Y (rear), and 275/40R22 107Y (front) and 315/35R22 111Y (rear) for the BMW XM. The 22-inch size tires for the BMW XM are supplied with performance specifications and high-performance specifications.

The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., announced that it is supplying its GEOLANDAR X-CV (pattern number: G057) and GEOLANDAR A/T G31 tires as original equipment (OE) to Toyota Motor Corporation for use on the automaker’s new SUVs , the 250 series Land Cruiser, which launched worldwide in April 2024. The new SUVs are being fitted with two sizes of GEOLANDAR X-CV–245/70R18 110H and 265/60R20 112H–and two sizes of GEOLANDAR A/T G31–245/70R18 110H and 265/65R18 114V.

The Commercial Managing Director of Klöckner DESMA Elastomertechnik GmbH, Mr. Siegfried Köhler, has left the company at his own request as of 15.04.2024. Salzgitter AG had appointed Mr. Köhler as Managing Director for Service and Sales until 1.10.2023. Due to unexpected private circumstances, Mr. Siegfried Köhler feels compelled to cease his activities as Managing Director of DESMA Elastomertechnik with immediate effect.
Dr. Michael Zaun, Managing Director of DESMA since September 2022, will take over Mr. Köhler’s business responsibilities on an interim basis until a successor is appointed.

Colombo, Sri Lanka – In line with constant efforts to uplift and empower stakeholders within the natural rubber industry in

Ernest Pouttu, President and CEO of Harwick Standard announced the following promotions effective April 1, 2024. William M. Knezevich has been named Vice President Marketing and Rodney L. Crowell has been promoted to Vice President of Sales.