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Hankook Tire sets a Guinness World Records title for the third time in a row with Challenge4 record-breaking driver Rainer Zietlow, and this time they conquer the South American Andes. The all-electric vehicle reached a height of 5.816 meters up the Uturuncu volcano, which has two peaks reaching 6,008 and 5,930 meters. After the VW ID.3 Germany Tour (2020) and the VW ID.4 US Tour (2021), the professional long-distance driver set a new altitude record with the VW ID.4 GTX with Hankook’s all-terrain tires for 4×4 vehicles, the Dynapro AT2. Having conquered the summit, the driver attended the German Embassy in La Paz on May 23, where he was presented with the Record Holder® Certificate by a Guinness World Records representative.

GEON Performance Solutions announced the acquisition of Cary Compounds, LLC, based in Manalapan, New Jersey.

Elkem Silicones plans to invest more than 100 million yuan to enlarge its Flagship Asia-Pacific R&I Center in Shanghai. This expansion represents one of the company’s latest efforts to further increase its investment in China

R.E. Carroll Inc. welcomes Lamar Green as Dalton Operations Manager and Stephen Antenucci as Corporate Controller.

Putnam, CT – Foster Corp. announced its appointment as marketing partner for AdvanSource Biomaterials, a developer of specialty thermoplastic polyurethane

Greene Twee announced the official opening of its new corporate headquarters in Lansdale, Pennsylvania. The company hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony presided over by Kevin Lukiewski, President of Greene Tweed.

Elkem Silicones will be at 22nd edition of The AWA Global Release Liner Industry Conference & Exhibition on 13-15 June 2022, in Barcelona, Spain.
The extensive program of the conference features the First AWA Market Intelligence Round Table & Workshop, and the AWA Exclusive Global Release Liner Market Overview & Real Time Interactive Industry Survey. Next, Marko Schuster, COO of Mondi Group will give a Keynote Presentation while Stuart Stanford, Director at Mazzone & Associates will give an M&A Presentation. Additionally, more updates and insights on Silicone Trends, the Future of Logistics & Transportation will be addressed.

Technology company Continental recently introduced a new Smart Test Bench technology to enhance hose-build solutions. The technology integrates with Continental’s CrimpIQ crimpers to ensure fabricators can build a quality hose assembly in every application. The Smart Test Bench uses cloud technology that allows the CrimpCloud and Smart Bench to communicate with each other. This ensures seamless data transfer and safe document storage. Continental’s Test Benches also have a new controller, which is created to provide ease of use and accuracy.

Huntsman, in close collaboration with BRUGG Pipes, has developed a next generation polyurethane foam system with excellent insulation properties that can be used to create highly flexible, thermally efficient, pre-insulated pipes for connecting ground source heat pumps and local heating units to domestic and commercial buildings. The closed cell SUPRASEC® / DALTOFOAM® TE system solution is already being put to good use by BRUGG Pipes, a specialist in the production of pipe systems for transporting liquids, gases, and heat, safely and efficiently on a global scale.