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Heavy-duty vehicles need to perform well in any situation — and they need the tires to match. That is why BFGoodrich® Tires is launching the BFGoodrich® HD-Terrain T/A® KT tire on April 1.

riedrichshafen-based plant engineering firm Zeppelin Systems has released various reports on new partner alliances in the area of tire recycling. Now, just in time for the start of the Tire Technology Expo trade fair which takes place in Hanover from March 21 to 23, 2023, the company is revealing what lies behind these many partnerships. Under the umbrella of the newly founded “Zeppelin Sustainable Tire Alliance”, Zeppelin Systems together with its international partners is striving to shape a sustainable future for the tire industry and make even better use of existing potential. Polish company ReOil came on board as a new partner on March 13, 2023.

uPont starts its two-day exhibition at the 2023 EBC Biopharma Conference (booth: D017), introducing a series of high-quality products for value chain users in the biopharmaceutical industry. The showcase includes new China-made silicone tubing enabling local material supply and meeting growing local demand. DuPont Healthcare also announces the new Chinese brand name for Liveo™ Healthcare Solutions at the exhibition for the first time.

Small farmers deserve to be treated fairly and must be exempted from the European Union Deforestation-free Regulation’s (EUDR) unrealistic demands, said Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof.

Scrap tires go through numerous recycling processes before they become new tires. A distinction is made between material recycling (sorting, separating and granulating), raw material recycling (e.g., pyrolysis process) and chemical recycling as the final finishing step of pyrolysis worldwide. As an integrated solution provider with over 40 years of experience in the tire industry, Zeppelin Systems collaborates with international partners in all aspects of scrap tire recycling.

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company announces the arrival of the productivity-minded Powerload® lineup to the North America construction, loading, logistics support and landscaping markets. In today’s competitive environment, customers are looking for efficiency, durability and sustainability, and Goodyear innovation and tire technology deliver.

Wacker Chemie AG ended 2022 with new all-time highs for sales and earnings. Presenting its annual report, the Munich-based chemical company confirmed Group sales of €8.21 billion in 2022 (2021: €6.21 billion), up 32 percent year over year. Substantially higher selling prices were the main growth driver. Sales also benefited from positive exchange-rate effects due to the stronger US dollar. On the other hand, overall volumes were down somewhat versus the previous year, dampening sales.

Continental and SMX (Security Matters) Public Limited Company have succeeded for the first time in verifying a marker substance for natural rubber in a tire and so throughout the entire production process. The dedicated marker technology, which both companies optimized for use in natural rubber, is designed to create greater transparency along the entire value chain of tires and technical rubber products from Continental. Provided with special security features, the use of the marker substances enables the invisible marking of natural rubber with information on its geographical origin.

Bharat Rubber Works (BRW) has recently received the European Union Medical Device Regulation (EU MDR CE) certification in compliance with the latest international regulations. The CE mark also provides the benefit of free movement of a product throughout the 30 member countries in the European Free Trade Area (EFTA) along with the assurance of high-quality products

On March 28th, Arkema is hosting on its own booth a leadership panel entitled “Sustainability and Market Transformation” where they will be joined by industry leaders Perstorp, PPG, the European Association of Chemical Distributors and OMYA, with their most talented experts in the field of sustainability.