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Teknor Apex announces an expansion of their relationship with Nexeo Plastics to become a key TPE distributor in North America, effective January 1, 2023. Currently Nexeo Plastics distributes the Medalist® medical-grade TPEs for Teknor Apex in North America but with this new partnership arrangement, the contract is now expanding to include Sarlink® TPVs and TPEs, and Monprene® and Elexar® TPEs. Nexeo Plastics services major markets such as Automotive, Building & Construction, Industrial, Packaging, Medical, Electrical and Consumer Products that are well supported with the Teknor Apex TPE portfolio of products.

NASTC is an active association for small trucking companies nationwide that serves as an advocate for, consultant, and source for collective buying power for its member companies. NASTC also leads an intense lobbying effort on behalf of small trucking companies.

Michelin’s X TWEEL tire now available on both Mean Green full-featured, commercial mower

General Silicones (GS) announced the availability of its new product line of decorative film laminates based on its Compo-SiL® technology. Compo-SiL® silicone solves the problem of the adhesion of cured silicone rubber films to surfaces. The patented technology creates firm and durable adhesion to most surfaces during in-mold decoration (IMD) and out-mold decoration (OMD) processes.

Cabot Corporation announced the expansion of its Engineered Elastomer Composites (E2C™) product line with the launch of two new products, E2C™ FX9570 and E2C™ EX9620 solutions. These solutions provide rubber manufacturers with additional options to design products for high durability in demanding operating environments. Furthermore, they deliver improvements in durability and heat minimization that have benefits in off-the-road tires like aircraft and port tires, truck tires used on rough surfaces, as well as in other industrial rubber products exposed to severe wear conditions or high operating temperatures

PRE-Q® GALGO Corporation exhibited at the annual OSBMA (Ohio School Bus Mechanics Association) workshop in Columbus, Ohio, on October 18th, 2022. OSBMA works to improve, promote and develop the professional status of school bus mechanics throughout the state of Ohio.

Shin-Etsu Silicones of America (SESA: A U.S. subsidiary of Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd., Japan) recently premiered advanced technical demonstrations in collaboration with industry leading machinery and equipment partners at the 2022 Silicone Expo (Huntington Place, Detroit, MI). The demos featured Shin-Etsu’s fast-cure KEG-2001-60 LIMS (Liquid Injection Molding System) product’s advanced handling and molding properties being run in the production of silicone Wayfarer style sunglasses.

Eaton Corporation and The Lubrizol Corporation have announced a collaboration designed to accelerate development of reliable and sustainable turnkey immersion cooling solutions for data centers, AI, edge and far edge computing applications, today and in the future.

Covestro and Arcesso Dynamics, a manufacturer of custom polyurethane parts, launched Arfinio®, a breakthrough manufacturing solution, at K 2022 plastics trade fair in Düsseldorf, Germany. The solution is based on reaction injection molding (RIM) on aliphatic polyurethanes. Previously considered impossible, this technology enables manufacturers to benefit from new combinations of design freedom, functional performance, and sustainability in multiple solid-surface and injection-molded applications.

CHINAPLAS 2023, themed “A Brighter and Shared Future, Powered by Innovation”, will take place from April 17-20 2023 in Shenzhen World Exhibition and Convention Center (SWECC), Shenzhen, PR China. Online pre-registration is now open. Don’t miss this chance to visit the mega show with admission discount and fast entry.