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Bridgestone Americas and Einride announced a partnership aimed at co-creating innovative and sustainable mobility solutions for electrified and autonomous Class 8 vehicles. The collaboration will allow Einride to collect new layers of safety and efficiency related data from Bridgestone’s smart sensing tires, while enabling Bridgestone to integrate its advanced mobility technologies into Einride’s onboard vehicle platforms. Together, the companies will work towards a more sustainable future for large commercial truck fleets.

The KraussMaffei Group will transfer all activities of the former KraussMaffei High Performance AG into an independent unit effective October 1. This will operate under the traditional name Netstal. 

Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., announced its business and financial results for the first half (January to June) of fiscal 2021. Profit attributable to owners of parent increased approximately 29 fold over the same period of the previous year, to 36.9 billion yen, on an approximately 16 fold increase in operating profit, to 48.6 billion yen; an approximately 13 fold increase in business profit, to 26.3 billion yen; and a 27.77 percent increase in sales revenue, to 303.9 billion yen. All of the earnings figures were Yokohama’s highest ever for the fiscal first half. Leading the growth in sales and earnings for Yokohama was resurgent momentum in tires in Japan and overseas.

The CrossClimate2 launched in 2020 and brought a combination of performance and safety attributes that have never been seen in a passenger or crossover tire in North America. The tire was initially available in 25 sizes, then 30 additional sizes were launched in early 2021. With the phase three launch, the tire is now available in 70 sizes, making Michelin’s biggest passenger tire innovation in 20 years available to a large segment of North American drivers.

LyondellBasell announced a donation of EUR 250,000 to the German Red Cross to assist communities devastated by the heavy floods which struck the region almost two weeks ago. In addition, LyondellBasell will match every Euro donated by their employees in Europe to the Aktion Deutschland Hilft, a joint association of German relief organizations.

Sales were $637 million, up eleven percent compared to the prior year period. Strong demand was partially offset by continued weakness in hand sanitizer ingredients and Avoca. Global supply chain and logistics disruptions also limited the company’s ability to meet all customer demand. Foreign currency favorably impacted sales by three percent.