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Bridgestone Retail Operations (Bridgestone), a subsidiary of Bridgestone Americas, welcomed this year’s top ten Maplewood High School Automotive Training Center students and their families to the Bridgestone Tower on Thursday, May 5 for an awards ceremony, tour and luncheon to celebrate their achievements as they continue their journey to becoming automotive service professionals.

In response to the threats of global climate change and the opportunities in the upcoming low-carbon economy, TSRC incorporated TCFD framework and chemical industry SASB standards in the development of its ESG strategy with mid-to-long term objectives, which will be integrated into core businesses activities for driving business growth and operation resilience. TSRC ESG strategy focuses on three pillars – “advance environmental protection”, “advocate social positivity” and “assure governance for sustainability”

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles equips the VW Caddy with premium tires from Continental ex works. The AllSeasonContact all-season tire and the EcoContact 6 summer tire have been approved. Both tire models are particularly optimized for rolling resistance and have received the highest rating A in the EU tire label owing to their particularly high energy efficiency.

Hercules Tire and Rubber Company (HTR), a subsidiary of American Tire Distributors (ATD), announced the U.S. launch of its Strong Guard® H-MA tire, a premium mixed-service, all-position commercial tire.

For the first time, BKT will exhibit at the WastExpo, scheduled from May 10-12, 2022 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. At booth #1337, several heavy-duty tires will be showcased representing the famous BKT EARTHMAX All-Steel radial tire range.

LyondellBasell announced its decision to cease operation of its Houston Refinery no later than December 31, 2023. In the interim, the Company will continue serving the fuels market, which is expected to remain strong in the near-term, and consider potential transactions and alternatives for the site.

Huntsman Corporation reported first quarter 2022 results with revenues of $2,389 million, net income of $240 million, adjusted net income of $256 million and adjusted EBITDA of $415 million.

The Faculty of Engineering at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) has once again been recognized for outstanding achievements: Prof. Dr. Paul Steinmann, Chair of Applied Mechanics, has been awarded an Advanced Grant from the European Research Council (ERC). Professor Steinmann intends to use the funding worth 2.5 million euros to investigate the fracture mechanics of soft materials such as rubber or tissue more intensively during the next five years. Steinmann received his first ERC Advanced Grant for research into magnetic elastomers in 2011

Prof. Robert Schuster, a world-renowned rubber technologist is offering the following online training for the benefit of chemists, engineers and technical managers from rubber and tire industries.