Lubrizol Engineered Polymers has announced that Danquinsa GmbH, its sales representative in Germany, will be displaying Lubrizol’s specialty thermoplastic polyurethanes (TPUs) at Fakuma fair. Fakuma is taking place from October 17 to 21 in Friedrichshafen, Germany. New developments belonging to the color stable and weather resistant ESTANE® TPU portfolio will be featured at the booth. Backed by more than 30 years of experience in surface protection applications, ESTANE TPU provides exceptional performance with transparency after long-term exposure to the elements, such as UV light, moisture, physical wear, chemicals and more. ESTANE polymers help protect and maintain aesthetics in demanding surface applications for automotive, consumer products, building and construction, and graphics. ESTANE material can also be recycled* due to its thermoplastic behavior.

The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., introduces the GEOLANDAR CV 4S, a new all-season tire for crossover SUVs. The latest addition to the GEOLANDAR brand of tires for SUVs and pickup trucks, the GEOLANDAR CV 4S will be launched from this autumn in North America, Europe and then South Korea. The new tire will be available in 32 sizes, ranging from 245/45R20 103V to 235/65R17 108V.

REP international announces that Mr. Hervé REVEL becomes the new CEO of REP international as of October 1st, 2023.

He succeeds Mr. Bruno TABAR, who has retired after nearly 40 years of service, including almost 30 years at the head of the REP group.

The handover took place at a ceremony held at the end of September. This emotional event provided an opportunity to retrace the company’s major developments and rich path under Bruno TABAR’s leadership, as well as the new prospects for REP’s future.

Reliance Brands Limited (RBL), through its wholly owned subsidiary in UK (RBUK), has signed a definitive agreement to enter a joint venture with UK-based Superdry PLC, marking a significant new chapter in its partnership with Superdry PLC. The joint venture entity will acquire Superdry’s intellectual property assets for the India, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh territories. RBUK and Superdry will own 76% and 24% of the joint venture entity, respectively. The consideration for the IP is £40.0 million, which is estimated to result in Superdry PLC receiving gross cash proceeds of £30.4 million (approx. £28.3 million net of fees and taxes) from RBUK.

Omniseal Solutions has established a new strategic distribution agreement with Curtiss-Wright Nuclear Division for the distribution of Omniseal® polymer and metal sealing solutions, and polymer material components in the North American nuclear power plant market.

Braskem a novel demonstrator of Braskem’s polypropylene (PP) in combination with WEAV3D Inc., an advanced manufacturing and materials startup, leveraging WEAV3D’s thermoplastic composite lattice technology to enhance the performance of PP for structural and automotive material applications.