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As part of this collaboration, Qosina has added five new Liveo™ biopharmaceutical-grade tubing products to its extensive tubing portfolio. These high-purity tubings are available in both platinum-cured silicone and thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) options and are designed for ultra-pure fluid transfer applications in pharmaceutical and biotechnological manufacturing processes. With more than 30 options to choose from, they are the perfect addition to the Qosina tubing portfolio.

Guill Tool recently announced the availability of its Spiderless Pipe Die. This new offering utilizes precision tooling to provide increased material savings compared to conventional basket dies for pipe extrusions.

Continental was awarded the highest rating by the international non-profit organization CDP for the fifth time in a row for its efforts in implementing measures and strategies to reduce emissions in the supply chain (“Supplier Engagement Rating”). This puts Continental among the eight percent of companies who were awarded top marks by CDP in 2022 for their commitment in this area. In particular, Continental’s holistic approach of working closely with its suppliers to achieve broad improvements by involving as many stages of the supply chain as possible was recognized

In July 2022, Cargill acquired to Croda’s Performance Technologies business and with it the Polymer Additives range of products. Following this acquisition, Cargill is announcing the re-naming of the Crodamide™ brand of slip & anti-blocking additives to Optislip™.

Automotive auction platform and enthusiast community Bring a Trailer (BaT) has partnered with Michelin, the global tire and mobility company. The partnership aims to enhance the BaT user experience and provide product education and application expertise, brand engagement opportunities and charitable promotions across the companies’ communities of passionate automotive enthusiasts.

Mars Mineral has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with South Korean-based LD Carbon to develop and install Mars’ pin mixer technology at LD Carbon’s newest pyrolysis and recovered carbon black (rCB) facility, which will be the largest of its kind in Asia.
LD Carbon is a material industry company that supplies its Green Carbon Black, an eco-friendly rCB made from waste tires that have been pyrolyzed, refined, and processed for reuse by tire and rubber manufacturers. LD Carbon also reclaims pyrolysis oil from the process that is used for replacing crude oil and raw material of petrochemical products.

Smithers announces that Matt Kent, Technical Director of the Smithers Tire & Wheel Test Center, will be speaking at the 2023 Clemson University Global Tire Industry Conference in Greenville, South Carolina, from April 18th to 20th. Josh Guilliams, Vice President of Consultancy, will be facilitating a session covering tire material development

The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., announced that it is supplying its ADVAN V61 tires to Lexus for use as original equipment (OE) tires on the new RZ, the Lexus brand’s first dedicated battery electric vehicle (BEV), which was launched in Japan and other countries, including in Europe and Asia, from this March. The RZ is being fitted with 235/60R18 103H front tires and 255/55R18 105V rear tires

Birla Carbon will participate at the Carbon Black World 2023, in Jingdezhen, Jiangxi, China, from April 12 – 14, 2023.

Liberian Finance Ministry, Minister Tweah said rubber farmers need US$10 Million for value addition since Firestone, the largest rubber company in the country, was no longer buying rubber from out-growers because Firestone had been planting trees over the years and can now produce enough not to buy rubber from elsewhere.