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WACKER will introduce an additive masterbatch for polyethylene compounding at the 22nd International Trade Fair for Plastics and Rubber. Marketed as GENIOPLAST® PE50S08, this silicone product makes it easier to manufacture ready-to-use polyethylene molding compounds. It also improves the surface properties of the resulting plastic products. The polyethylene masterbatch can, for instance, be used for extruding films or for improved processing of recycled polyethylene compounds. K 2022 will take place in Düsseldorf, Germany, from October 19 to 26.

The Rubber Division, ACS would like to remind you that the International Elastomer Conference registration prices increase on September 1st, so register today if you haven’t already.

The process industry strike in Norway has still not been resolved. Following the initial preparations, production has now been stopped or scaled down at all of the four affected Elkem plants: Salten, Rana, Thamshavn and Fiskaa.

Huntsman Corporation announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Textile Effects division to Archroma, a portfolio company of SK Capital Partners. The total enterprise value of the transaction is approximately $718 million, which includes the assumption of approximately $125 million in net underfunded pension liabilities as of December 31, 2021. The acquisition is being partially funded with preferred equity, of which Huntsman is taking up to $80 million, an amount SK Capital Partners will seek to syndicate prior to the transaction closing.

Bridgestone Americas (Bridgestone) announced its Firestone Polymer Engineering Pilot Center (PEPC) in Akron, Ohio, 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.

Barcsik brings with him more than 15 years of experience in the automotive and tire sectors. He joined ZC Rubber in 2017 as a field engineer manager before becoming sales director of ZC Rubber Europe in 2021 where he helped to develop the second-generation Westlake brand of truck tires.

MonTech introduces the Advanced Applications Package for all new RPA purchases and is available as retrofit to existing units. MonTech’s D-RPA 3000 is the most customizable RPA available in the elastomer market, found in laboratories across the world, and created to fit any typical or specialized application. And now, MonTech introduces its steady shear technology to their global customer base.

From October 19 – 26, 2022, K, The World’s No. 1 Trade Fair for Plastics and Rubber, will present new products and innovations from all sectors of the industry – from production and  processing to mechanical engineering. A central meeting point for the critical exchange of information, ideas and opinions will again be the official special show “Plastics shape the future“ in hall 6. The focus of this special show under the auspices of the plastics producers’ association Plastics Europe Deutschland (PED) and Messe Düsseldorf will be on the three key topics of K 2022: climate protection, circular economy and digitalization.

– Continental is looking ahead to the second half of the year with optimism and maintaining its outlook for the current fiscal year. As expected, the ongoing turbulent market environment had a noticeable impact in the second quarter of 2022, however. In particular, the geopolitical uncertainties as a result of the war against Ukraine, disrupted supply chains and massive price increases for raw materials, semi-finished products, energy and logistics, coupled with the shortage of electronic components and the consequences of the coronavirus lockdowns in China, heavily affected Continental’s results. At the same time, the technology company recorded a high order intake in the Automotive group sector of more than €6.0 billion.

The International Institute of Synthetic Rubber Producers (IISRP) has published the 2022 edition of Worldwide Rubber Statistics, the world’s leading source for authoritative data about synthetic rubber.