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“You are seeing more and more electric versions of small family cars and crossovers on the roads. The strong growth of the EV market is part of our everyday work, and we have been taking it into account in tire development and testing for a long time. For example, the Nokian Tyres Wetproof is a good match for mid-sized EVs,” Marko Saari says

Apollo Tyres has appointed automotive industry veteran Vikram Garga as Group Head, Marketing for the Asia Pacific, Middle East & Africa (APMEA) region. Vikram would be spearheading the regional marketing team and would be responsible for marketing and product strategy for all product categories, dealer programs, brand positioning and monitoring performance in conjunction with sales.

Lizette Ruiz Guevara has been made responsible for global corporate communications and marketing at KraussMaffei starting July 1, 2022. She reports to KraussMaffei Group CEO Dr. Michael Ruf.

At K 2022, Momentive Performance Materials will focus on the requirements of modern mobility concepts and will present corresponding developments from the areas of Liquid Silicone Rubbers (LSR) and Hardcoats at Booth B15 in Hall 6. These include flame-retardant LSRs grades for the cost-efficient production of hard-soft composites, and grades that crosslink at low temperature, thus facilitating the production of thick-walled parts. In the Hardcoats area, the focus is on innovative scratch and weather-resistant coatings that can be applied with high accuracy and cost-effectiveness to virtually any shaped plastic part for automotive interior and exterior applications.

Birla Carbon has announced the formal adoption of a Green Finance Framework. The framework outlines the criteria and provides guidelines for Birla Carbon to finance eligible Green Projects through Green Loans or Bonds. This move comes in continuation of the business’ decarbonization drive to achieve Net Zero Carbon Emissions by 2050 and the introduction of ContinuaTM range of Sustainable Carbonaceous Materials.

Intertape Polymer Group Inc. announced that the acquisition of the Company by an affiliate of Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. by way of a plan of arrangement in accordance with Section 192 of the Canada Business Corporations Act was completed. Under the terms of the Arrangement, the Purchaser has acquired all of the outstanding shares of the Company for CDN$40.50 per share.

On Thursday, July 28, 2022, from 2:00 – 3:00 PM (ET), RDAbbott will host a free webinar titled “Polymer Modification Roadmap for Elastomers: Plasticizers and Maglite®” about Hallstar ester plasticizers and magnesium oxides.

The projects also highlight a Michigan recycling milestone: As of this year, the state’s major scrap tire processing businesses – about 10 in all – no longer send any regular scrap materials to landfills. Apart from small quantities too dirty or contaminated, all the material is recovered and repurposed for use not only in road work but as mulch, in rain gardens and septic fields, as weights for construction barrels and silage covers, in molded and extruded plastic products, as porous pavement for trails and pathways, as tire-derived fuel, as recycled metal from tires’ steel belts, and more.

R.D. Abbott Co., Inc. (RDAbbott) has named Sean Djuricic, a rubber industry professional with 20+ years of sales and marketing experience, as Account Manager for outside sales starting with the U.S. West Coast. Previously, Djuricic was the sales and marketing manager for Akron Rubber Development Laboratory, Inc. (ARDL), which provides testing and development services to the rubber and plastic industries.

Cabot Corporation published its 2021 Sustainability Report, highlighting the progress it has achieved on its sustainability agenda and its aspirations for the future. The report outlines the announcement of Cabot’s ambition to achieve net zero emissions globally by 2050 and advancements made on its 2025 sustainability goals.