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Sumitomo Rubber North America will increase prices in the US, Canada and Caribbean on Falken, Ohtsu and Private Brand Passenger and Light Truck tires as well as implementing inline adjustments on a per size basis. The price increase of up to 8% will be effective January 1, 2022.

Greene Tweed will showcase its materials’ solutions at the Turbomachinery & Pump Symposium 2021, held December 14th – 16th at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, TX at Booth 2719. Greene Tweed will exhibit its line of WR/AR composites, Chemraz®, Fusion®, and Xycomp® pump shells

Under the theme of “New Era• New Potential• Innovation for Sustainability”, CHINAPLAS 2022 will return to the National Exhibition and Convention Center in Hongqiao, Shanghai, during April 25 – 28, 2022. “It dates back to 2018 when the last edition of CHINAPLAS was held in Shanghai.” Ms. Ada Leung, General Manager of Adsale Exhibition Services Ltd. said, “we miss everyone very much and are excited to return after four years. We look forward to having a long-awaited reunion. More than 4,600 companies have reserved booths, which reflects strong market demand. Exhibitors are actively developing new products to be displayed at CHINAPLAS 2022 in response to the rapid changes and new market demands. We keep a close eye on the profound market changes and focus on the emerging user needs, and are fully committed to presen

Waterford, NY – Momentive Performance Materials Inc. (Momentive) released its 2020-2021 Sustainability Report, which details the company’s progress toward achieving 2025 Sustainability Goals, along with its continued focus on integrating sustainability practices into the company-wide culture so to best support customers and stakeholders.

Huntsman has developed a new thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU), which is fully recyclable, UV protected and can be extruded into a film and then easily expanded into foamed sheets. The special grade of IROGRAN® TPU was developed by Huntsman, in conjunction with the Shincell New Material Company Ltd, which is using the material to create foam sheets that are then used in insole, midsole and forepart insert applications by some of the world’s leading footwear brands.

“We are excited to welcome the Santoprene™ team to Celanese,” said Lori Ryerkerk, chairman and chief executive officer. “They have built an industry-renowned brand and product portfolio in the Santoprene™ business that will immediately strengthen the unrivaled portfolio of engineered solutions we bring to our customers. We look forward to the partnership of our commercial and technical teams to take a wider range of Engineered Materials’ solutions into targeted growth areas that will generate meaningful shareholder value.”

Akron, OH – Stu Grant, general manager for global race tires at The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, was awarded the 2021 Buddy Shuman Award by the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) at the organization’s annual awards celebration this week in Nashville, Tennessee.

Trinseo announced that its Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $200 million of its ordinary shares, subject to certain parameters defined by the Board of Directors. This authorization expires in 18 months. All repurchases will be carried out by way of redemption in accordance with Irish law and the Company’s constitutional document

U.S. Rubber, which manufactures sustainable rubber flooring for fitness centers and LEED-certified underlayment for multistory buildings, was twice recognized at the 2021 Inland Empire Spirit of the Entrepreneur Awards, earning top honors in the Manufacturing and Best of the Best categories. CEO Jeff Baldassari got the nods for his leadership in practicing and promoting second-chance hiring in Southern California