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HEXPOL has acquired 100% of the shares in the American TPE Compounder Star Thermoplastic Alloys and Rubbers, Inc. (“Star Thermoplastics”) from Thomas A. Dieschbourg. Through the acquisition, HEXPOL establishes presence on the growing American TPE market. Thomas A. Dieschbourg founded the company in 1993 and has developed the company into a technically advanced TPE company. Thomas A. Dieschbourg will remain as the President of the company.

The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) announced grants totaling over $2.25 million for rubber recycling efforts in the state of Tennessee from the states’ Tire Environmental Act Program

TI Fluid Systems completed the acquisition of Cascade Engineering Europe (CEE), a Hungarian-based leader in the design and manufacturing of thermal fluid connectors and other complex plastic injection molded components for the automotive industry.

Loctite SI 5972FC is a one-part RTV silicone form-in-place-gasket (FIPG) solution that accelerates the process of electronic module sealing. With adhesion to a range of metal and plastic surfaces, the highly dispensable liquid silicone material has been specifically designed to pass OEM’s leak or blow-out pressure tests immediately after assembly – minimizing the need for time- and space-intensive staging. With its tin-free catalyst system, Loctite SI 5972FC also provides a REACH-compliant solution for safer, more sustainable manufacturing.

reene Tweed highlights the availability of Xycomp® DLF™ high-performance thermoplastic composite aerospace brackets, which can endure the substantial demands of aerospace environments while offering significant weight savings over metallic parts. Greene Tweed aerospace production components have been flying since 2011 and at 35 to 60 percent lighter than competitive metallic components, the brackets are an excellent replacement for metal materials.

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