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The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., announced that it has revised its Biodiversity Guideline and published the revised Guideline on the Company’s Sustainability website in December 2023. This revision was made in support of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, which has global targets for biodiversity. With this revision, the Company will further accelerate company-wide efforts to achieve a nature positive world.

Orion S.A. announced it has completed upgrading its air emissions control technology at all four of its U.S. carbon black plants – the biggest sustainability-related initiative in the company’s history.
The company recently finished its final air emissions project at its plant in Belpre, Ohio. Previously, the company upgraded its Borger, Texas; Ivanhoe, Louisiana; and Orange, Texas, facilities.

REGUPOL, a manufacturer known for its wide range of recycled rubber surfaces for sports and fitness and acoustic insulation, introduces REGUPOL upscale, a first-of-its-kind collection of recycled rubber tiles and planks for commercial installations. A blend of post-consumer tire rubber, post-industrial vibrant EPDM chips, and low VOC binder, upscale is available in two standard sizes: 4mm x 8” x 36” and 4mm x 12” x 24.” Custom sizes and colors are also available. REGUPOL’s broad range of recycled rubber surfacing products also includes revolution commercial flooring, aktiv for sports and fitness applications and sonus which is ideal for impact sound insulation and vibration isolation.

Greene Tweed has announced the winner of its first-ever Innovation Award, honoring Ferdinand Gonzaga, a Ph.D. in molecular and supramolecular chemistry and a scientist in the company’s Advanced Technology Group, which is responsible for developing new materials to perform in the most demanding industries and applications. The award was presented by Chairman Allon Bloch, CEO Magen Buterbaugh, and Kenneth Stanley, representing Greene Tweed family ownership, at a special event at Greene Tweed’s Kulpsville, Pa. plant.

TechnoBiz is organizing “Rubber Week 2024” during 22-26 April 2024 in Bangkok, Thailand at Century Park Hotel in cooperation with Rubber Technology Research Centre (RTEC), Mahidol University, Thailand and King Mongkut University of Technology Thonburi, Thailand

By offering a new class of materials, Freudenberg Sealing Technologies is playing a significant role in improving fire protection in electric vehicle drives. The material is called “Quantix ULTRA” and it resists melting even at extreme temperatures of up to 1,200 degrees Celsius. Processing the material in injection molding is both versatile and economical. Given that today’s vehicles call for lightweight construction, its lower density compared to metallic materials is an additional advantage.

Starlim North America Corp. produces 60 unique silicone components for the health care, mobility, automotive and consumer goods industries. This investment will support the company’s addition of a new curing oven and cleanroom, and new manufacturing equipment for their London plant.

Elkem ASA has signed an agreement to acquire REC Solar Norway AS from REC Solar Holdings AS, a subsidiary of Reliance Industries. This transaction will give Elkem control of industrial areas and facilities in Norway, including areas next to Elkem’s activities at Fiskaa in Kristiansand.

Asahi Kasei and an affiliated company have acquired the widely recognized international sustainability certification ISCC PLUS for several products in the fields of thermoplastic elastomers and rubbers, engineering plastics, and other materials.

Guill Tool has released its new reciprocating head. The traditional tip and die assembly is replaced with a linear reciprocating assembly that changes the tube’s profile within a given length. This process is repeated throughout a single extrusion run without interruptions. Cutting capability, in association with the extrusion speed, cuts the finished product to length.