ChemSpec North America is hosting an upcoming webinar, presented by Erick Sharp, CEO of ACE Products. The webinar will focus on the latest advancements in blowing agents for the foam industry. The webinar will take place at the spring technical meeting, in the Medina room at the Warrensville Heights Marriott, on April 25th 2023 at 10:15 AM.

Ecore International has announced the acquisition of 360 Tire Recycling Group, a leading tire recycling management company. This strategic alliance strengthens Ecore’s position in tire and buffings collection, while aiding in the procurement of raw materials for the company’s innovative flooring and surfacing products. It also elevates both Ecore and 360 Tire Recycling Group as leaders in the world’s transition to a circular rubber economy.

Mars Mineral has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with South Korean-based LD Carbon to develop and install Mars’ pin mixer technology at LD Carbon’s newest pyrolysis and recovered carbon black (rCB) facility, which will be the largest of its kind in Asia.
LD Carbon is a material industry company that supplies its Green Carbon Black, an eco-friendly rCB made from waste tires that have been pyrolyzed, refined, and processed for reuse by tire and rubber manufacturers. LD Carbon also reclaims pyrolysis oil from the process that is used for replacing crude oil and raw material of petrochemical products.

As Chief Commercial Officer of LEIBINGER, Christophe Lopez will take on the responsibility for the overall commercial development, from strategy to implementation, leading the sales and marketing teams. With his extensive experience LEIBINGER will continue to use its excellent starting position in the industry as quality leader and further invest in the expansion of its worldwide market share.

The Rubber Division, ACS looks forward to seeing you at the Spring Technical Meeting. The Ohio Rubber Group will be hosting a reception in the lobby atrium 5-7 p.m. Monday, April 24 for those who attended the course that day and others who have checked-in to the hotel. There are also some valuable learning opportunities still available through the Educational Symposium courses at the Spring Technical Meeting. One of them is free. See below for details. Add a course to your registration by logging into account.rubber.org.

CRISP (Comprehensive Rubber Information System Platform) has been developed by the Rubber Research Institute of India (RRII) in collaboration with the Digital University of Kerala. The app was launched by ZP Patel, Vice Chancellor, Navsari Agricultural University, Gujarat