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“We are pleased to welcome Prashanth Mahendra-Rajah to the Goodyear board of directors,” said Goodyear chairman, chief executive officer and president, Richard J. Kramer. “Prashanth’s expertise in finance, analysis and strategic planning has made him a highly valued leader throughout his career. Among his accomplishments as a senior executive, Prashanth has helped position global companies for transformative growth following mergers and acquisitions. His extensive background in technology industries combined with a general manager mindset will be extremely valuable to Goodyear and its shareholders as the company focuses on future mobility.”

KnowHow Webinars is holding a Master Class on compression rubber molding on September 23, from 8.30 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST.

ProMark Associates is known for engineering highly effective clean air solutions for large commercial businesses and buildings worldwide. Their newest clean air product is the ProGuard mobile air purifier. Not to be confused with small portable air filters that are better suited to filtering residential size rooms, this industrial grade system can remove particles, VOCs and pathogens. It can deliver six air changes per hour (recommended by the ASHRAE trade group) in a room of up to 1,500 square feet. The mobile air purifier is powerful, quiet, and can be easily rolled into place on its casters.

Tokai Carbon CB Ltd. announced it will increase carbon black prices $150 per metric ton on all products manufactured in North America effective July 15, as allowed by contracts and agreements in place at this time. This price increase allows Tokai Carbon CB to continue investing in projects that sustain and improve mechanical reliability, as well as cover rising operational and raw material costs. Additionally, the price increase helps to cover higher costs being realized with on-going consent decree projects. Tokai Carbon CB maintains its commitment to answer the call for its customers’ needs and appreciates the long-standing partnerships.