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Klinge will spearhead the company’s strategic management initiatives in the Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) region.
Klinge will manage and collaborate extensively with Eriez’ EMEA leadership teams to drive profitable growth and implement enhancements in products, systems, and capacity. His overarching goal is to further elevate Eriez’ presence in the diverse EMEA markets, solidifying the company’s position as an industry leader in the region.

Arkema will highlight new technologies and advancements aimed at increasing circularity, energy efficiency, decarbonization and living comfort through more sustainable paint and coating solutions at Paint India., Hall 1, Booth #D4, February 22-24 at the Bombay Exhibition Center in Mumbai, India.

The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., announced its business and financial results for fiscal 2023 (January to December 2023). Sales revenue increased 14.5% over the previous year, to 985.3 billion yen; business profit increased 41.4%, to 99.1 billion yen; operating profit increased 45.8%, to 100.4 billion yen; and profit attributable to owners of parent increased 46.4%, to 67.2 billion yen. All of those figures were record-high figures for full-year performance at Yokohama Rubber. Yokohama Rubber achieved its target, meanwhile, of raising the ratio of business profit to sales revenue to above 10%. That was the target for that ratio under the company’s medium-term management plan, Yokohama Transformation 2023

Previously, Franchina held the position of COO at Ketjen, an Albermarle subsidiary providing advanced catalyst solutions provider to refining, petrochemical, and specialty chemicals industries. In this capacity, she led the global manufacturing operations, procurement, supply chain, CAPEX engineering, and process technology functions.

DuPont announced that FilmTec™ LiNE-XD nanofiltration membrane elements, the company’s first offering dedicated to lithium brine purification, was named a finalist in the 2024 Edison Awards™ in the Resource Recovery & Environmental Conservation category.

Pirelli has been again confirmed among the best companies in sustainability at the global level, achieving the qualification of “Top 1%” – the only one of the Auto Components sector at the global level – the highest level of recognition in the context of the Sustainability Yearbook 2024 published by S&P Global based on the analysis of the sustainability profiles of 9,400 companies.

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company said it will participate in a fireside chat during Wolfe Research’s Global Auto and Auto Tech Conference on Feb. 15, 2024, at 1:40 p.m. EST.

The comprehensive revision of BfR Recommendation XXI emphasizes the handling of process-related impurities, with risk assessment based on internationally recognized scientific principles being a key aspect. In response to these changes, Gummiwerk KRAIBURG has carefully evaluated and assessed its production processes in close cooperation with an accredited testing institute.

The compounding specialist introduces a streamlined and well-assorted compound portfolio based on NR, NBR and EPDM, covering a hardness range from 35 Shore A to 85 Shore A, in response to the revised regulations. This diversified portfolio is suitable for a wide range of applications and includes both black and colored compounds.

Silcotech North America has announced it is expanding capacity with the purchase of two new injection molding machine workcells. The two new Arburg machines include a 110 US ton ALLROUNDER 470 A 1000 – 290 Comfort, and a 220 US ton ALLROUNDER 570 A 2000 – 400 Comfort. Both are all-electric machines specified with LIM/LSR molding options as well as thermoplastic molding capabilities.

Elkem, one of the world’s leading suppliers of silicon-based advanced materials, has been rated by CDP among the world’s top performing companies in environmental transparency and performance on climate (A- rating), forests (A) and water (A-). Only 30 companies globally scored on a similarly high level as Elkem in the category on forests.
CDP – the global environmental disclosure nonprofit – has scored over 21,000 companies based on information reported through its climate change, deforestation and water security questionnaires. By scoring companies from D- to A, CDP takes them on a journey starting from disclosure, to understanding what to measure and finally how to take tangible, measurable actions.