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The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. announced that it is supplying its GEOLANDAR A/T G94 to be used as original equipment (OE) tires on the new Triton pickup truck, which was launched by Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (hereafter, Mitsubishi Motors) in February 2024 in Japan. The Triton has been introduced to the Japanese market for the first time in about 12 years and is being fitted with 265/60R18 110H size tires. The new Triton was launched in Thailand in July 2023, in the Philippines in January 2024, and in Australia and New Zealand in March 2024, and will be successively launched in approximately 100 countries around the world.

Greene Tweed has reached a new milestone in its global Sustainability Vision with the announcement that its UK branch has achieved the ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Management System certification with BSI.

The Nottingham, UK facility is the first Greene Tweed location to obtain certification to this internationally recognized standard for environmental management systems developed by the ISO (International Organization for Standardization). Led by a core ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) task team delegated with driving sustainability initiatives, this effort paves the way for the company’s long-term plan to achieve ISO 14001 certification for Greene Tweed plants across the globe in the future. In addition, it underscores the company’s intent to address the challenges of demanding applications and harsh conditions with innovative, sustainable products that enhance ESG performance.

LEIBINGER has been nominated for the German Innovation Award, operated and judged by the prestigious German Design Council for its new IQJET industrial printer.

Attendees of the MODEX trade show will have the opportunity to witness firsthand the capabilities of Liberty Robotics’ advanced machine vision systems, focusing on the mixed case palletizing capabilities of the recently launched VPack™ system. VPack™ features ad hoc picking capabilities and digital twin technology, along with high-accuracy sensors for precise box detection.

Elkem will showcase a series silicone rubber solutions at IRE 2024 (India Rubber Expo) which is the largest Rubber Expo in Mumbai, India from 20th to 22nd, March 2024.

For the current fiscal year, the technology company is targeting an increase in sales and earnings (consolidated sales: around €41.0 billion to €44.0 billion, adjusted EBIT margin: around 6.0 to 7.0 percent). Continental expects the margin to improve further, particularly in the Automotive group sector, thanks mainly to the cost-cutting measures, price adjustments and efficiency improvements adopted last year. The goal is also to achieve above-market growth.

ARBURG will be presenting a production cell centered around an electric ALLROUNDER from the Golden Electric series at Chinaplas 2024. On show will be the precise, cost-effective production of valves made of liquid silicone (LSR). A Flexlift 10 linear robotic system designed for the Asian market will perform the handling tasks.

Since 1 February 2024, Arburg’s subsidiary in Taichung, Taiwan, has had a new Managing Director. Mitchell Yang has taken over from Michael Huang, who successfully established the subsidiary in 2015 and has been growing it ever since. Yang and the company’s Taiwanese customers can rely on a strong, competent local team with a comprehensive infrastructure.

RPM International Inc. officially opened the doors to its new Innovation Center of Excellence in Greensboro, North Carolina in January. This 60,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art facility is the first shared research and development center for RPM companies. It is designed to foster partnership and harness collective expertise among RPM companies to accelerate innovation for their customers. The facility represents a continuation of the increased collaboration that has been developed through MAP 2025 initiatives.

Covestro has published its climate neutrality targets for scope 3 emissions, completing its climate strategy for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. As a short-term goal, the company plans to reduce greenhouse gases by 10 million metric tons by 2035. This corresponds to a drop in emissions of 30 percent compared to the base year 2021, with some growth-related emissions through 2035 included in the calculation. In the long-term, Covestro plans to be climate-neutral in terms of scope 3 emissions by 2050.