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Lubrizol 3D Printing Solutions has announced the commercial release of ESTANE® 3D TPU M88A thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) under a selective availability program. This grade is exclusively designed and certified for HP’s Jet Fusion 5200 series, a 3D printing solution ideal for production applications. ESTANE 3D M88A is a flexible and highly durable material suited for production parts and the printing of complex geometries and lattice structures

Donatelle announced the opening of a new 2,600-square-foot ISO 7 clean room.
The new space expands the contract manufacturer’s clean room facilities for Class I, Class II and Class III medical devices. In addition, it extends its high-volume production capabilities to support tens of millions more components per year.

Over the past quarter, Continental achieved consolidated sales of €10.4 billion (Q3 2021: €8.0 billion, +29.3 percent). Its adjusted operating result was €605 million (Q3 2021: €412 million, +46.7 percent), corresponding to an adjusted EBIT margin of 5.8 percent (Q3 2021: 5.2 percent).

Freudenberg Medical has expanded industrial design & human factors engineering through the launch of a Handle Design Center of Excellence (CoE) in Jeffersonville, Indiana. With the expanded Handle Design CoE, Freudenberg Medical has centralized handle design and development efforts in one location, with the intent to increase the speed of iterations for prototypes and to unify handle learnings across the organization. Freudenberg Medical develops user interfaces for minimally invasive products in a wide variety of therapeutic areas.

Bridgestone announced it raised $2.3 million in 2022 for the United Way of Greater Nashville to support the organization’s network of local organizations providing essential services and programs across Middle Tennessee. The donation is part of the company’s nearly 30-year partnership with United Way, which includes an annual charitable giving campaign that has raised more than $10.4 million for the organization since 2012.

GRI announces the launch of its GREEN XLR EARTH 65+ radial agriculture tire at the SIMA 2022 exhibition in Paris, France, in line with its agenda to drive sustainability lead innovation in specialty agriculture tires. Incorporating an innovative tread design that creates a Virtual Rib, the GREEN XLR EARTH 65+ subscribes to the GREEN XLR EARTH Series, which is developed to protect and nurture the earth. It is produced with 37.5% sustainable materials, while delivering on superior functional properties to drive high performance and productivity for tractors across global markets.

At the 2022 Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company’s new Mastercraft® Courser® Trail HD™ tire has ranked in the top three SEMA New Product Award podium positions in the Tire and Related Product category.

Effective immediately, ChemSpec Canada will now distribute Lion Elastomers’ portfolio of Royalene® EPDM, Royaledge® EPDM, Royaltherm® EPDM, Trilene® Liquid EPDM, Duradene® SSBR, Diene® PBR, and Stereon® SBS in the Canadian market.

The ISCC PLUS certification involved rigorous audits of Orion’s plants and processes that confirmed the company’s compliance with high sustainability requirements. It also verified the transparency and traceability of sustainable raw materials in the company’s value chain at three plants producing the concerned grades of carbon black.  

Effective November 1, 2022, Arisan Kimya San ve Tic. A.S. (Arisan Kimya) will be the official distributor for Lion Copolymer Holdings, LLC (Lion Elastomers) products in Turkey. They will have access to sell the full Lion Elastomers product portfolio in this territory.