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For nearly 40 years, Sean has been active in the labels and release liners industry as an expert in silicone coatings, dedicated to innovation and customers’ development. In his technical days, he was at the origin of the Silcolease™ range, a set of silicone solutions dedicated to paper release coatings.

BYD, one of the biggest car manufacturers in China, has approved Continental tires as original equipment for its all-electric Atto 3 worldwide. The compact SUV will come factory-fitted with 18 inch EcoContact 6 Q premium tires. These are designed for exceptionally quiet and energy-saving driving, characteristics that are especially beneficial for electric vehicles such as the Atto 3.

At the Tire Technology Expo 2023, VMI launched its new VMI UNIXX Belt Maker. The VMI UNIXX Belt Maker produces high quality endless steel belts by means of an innovative and accurately controlled extrusion process that can handle a wide range of compounds.

Cabot Corporation announced the launch of EVOLVE™ Sustainable Solutions, a new technology platform for advancing sustainable reinforcing carbons. Cabot’s ambition through this technology platform is to develop products that offer sustainable content with reliable performance at industrial scale by leveraging circular value chains and materials recovered from end-of-life tires, and/or renewable and bio-based materials, and/or processes that reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Resulting from these efforts, Cabot has launched two new products which will be sold as the company’s first-ever International Sustainability & Carbon Certification (ISCC PLUS) certified solutions.

H.M. Royal, a leading provider of raw materials and specialty chemicals announced that Al Chapman is joining the company as director of finance. In this role he will be responsible for managing, strategizing and planning all financial aspects of the business.

Falken Tires, a subsidiary of Sumitomo Rubber North America (SRNA) has firmed up its aggressive customer outreach programs with sponsorships and tech support in four arenas relative to the brand’s passenger tires, highlighting the AZENIS RT660, and four special programs with respect to its WildPeak off-road line of tires.

The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. announced that it has launched the Hamaheat Super 80, a high-temperature heat-resistant conveyor belt from its popular Hamaheat series.

Applied Materials, Inc. announced that its Board of Directors has approved a 23.1-percent increase in the quarterly cash dividend from $0.26 to $0.32 per share. The dividend is payable on June 15, 2023 to shareholders of record as of May 25, 2023.

Lummus Technology announced Butadiene LLP has selected its iC4 CATOFIN®, CATADIENE®, CDMtbe® technologies and BASF’s butadiene extraction technology for units at Butadiene LLP’s new petrochemical plant in Atyrau, Kazakhstan.

The next staging of ArabPlast, a trade fair for plastics, rubber, petrochemicals and packaging in the Middle East/North Africa region, is scheduled for December 13 – 15, 2023 at the Dubai World Trade Center.