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The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., announced that it has begun delivering tires to Subaru Corporation for use as original equipment (OE) on the automaker’s new Impreza. The new Impreza cars to be sold in Europe and the Latin America will be fitted with ADVAN Sport V105 tires (size 225/40R18 92W).

Chariarse has extensive experience in his field, working as a Commercial Truck Field Engineer in the tire industry for the past 21 years. Joining SRNA in 2021 as a Field Engineer, he has been responsible for the coordination, implementation, and reporting of tire evaluations, troubleshooting, and providing technical support to fleets, dealers, and the sales team.

Thai Bridgestone Co., Ltd. led by Mr. Keiji Chuma, Managing Director received two honorary awards in 2023 from Toyota Daihatsu Engineering & Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (TDEM); “The Winner of 2023 Outstanding Performance Supplier for Early Achievement of 2030 Target in Environment (CO2 Reduction)” from the active collaboration on reducing carbon dioxide emission across the value chain contributing to carbon neutrality ahead TDEM’s goals and “Runner up 2023 Outstanding Performance Supplier in Quality Performance” in “2024 TDEM ANNUAL SUPPLIER CONFERENCE”. Thai Bridgestone Co., Ltd. has received these awards for two consecutive years, reinforcing strong partnership for sustainable growth with TDEM through value co-creation and premium product, services and solutions development with quality and standardization to serve needs of mobility society in Thailand.

Thanks to 160 energy-saving projects, Continental Tires reduced its annual energy requirements by around 150 gigawatt hours in 2023. This was achieved, for example, through the increased use of renewable energies and thermal insulation. 150 gigawatt hours equates to powering about 12,500 family homes for a year, with an average consumption of 12,000 kilowatt hours per year. Energy in the tire industry is used, for example, to generate steam, which is required for tire vulcanization. In this production step, a rubber compound is converted into flexible, elastic rubber. With more efficient steam generation, Continental has reduced its CO2 emissions by 31,000 tons in 2023 alone.

Dow announced the launch of two new sustainable varieties of propylene glycol (PG) solutions in North America featuring bio-circular and circular feedstocks. Suitable for a broad range of applications, customers can now offer their high-performance products with externally verified sustainability benefits thanks to a mass balance approach.

The SR-200 HD is primarily designed for tire shredding applications. It can also be utilized for other applications, including high-volume municipal solid waste, wood pallets, industrial and commercial waste, and many more. As a result of the stringent waste treatment policies in place, there is a growing global demand for competitive pre-shredders. The introduction of the SR-200 HD presents significant opportunities for industries in the Middle East, Australia (due to full-tire export bans from Australia and steel export bans from the Middle East) and Europe, where an increasing need for advanced recycling solutions is evident. Primarily targeting large-scale recyclers and cement plants that require high-capacity machinery.

The conference will be held April 8-9, 2024 in Findlay, Ohio with the theme: Delivering Durability Across the Rubber Supply Chain
The final program features 17 presentations, including several additional presentations which were not previously announced.

There will be two new faces in Arburg’s management team in the course of 2024: On 1 July 2024, Steffen Kroner will take charge of the Finance, Controlling, IT and Human Resource Management division, which was newly created at the beginning of the year. In addition, Gerhard Böhm, Managing Director Sales and After Sales, will retire in the course of the year, and his successor has already been appointed.

Enova has granted Elkem and Ferroglobe a grant of 17 million NOK, for a pre-study to continue the development of a joint carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in Rana, Norway. The project, if finally realized, will capture 95% of CO2 from the two plants, a total of 520.000 MT, for permanent storage, as well as recover all excess energy from both plants.