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BASF named Dr. Ketan Joshi as President for the Intermediates Division in Ludwigshafen, Germany, effective March 1, 2023. Formerly Dr. Joshi was Senior Vice President, Petrochemicals Asia Pacific, BASF East Asia Regional Headquarters Ltd., Hong Kong.

Thailand has approved 7.6 billion ($218 million USD) baht for the price guarantee for the 2022-2023 season and the program will cover around 1.6 million rubber farmers with a combined 18.2 million rai of rubber plantations.
Around 1.6 million registered rubber farmers will be able to sell raw rubber at a guaranteed price for the 2022-2023 season, after an assistance program was approved by the Thai Cabinet.

In cooperation with international partners and innovative technologies, Zeppelin Systems is revolutionizing industrial recycling solutions for scrap tires. The French company Regom, which specializes in sorting scrap tires using artificial intelligence (AI), came on board on February 10, 2023.

KRAIBURG TPE in CHINAPLAS 2023, 17 – 20 April, 2023. Visit us at Hall 17, Booth no. P73, Shenzhen World Exhibition & Convention Center in Shenzhen, PR China.

anyseals Inc., a wholesale industrial sealing supplier, announced the expansion of its leadership team with the appointment of Scott Rassett as CEO. In this role, Scott will lead anyseals operations in the U.S. with a focus on enhancing and further developing the company’s sales organization, customer base, and management team.

Balkrishna Industries Ltd. (BKT) is deeply saddened to announce the passing of Dr. Arup Saha Deuri, the Head of Materials and Compound (R&D) at the BKT Bhuj plant and a renowned Indian rubber technologist. Dr. Deuri passed away on February 17, 2023, at the age of 62, due to liver issues.

Elkem has decided to partially curtail its production at Bremanger in Norway by temporarily shutting down one furnace. This is due to lower silicon sales and high power prices. The decision will have no impact on customers or employees.

Effective immediately, Prime Plastics will now distribute Lion Elastomers’ portfolio of Royalene®EPDM, RoyalEdge® EPDM, RoyalTherm® EPDM, Trilene® Liquid EPDM, Duradene® sSBR, Diene® PBR, Stereon® SBS and eSBR products (including “hot” SBR and Carbon Black MB grades) in the EU Market.

Nokian Tyres launched the FAST RACE, BIG CHANGE sustainable tire innovation challenge last year to find new solutions for more sustainable tires. The challenge was open for all businesses, students and researchers. Nokian Tyres received almost 50 applications from 18 different countries, and from them a team of Nokian Tyres experts chose four finalists. At the finals event held in Lapland this January, the jury awarded Reselo AB from Sweden with the winning place. Reselo’s innovative renewable rubber made from residue birch bark convinced the judges with its versatility and future potential.

Wickert Maschinenbau unveils the world’s fastest heating-cooling press at JEC World in Paris. The composite press with a heating platen size of 600 x 600 mm and a pressing force of 25 t excels with heating and cooling rates of up to 50 K/min. Standard presses are available for temperatures up to 450 ºC.
Their main application is the processing of high-performance thermoplastics in the aerospace industry, but they are also used to manufacture membrane electrode assemblies (MEA) for fuel cells.