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Dr. Johannes Kilian, Vice President Process Technologies and inject 4.0 at ENGEL, is the new Vice President of Global Processing Engineering in the ENGEL Group. He is taking over this position from Prof. Dr. Norbert Müller, who has accepted an appointment as Professor for Plastics Processing at the Rosenheim Technical University of Applied Sciences in Germany.

The Supervisory Board of Continental AG extended the appointment of CEO and chairman of the Executive Board Nikolai Setzer (52). Having been due to expire in March 2024, his contract will now run for a further five years until March 31, 2029. In a further resolution, Philipp von Hirschheydt (48) was appointed new Executive Board member for the Automotive group sector effective May 1, 2023. As planned, Setzer will thus hand over his additional responsibility for the Automotive group sector in order to concentrate on his duties as CEO. As is customary for a new board member, Philipp von Hirschheydt has been appointed for a term of three years until April 30, 2026.

Chancellor Olaf Scholz visited Continental’s location in Hanover-Stöcken. Since the tire plant was founded in 1938, the site has evolved into an innovative industrial campus that is home to, among other things, Continental’s largest tire research and development center and the company’s own manufacturing hub for tire-building machinery.

The newly launched Safic-Alcan East Africa is strategically located in Nairobi to better serve the East African market, including Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The new office in Kenya will complement Safic-Alcan’s existing regional hubs in South Africa and Egypt, enabling the company to better cater to the needs of its growing customer base across the continent.

CIRCOR International, Inc., announces its Zenith B9000 Series precision metering gear pump, ideal for use in sealing and adhesive dispensing applications. The B9000 series metering pumps save money by enhancing product quality assurance with precise volumetric metering. They maintain reliable flow control despite variations in temperature, viscosity, and pressure while significantly increasing production up time

The Semperit Group announced that it will acquire 100% of the Austrian Rico Group GmbH, a supplier of silicone injection molds and manufacturer of liquid silicone components. The acquisition agreement was signed in Upper Austria. Closing is expected in the third quarter 2023.

The Detroit Rubber Group announces this year’s Spring Technical Meeting will take place Thursday, May 11th, at CJ’s Brewing Company inside of USA Hockey Arena in Plymouth, MI. The doors open at 2:30PM, and the technical program is scheduled from 3:00PM to 4:00PM with Happy Hour to follow.

Clariant IGL Specialty Chemicals Private Limited brings its portfolio of renewable-based ethylene oxide derivatives to ChemExpo India 2023 for the first time. Its VITA range of 100% bio-based surfactants and ethoxylated derivatives supporting carbon footprint reduction in multiple market segments at the Bombay Exhibition Centre, Mumbai.

Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Americas (Bridgestone) introduced the V-Steel Port Container Straddle (VPCS) radial tire, specially designed for straddle containers

Freudenberg Sealing Technologies’ peroxidic-crosslinked fluoroelastomer material 75 FKM 239961 has received pharma-specific approval according to USP Chapter 87. The result of the in vitro conformity test confirms that the material has no toxic effects on cell cultures. With this advancement, bisphenol crosslinked FKM materials can be replaced in the food industry. The immediately available high-performance material is very resistant to media and temperature, ultrapure and thus one of the company’s product highlights at the Interphex trade fair from April 25-27 in New York and at the FoodPro trade fair from July 23-26 in Melbourne.