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Consolidating Coatex and Crayvallac® market leading range of additives presents Rheology and Specialty Additives offering to support
customers seeking high-performance and more sustainable solutions for a broad range of applications.
This new offering has a strong focus on providing solutions for more sustainable development such as biobased, lower carbon footprint products and water usage reduction. It will help formulators select the best materials to reach their performance and sustainability targets.

MAXAM Tire Europe announces that the AGRIXTRA range of agricultural tires has been approved on select CASE IH Luxxum, Maxxum, and Puma tractors.

Bridgestone Americas (Bridgestone) announced the launch of the all-new Firestone Firehawk AS V2 all-season ultra-high-performance tire designed to deliver exciting, sporty performance.

The Roadtour Connect PCV replaces Hercules’ two most popular touring tires – the Roadtour 855 SPE and the Roadtour 655 MRE. The new tire provides improved technology, more balanced performance and consistent treadwear coverage – with the manufacturer citing delivery of 70,000 miles (112,654km) across all sizes and speed ratings. The new tire will be available in 39 SKUs between 15in and 20in.

Birla Carbon will participate in the K Show 2022, to be held from October 19 – 26, 2022, in Düsseldorf, Germany. Birla Carbon will showcase its range of sustainable carbon-based solutions for the plastics industry at Hall 8A Booth H33.

Dow will be sharing industry insights, expertise, and a wide range of applications at the International Elastomers Conference (IEC) on October 10-13 in Knoxville, Tenn. Dow’s Packaging and Specialty Plastics business and Dow’s Consumer Solutions business will host several technical presentations, as well as an exhibit on the show floor in booth #727.

Holcim Building Envelope completed the next step in its brand journey as it transitions from the Firestone Building Products name to fully integrate into Holcim Group as part of its Solutions & Products Business Unit. For marketing and branding purposes the division will be known as Holcim Building Envelope, a new center of excellence for breakthrough roofing, wall, lining and waterproofing solutions for commercial and residential customers around the world. As of October 3, 2022, for all uses that refer to a legal entity in the U.S. only, such as warranties, copyrights, and other legal and operation documents, Holcim has officially transitioned from Firestone Building Products Company, LLC to Holcim Solutions and Products US, LLC.

Yokohama Rubber began supplying karting tires for use in Japan and overseas in 2001. The Company has provided tires for karting races certified by the Japan Automobile Federation (JAF)-including the All Japan Karting Championship, the country’s premier kart racing series—and races certified by the International Automobile Federation’s International Karting Commission (CIK-FIA). YOKOHAMA karting tires also include tires for hobby, rental, and indoor karts. For more than 20 years, the Company has supported races and driver in Japan and overseas with a wide range of karting tires.

At the K show 2022, ENGEL is joining forces with partner NEXUS Elastomer Systems to provide new impetus to the production of blade valves made of liquid silicone rubber (LSR). The fully automated high-end production cell combines maximum output with maximum quality consistency, substantially improving cost effectiveness at the same time.