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Cambodia netted $187.949 million from the export of natural rubber and rubber wood in the first half of this year, in light of declining demand in the global market, according to a report by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries’ General Directorate of Rubber (GDR).

Truckers Against Trafficking (TAT) this week hosted a Coalition Build event in partnership with Bridgestone Americas (Bridgestone), Pilot Company and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation at the Bridgestone Tower in Nashville, Tennessee. The day-long summit brought transportation industry stakeholders together with law enforcement and government agencies to create stronger collaboration aimed at combatting human trafficking.

R.D. Abbott Co., Inc. (RDAbbott) has hired Humberto Ibáñez as Senior Account Manager for R.D. Abbott de México. Ibáñez joined RDAbbott’s México subsidiary on June 6, 2023, and is responsible for developing business relationships, fostering sales growth, and providing technical support to customers in México. Ibáñez brings strong technical sales skills to his new role and has many years of experience selling Cancarb Limited’s Thermax® brand medium thermal carbon blacks.

Bridgestone named “Marketeer No.1 Brand Thailand 2023” in the tire category for the 12th consecutive year, according to results from the nationwide consumer opinion survey. Mr. Yuichi Asaoka, Consumer Group Director of Bridgestone Sales (Thailand) Co., Ltd., received the award from Mr. Permpol Popermhem, Editor and Founder of Marketeer Magazine, at Chatra Ballroom, Siam Kempinski Hotel, Bangkok.

For its sustainability performance, GF Piping Systems has received a gold medal in recognition of its environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance. With its overall score the company is placed in the top 1% (98th percentile) of companies rated by EcoVadis.

BASF has released preliminary figures for the second quarter of 2023. Sales declined by an expected 25% in the second quarter of 2023 to €17,305 million (Q2 2022: €22,974 million). This was mainly driven by considerably lower prices and volumes; negative currency effects also contributed to the sales decline. Sales were thus lower than average analyst estimates for the second quarter of 2023 (Vara: €19,355 million).

Greene Tweed announces the introduction of Chemraz® G57, a perfluoroelastomer that Greene Tweed material scientists and application engineers specifically developed to meet the demands of aggressive dry plasma systems and other extremely demanding semiconductor fabrication sealing applications.

The worldwide low-rolling resistance tire market is predicted to be worth US$ 18.4 billion in 2023 and US$ 54 billion by 2033, rising at an 11.3% CAGR according to Future Market Insights.

Toyo Tires made a resounding impact at the iconic Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, showcasing its commitment to motorsports heritage and innovation. Attendees of the event in Colorado Springs witnessed an awe-inspiring performance by the talented “Mad Mike” Whiddett of Team Toyo. Whiddett’s “Bullet”, a 1400 horsepower, 4 rotor, twin turbo, rear wheel drive 2022 Mazda 3 on Toyo Proxes racing slicks built by TCP-Magic, ascended Pikes Peak and recorded an official lap time of 10:34.980. This set a record for the fastest Mazda and the fastest rotary engine in the event’s 101-year history, forever etching Whiddett and his team’s groundbreaking performance in racing history

Effective July 1, Deborah S. Smalley has been named chief financial officer and treasurer for Precision Roll Grinders. She succeeds Tom Pecuch who retired after 35 years with the company, the longest-tenured member of the executive team.