Bridgestone Americas (Bridgestone) announced an investment of approximately US$190 million to renovate and expand its tire manufacturing plant located in Belén de Heredia, Costa Rica. This investment is in addition to more than US$60 million planned for 2022-2026. In total, the company will be investing over US$250 million in total over the five-year period.
Read MoreBirla Carbon celebrates its ‘Decade of Sustainability Excellence’. Birla Carbon has been reporting on Sustainability since 2013. Some of its many success stories over the last decade have been shared on a webpage titled Decade of Sustainability on the Birla Carbon website.
Read MoreThe Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., announced that it has begun supplying its ADVAN dB V552 tires as original equipment (OE) to Honda Motor Co., Ltd., for use on its new SUV, the ZR-V. The new SUV will go on sale in Japan and overseas. The new SUVs are being fitted with 215/60R17 96H and 225/55R18 98H size tires.
Read MoreMitsui Chemicals, Inc. announced plans to open the Digital Science Lab to further accelerate the digital transformation (DX) of its R&D through digital science, a realm that blends computational science with data science and high-performance computing. The new research building will be located at Mitsui Chemicals’ Sodegaura Center, which is one of Japan’s largest R&D hubs belonging to a chemical company and brings together the combined knowledge of more than 1,000 researchers at a single site
Read MoreThe 2023 Workshop will be taking place in Williamsburg, Virginia, on March 14th-15th. This Workshop is perfect for those who are new to the industry or who might need a refresher. Experienced leaders in the industry will conduct thorough and comprehensive lessons drawing from their knowledge on a variety of industry topics.
Read MoreThe Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company announced a new addition to its lineup of hardworking Wrangler® tires, the Goodyear Wrangler Workhorse® HT. Engineered to deliver dependable all-season traction, the Wrangler Workhorse HT provides a smooth, confident ride and the strength to go the extra mile.
Backed with a 60,000-mile treadwear limited warranty, the Wrangler Workhorse HT features a long-wearing tread compound designed to deliver dependable tread life and traction in wet, dry and light snow driving conditions
HEXPOL has signed an agreement to acquire 100% of the shares in McCann Plastics LLC from the McCann family. The company is specialized in niche thermoplastic compounds, with special focus on roto molding applications.
Read MoreHamburg, Germany – Biesterfeld is expanding its partnership with Evonik by taking on the distribution of rubber additive VESTENAMER® with
Read MoreDuPont announced the termination of the previously announced agreement to acquire the outstanding shares of Rogers Corporation, as the companies have been unable to obtain timely clearance from all the required regulators. DuPont is paying Rogers a termination fee of $162.5 million in accordance with the agreement.
Read MoreSoft and flexible, yet easy and inexpensive to process: Thermoplastic elastomers (TPE) are elastic like rubber at room temperature, but can be melted and repeatedly molded like standard plastics. “Thermoplastic elastomers offer high strength and are robust; they can be welded watertight and colored in a variety of ways. In principle, TPEs can also be recycled,” explains Oliver Kutsch, CEO of the market research institute Ceresana: “These innovative materials are conquering more and more application areas. TPEs are also interesting because components can be made from renewable raw materials or combined with bioplastics.” This is the fourth time Ceresana has analyzed the global market for thermoplastic elastomers: By 2031, revenues generated with TPEs are expected to increase to almost USD 27 billion. However, growth will be driven not only by increasing demand, but also by price inflation.
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