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Sumitomo Rubber North America, Inc. is pleased to announce that Richard Smallwood, former President and CEO of SRNA, will be inducted into the prestigious Tire Industry Association’s Hall of Fame. This recognition comes as a testament to Smallwood’s outstanding contributions and leadership within the tire industry

The Phnom Penh Post reports that two companies are assessing site plans to build a tire factory in Cambodia, amid the operation of three tire factories. According to the Cambodian Oknha Association (COA), Cambodia continues to export thousands of tons of rubber every year although there are tire making factories in special economic zones in Svay Rieng, Sihanoukville and Kratie.

For the quarter ended June 30, 2023 Apollo Tyres Ltd, on a consolidated basis, reported a revenue of Rs 6245 crores. Company’s European Operations performed better than the market under a tough scenario, while in India the focus remained on higher margin products and markets.

The United Steelworkers (USW) announced that members voted to ratify a four-year first contract covering about 325 workers at Kumho Tire.
“The membership at Kumho Tire fought for years to win the rights and benefits of a fair union contract,” said USW International President Tom Conway. “Thanks to their solidarity and the hard work of our bargaining committee, they achieved that goal.”

Ford Motor Company has resumed production of the F-150 Lightning following a six-week shutdown to expand and retool the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center plant to triple manufacturing capacity of the award-winning electric truck.

In appliances used for water purification and carbonated water, the valve of a carbon dioxide cartridge and the pressure-reducing valve on the device itself must be joined with a secure seal. Now, Freudenberg Sealing Technologies has developed a patented, high-performance polyurethane seal for a customer that has a specific geometry that not only accommodates different valve dimensions on the various gas cartridges, but also offers high impermeability under long-lasting pressure.

Cooper Standard announced the appointment of MaryAnn Peterson Kanary to senior vice president, chief legal officer and secretary effective August 7, 2023. Based at Cooper Standard’s headquarters in Northville, Mich., Kanary will lead the legal and compliance functions for the Company and report directly to Jeffrey Edwards, chairman and CEO, Cooper Standard. She replaces Joanna Totsky who recently left the Company.

With the completion of the sale to Semperit, Thomas Aichberger took over the CEO position of the RICO Group. The graduated engineer can look back on around two decades of experience in global production companies and their supply chains. He most recently spent five years as the Manager of Semperit’s purchasing department and before that held engineering and management positions at the automotive supplier Nemak and the mining group Sandvik.

ooper-Standard Holdings Inc. announced it has completed the sale of its Technical Rubber business to Switzerland-based Holcim. Based in Mannheim, Germany, Cooper Standard Technical Rubber (CSTR) offers versatile sheeting, compounding and flooring solutions. The sale was finalized on July 31, 2023. Terms of the sale were not disclosed