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As its annual congressional fly-in approaches, the U.S. Tire Manufacturers Association (USTMA) issued its 2023 federal legislative priorities letter to House and Senate leadership of the 118th Congress outlining key areas of continued cooperation to address the evolving areas of tire safety, environmental stewardship and innovation. USTMA previously engaged with Congress on policies to promote innovative infrastructure technologies and to better position the U.S. tire manufacturing industry to tackle future challenges. The current priorities agenda continues to address those issues while expanding their scope to include equal and standardized access to vehicle data assets and the development of a domestic supply chain of natural rubber.

Martin Baumann has been named as the new Managing Director of Arburg Inc. in Rocky Hill, USA. He will assume office on 1 June, succeeding Friedrich Kanz who is handing over the reins of the U.S. subsidiary on 30 June, 2023 to enter retirement after more than 23 years with the company.

The MidAtlantic Rubber and Plastics Group announces their Summer Lunch & Learn Series. They will be hosting three online Lunch & Learn talks throughout the summer, during the fourth Thursday of June, July, and August.

Krautzberger has developed an innovative and patent pending Rapid Trigger Air Valve Technology. This technology, along with the reduced needle diameter, allows for faster on / off switching performance, reducing overspray, minimizing material used and producing a near perfect spray pattern. Air volume is increased by 60% so that even highly viscous material can be atomized. With a switching frequency of up to 30 Hz, the patent pending pre and post air control offers high precision and reproducibility in fully automated spraying systems. The Krautzberger Rapid Trigger Air Valve Technology is unique and unlike any existing technology.

For the fifth consecutive year, Yokohama Tire is partnering with FuelFest, the traveling international automotive festival that brings together music, culture, celebrities and cars in the name of charity. The tiremaker is the sponsor of the Yokohama Festival Stage. FuelFest’s latest stop is at Irwindale Speedway (near Los Angeles) on Saturday, June 3.

Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd. announced that they have begun supplying the high-performance DUNLOP “SP SPORT MAXX 050” tires to Subaru Corporation for use as factory standard tires on their all-new Subaru Impreza, which debuted on April 2023.

As part of Smithers’ rubber technical consulting team based in Akron, Ohio, Atzemis will lead efforts to expand Smithers’ technical consulting offerings into additional markets and enhance the team’s capabilities.

The board of directors of Ashland Inc. (NYSE: ASH) has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.385 cents per share on the company’s common stock representing a 15 percent increase from the previous quarter. The dividend is payable on June 15, 2023, to stockholders of record at the close of business on June 1, 2023. As of April 30, 2023, there were 52,353,681 shares of Ashland common stock outstanding.

Apollo Tyres is now sourcing 100% of its natural rubber supplies from companies who have committed to sustainability throughout the supply chain, aligning with the code of conduct set out by the Global Platform for Sustainable Natural Rubber (GPSNR). The new initiative, which came into full effect recently, and forms part of Apollo Tyres’ Global Sustainability Strategy, applies to the supply of natural rubber to the company’s two European production facilities in the Netherlands and Hungary.