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Yokohama Tire announced it has renewed its partnership with the United States Auto Club (USAC) as the official tire partner and presenting sponsor for the USAC-sanctioned Porsche Sprint Challenge North America and USA West by Yokohama for the 2024 season. The sponsorship agreement will mark its fourth consecutive season.

November 2 – Course: Sponge Rubber 101 – This course was developed for those who currently make flexible cellular elastomer products and wish to expand their knowledge or students wanting to gain insights into these materials and how they can be used.

November 6 – Webinar: Elastomers for Selective Gas Separation, including Carbon Capture – This webinar is designed for researchers and technologists in both the rubber and membrane industries, since the use of various types of elastomeric membranes to permit selective permeation of gases will be presented.

November 9 – Career Catalyst Webinar: Using LinkedIn to Increase Your Visibility in the Job Search – In this webinar, learn how to make your LinkedIn profile stand out and learn some “insider” tricks to build your online presence.

November 14 – Course: Advanced Rubber Compounding & Testing – This course is an in-depth coverage of rubber compounding and testing. It will include classroom, laboratory and factory experiences.

Dow is back with its 2023/2024 edition of its Packaging Innovation Awards (PIA), the packaging industry’s premier accolade for recognizing breakthroughs in technological advancement, sustainability and enhanced user experience. As one of the industry’s longest-running independently judged awards, the global program – now into its 35th edition – will be held in Asia-Pacific this year as the region plays host for the first time to both the judging event and awards ceremony. This marks a milestone for the awards as it continues its purpose of highlighting innovative packaging across industries and geographies.

Salzgitter AG, as the sole shareholder of Klöckner DESMA Elastomertechnik GmbH, has appointed Mr. Siegfried Köhler as Managing Director Sales & Service as of October 1. Together with Dr. Michael Zaun, who has been Managing Director for the technical and operational areas since September 1, 2022, Siegfried Köhler will lead the company and with him assume responsibility for the four subsidiaries and thus around five hundred employees on three continents.

On 6 October, the Norwegian government presented its state budget proposal for 2024. The proposal contains elements potentially affecting Elkem’s activities in Norway.

CO2 compensation is a government scheme provided to avoid carbon leakage, i.e. where European industry is shut down and moved to countries without CO2 emissions tariffs, causing increased global emissions as well as the loss of green industrial jobs.

Reliance Brands Limited (RBL), through its wholly owned subsidiary in UK (RBUK), has signed a definitive agreement to enter a joint venture with UK-based Superdry PLC, marking a significant new chapter in its partnership with Superdry PLC. The joint venture entity will acquire Superdry’s intellectual property assets for the India, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh territories. RBUK and Superdry will own 76% and 24% of the joint venture entity, respectively. The consideration for the IP is £40.0 million, which is estimated to result in Superdry PLC receiving gross cash proceeds of £30.4 million (approx. £28.3 million net of fees and taxes) from RBUK.

The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., announced that a car running on its ADVAN global flagship brand tires was the overall winner of Round 8 of the 2023 Nürburgring Endurance Series (NLS) held on September 23. The winning car was fitted with ADVAN A005 tires for dry conditions and ADVAN A006 tires for wet conditions.

Effective for all shipments on or after November 1, 2023, or as contracts allow, Cabot Corporation will raise prices globally by up to 9% for carbon black products sold by its specialty carbons business. This price increase will address higher costs associated with continued inflationary impacts on manufacturing operations, including higher operating and maintenance costs. It will also address environmental compliance costs associated with Cabot’s continued investment in necessary technology controls to comply with enhanced environmental regulations at its specialty carbons manufacturing facilities. The increase will vary by product and geography.

In an update provided on September 6, 2023, third party engineer firm Exponent confirmed to Hyundai that certain material formulations used in the O-ring rubber could lose hardness over time. Additionally, the material could be affected by foreign contaminants in the brake fluid, potentially impacting sealing performance.

Falken Tyre Europe GmbH is expanding its 4×4 tire portfolio with the launch of the WILDPEAK R/T01 for demanding terrain – ensuring the manufacturer now has a tire for every off-road application. Engineered with adventure in mind – and across the toughest of applications – the R/T01’s tread design and structure are intended to provide maximum performance on the most difficult terrain.