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Pirelli inaugurated the first research and development center of the Italian group in Silao, Mexico, just over a year after the announcement of its creation. As a result of an investment of $15 million over a period of two years, as outlined in Pirelli’s 2021-2022|2025 Business Plan, the new advanced technology and digitalization pole for tire production has an area of more than 6,000 square meters, in addition to the previous 200,000 square meters of the Mexican plant, according to Pirelli.

Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd. announced that they have begun supplying the high-performance FALKEN “ZIEX ZE001 A/S” all-season tires to SUBARU for use as factory standard tires on their latest LEVORG LAYBACK, unveiled in September 2023.

Sales of Freudenberg Sealing Technologies’ premium Simriz® perfluoroelastomeric (FFKM) compounds have increased by more than 100 percent in North America during the past 24 months. Buoyed in large measure by the compounds’ quality, superior performance capabilities, and near-immediate availability at a time when other supplies of FFKM have been unavailable, major companies in the aerospace, fluid handling, agriculture, and construction industries – as well as many of Freudenberg Sealing Technologies’ Preferred Distributors – now rely on Simriz compounds to fulfill their customers’ FFKM component requirements.
FFKM seals and gaskets are ubiquitous in manufacturing processes where extreme temperatures, pressures and chemicals are used

Registration is open for the Mid Atlantic Rubber & Plastics Group Educational Symposium being held on Thursday, November 16, 2023, 8:30 AM – 2:30 PM an the Inn at Villanova, 601 County Line Road, Radnor, PA 19087. Cost is $70 per person for members & non-members (includes breakfast of pastries & coffee/tea and a hot buffet lunch). Please register by Friday, November 10.

ACI Europe announced that Francesco Romani, Research & Development – Materials and Head of Materials Management at Pirelli Tyre S.p.A. as a speaker at the 9th World Elastomer Summit taking place on 6th & 7th March 2024 in Lyon, France.

Sustainability has always been more than a mere phrase for Sumitomo Rubber Industries (SRI). In its continuous effort to responsibly source raw materials, enhance sustainability along the natural rubber supply chain, mitigate risks in upstream processes and expedite the adoption of more sustainable sourcing practices, the company has introduced the environmental and social risk assessment tool, Rubberway.

Hankook Tire has attained the prestigious International Sustainability & Carbon Certification (ISCC) PLUS certification for its European production plant in Rácalmás, Hungary. This extraordinary achievement is a testament to the company’s unyielding commitment to sustainability, innovation, and environmental responsibility. The tire manufacturer plans to further intensify its activities in the area of long-term carbon neutrality and resource conservation by using sustainable raw materials, for example, in the iON tire family designed for electric vehicles.

Designed for medical device manufacturing, Master Bond’s MasterSil 711Med passes ISO 10993-5 testing. It is a one part, flowable, room temperature vulcanizing (RTV) silicone which needs no mixing, and can be used for bonding, sealing, coating and form-in-place gasketing applications. This non-corrosive, translucent compound withstands many sterilization methods, including liquid sterilants, gamma radiation and EtO.