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Mark Ferner, senior manager, technical operations for Bridgestone Retail Operations (BSRO), will serve as chair of the Tire Industry Association’s Electric Vehicle Advisory Council (EVAC).

Bridgestone Americas (Bridgestone) announced its Wilson, North Carolina passenger/light truck tire manufacturing facility has earned the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) PLUS recognition for its transparency and traceability of sustainable raw materials including bio, bio-circular and circular-based material to replace synthetic rubber in its transition to a circular economy.

Elkem’s total operating income for the second quarter 2023 was NOK 9,258 million, which was down from the corresponding quarter in 2022, mainly explained by lower sales prices and lower sales volumes. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) amounted to NOK 1,039 million in the quarter, compared an all-time high EBITDA of NOK 3,924 million in second quarter last year. Earnings per share (EPS) was NOK 0.06 in the quarter and NOK 1.56 year-to-date.

Bolder Industries, Inc. and Soucy Techno announced the signing of a formal multi-year supply agreement for BolderBlack®, the premier sustainable carbon black alternative. This is an extension of a previous agreement made between Bolder and Soucy and a result of Bolder’s ability to deliver product quality and consistency over many years—signaling a major achievement in the recovered carbon black industry.

GRI has acquired ATRA Kecskemet of Hungary, into its network of companies worldwide and strengthening its presence in Europe.
With an operating history of over 30 years, ATRA is a versatile, dynamic, and diversified company that services material handling, agriculture and construction industries and fitment services across Hungary and neighbouring countries in Europ

UA will be providing courses with a path to an associate degree in technical studies for the staff and incarcerated adults who work in the nitrile glove operation at Madison Correctional Institution. Summit Glove provides technical support and guidance throughout the project.

On a fully automated high-end production cell ENGEL produces blade valves made of liquid silicone rubber (LSR). A seamless integration of tiebarless injection moulding machine, peripherals, automation and digital solutions ensures quality and at the same time high efficiency and cost effectiveness. Whether in cars, medical technology products or packaging, blade valves are used in a very wide range of applications. What all of these applications have in common is the very strict process consistency requirements in terms of injection moulding production. The precision of the small parts is safety-relevant.

BASF is now offering its UV acrylic hotmelt acResin® with a cradle-to-gate product carbon footprint (PCF)1 of zero kg CO2e/kg2. The new products acResin® ZeroPCF A 260 UV, A 250 UV and A 204 UV are identical in quality and properties to their conventional counterparts. The carbon footprint of acResin® LowPCF UV 3532 has been reduced by more than 80%. The PCFs of BASF’s BMB products are calculated according to the new “Together for Sustainability” (TfS) guideline and comply with ISO 14067:2018.2 All of these products are manufactured at BASF’s integrated production site in Ludwigshafen, Germany, and sold worldwide.

The Austrian injection molding machine manufacturer and system provider ENGEL is entrusting Anders Nybäck, who has been with the company for many years, with the lead of the Technical Moulding & Teletronics business unit. As of July 1st, 2023, Mr. Nybäck, previously Sales Director in the same business unit, has taken over his new role.

Elite Advanced Polymers, a specialty rubber compounder announced that Andy Claytor has joined the firm as President to lead Elite’s growth in the custom rubber mixing industry. Mr. Claytor will oversee the development of Elite’s manufacturing of products as well as continuing responsibilities in sales, marketing, and business development.