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As part of its continual improvement efforts, M.R. Mold & Engineering is proud to announce their ISO 9001-2015 certification. M.R. Mold & Engineering recently acquired another mold maker’s assets which included an opportunity to support the aerospace and defense industry.  This ISO 9002-2015 certification will open the doors to new opportunities for M.R. Mold & Engineering. 

The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., announced that a vehicle running on its GEOLANDAR M/T G003 mud-terrain tires for SUVs and pickup trucks finished first in the Trick Truck class of the 2021 King Shocks Laughlin Desert Classic, the next-to-last event of the Best In The Desert Series 2021, North America’s ultimate off-road racing series. The event was held from September 23 to September 26 in Laughlin, Nevada, USA

Bridgestone announced it has been chosen by Ferrari as a tire supplier for the Italian manufacturer’s latest GT car, the Ferrari Roma. With 620bhp and rear-wheel drive, Ferrari needed a tire that suited the Roma’s performance in both dry and wet conditions. A collaboration with Bridgestone has seen the ground-breaking Bridgestone Potenza Sport evolve to match the Ferrari Roma’s unique requirements.

Davis-Standard announces the upcoming webinar entitled “DS Activ-Check™ – How Comprehensive Real-Time Monitoring Assists Operators in Extrusion. A Focus on Situational Awareness” on October 26, 2021, at 2 p.m. EST. During this 45-minute webinar, Davis-Standard’s John Christiano will discuss how comprehensive real-time monitoring via the DS Activ-Check™ cloud-based platform influences situational awareness.

Yokohama Tire’s commercial lineup has expanded again with the release of the 124R™ and 505C™. Both long-lasting all-position tires are now available in the U.S. and meet the industry’s required performance criteria for severe snow service and carry the three-peak mountain snowflake symbol on the sidewall.

TechnoBiz is organizing the 2nd edition of Online Masterclass on “Rubber Compounding for Non-Tyre Products” starting 8-18 November 2021. This masterclass has 40 modules with a total of 55 training hours. This program is presented by 10 different rubber technologists by covering all aspects of rubber compounding related to non-tire products. Now, registration is open for all interested.

Versalis has announced that it has exercised the call option to buy the remaining 60% of the shares of the Marche region based industrial group Finproject, an Italian leader in the compounding sector and in the production of ultralight products, in order to raise its stake to 100%.
The transaction, which will be formally completed with closing expected in the fourth quarter of 2021, follows the initial acquisition of a 40% stake in the company in July 2020 from VEI Capital, and confirms Versalis’ strategy to become the Italian leader in the high performance formulated polymers sector.
Finproject is the leading operator in Italy in the production of cross-linkable and thermoplastic compounds for industrial uses and in the molding of products, in particular for the footwear sector, and of products in the ultralight expanded materials marketed under the XL EXTRALIGHT® brand which, in collaboration with some of the most important brands, are intended for the consumer end market.

Gummiwerk KRAIBURG GmbH & Co. KG will take part at Aquatech, a trade fair for water technology which takes place in Amsterdam every two years, from 2 November until 5 November 2021. There, the company will present its elastomer compounds for the drinking water sector: KRAIBURG Pure.