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USTMA releases its 2025 end-of-life tire market report
The U.S. Tire Manufacturers Association (USTMA) released its 2025 End-of-Life Tire Market Report, USTMA’s biennial assessment of where America’s end-of-life tires go once they leave the road. The Association has published the report roughly every two years since the early 1990s, yielding more than three decades of data on end-of-life tire generation, markets and stockpiles. It is the most comprehensive national reporting available.
Cooper Standard introduces FlexiFit portfolio
Cooper Standard has introduced its new FlexiFit™ portfolio, a family of innovative sealing solutions designed to help automakers simplify vehicle assembly, reduce manufacturing complexity and improve production efficiency.
Mickey Thompson to debut limited-edition Street Comp GHT Signature Series tire at SEMA
Born from American racing and built for enthusiasts around the world, Mickey Thompson Tires & Wheels is returning to the 2026 SEMA Show, November 3-6, with new products, expanded fitments and a lineup of builds that reflects the brand’s storied history and promising future. Mickey Thompson will bring its authentic street, strip and off-road attitude to two locations at the Las Vegas Convention Center: Central Hall Booth #22453 in the Race/Performance section and Silver Lot Booth #80001.
Goodyear names Jerome Rouguet as CFO
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company announced that Jerome Rouquet will join the company as chief financial officer (CFO), effective Dec. 1, 2026. He will report to Chief Executive Officer Mark Stewart and serve as a member of the company’s Senior Leadership Team.
Rouquet is an experienced global finance executive with deep expertise in the automotive industry.
Raj Krishnaswamy named CFO of Teknor Apex
Pawtucket, RI – Teknor Apex Company announced that Raj Krishnaswamy has joined the company as Chief Technology Officer. A recognized
Rubber Division, ACS brings Spring Technical Meeting to ACS Spring 2027
n place of the usual standalone Rubber Division, ACS Spring Technical Meeting, the organization will hold a two-day rubber symposium March 23 and 24 inside the scientific program of the American Chemical Society’s national meeting, ACS Spring 2027, taking place March 21–25, 2027 in New Orleans. This will be the first time Rubber Division, ACS has participated in an ACS national meeting in over 50 years.
Industry Links
Samson Machinery
Samson Machinery Inc., one of the leading manufacturers of designing and manufacturing various tire building machines. Since 1975, Samson works in this filed for over 46 years. Samson provides full range of Tire Building machines, Band Building machines, and related parts for tire industry.
Featured
Mixing
AI analytics and digital twin enabled predictive optimization for wire calendering
by Varma Raju Sagi Venkatapathi, Honeywell International. An integrated AI analytics and digital twin framework transforms calender control from reactive to predictive, thus providing a comprehensive theoretical foundation for predictive calender stabilization.
Chemicals and Materials
New silicone sealant from Wevo for AEM electrolysers and flow batteries
Ostfildern-Kemnat, Germany – With WEVOSIL 20000 A/B, WEVO-CHEMIE GmbH presents a silicone sealant designed for use in the alkaline environments
Extrusion
Extruding full rubber bales without a granulator
Walk into most rubber compounding operations today and somewhere upstream of the mixer one will find a granulator. It sits
Silicone & Medical
Bluestar Silicones launches the first mechanically recycled silicone
Bluestar Silicones announces the launch of the first mechanically recycled silicone masterbatch in its portfolio to meet technical performance and product quality comparable to conventional materials.
Incorporating 33% mechanically recycled content, this new product, now available for pre-commercial sales, expands Bluestar Silicones’ Sircle™ circular technologies portfolio while supporting the company’s broader sustainability strategy.
Oil, Gas & Energy
Freudenberg Sealing Technologies develops new sealing system for CO2 compressors
Freudenberg Sealing Technologies has developed a new sealing system for busbar sealing in vehicle air-conditioning compressors. This elastomer-based solution withstands test pressures of over 100 bar in leak tests and offers a cost-efficient alternative to conventional glass seals. Designed for CO₂ compressors (R744), it also works well with other refrigerants.
Testing & Instruments
Direct measurement of steady state shear viscosity
by Michele Scacchi and Denis Venturoli, Evercompounds S.p.A., and Mauro Belloni, Gibitre Instruments S.r.l. The Mooney viscometer (MV) was invented
Molding
Compression molding simulation: Capabilities, features and industrial case studies
by Harshal Bhogesra, MoldEx3D. The MoldEx3D compression molding module provides a fully coupled simulation environment that replicates the filling, packing,
Thermoplastic Elastomers & Urethanes
Polycarbonate polyols for high-performance PU dispersions
by Yoichi Hirose, Asahe Kasei. Newly developed DK031E and PCDX-249 are designed to address the issues associated with aqueous dispersions of polyurethane (PUDs) offering the potential to reduce solvent usage.
Latex and Natural Rubber
Olam Agri acquisition nearly doubles rubber processing capacity in Ivory Coast
Olam Agri has completed its acquisition of Asia Africa Rubber Industry S.A., adding 176,000 metric tons of annual rubber processing capacity in Ivory Coast as the company moves to expand its natural rubber business and meet growing demand for traceable supplies.
The acquisition nearly doubles Olam Agri’s rubber processing capacity in the West African country and is expected to improve operational efficiency, supply reliability and access to international customers, the company said.
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