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CUYAHOGA FALLS—The future of the hose industry came in to focus at the Hose Manufacturers Conference, which concluded Nov. 13.
TRELLEBORG, Sweden—Trelleborg's marine and infrastructure operation has supplied Puerto Costa Maya in Mexico with SeaGuard foam fenders and MSB-150 bollards.
FAIRLAWN, Ohio—The natural rubber latex industry is taking steps toward sustainability, but it's important to remember that the process has just begun.
FAIRLAWN, Ohio—When it comes to the International Latex Conference, one thing is certain: You're bound to make a connection.
FAIRLAWN, Ohio—Latex industry innovations took the spotlight during the first day of the 2019 International Latex Conference, organized by Rubber & Plastics News and Akron Dispersions. The biannual event opened Aug. 6 at the Akron/Fairlawn Hilton in Fairlawn.
VENCE, France—With sales of crossover utility vehicles surging in North America, Sumitomo Rubber North America is evolving its Falken-brand tire lineup to serve customers in this segment more effectively.
FAIRLAWN—April 12 is the deadline to submit abstracts for the ACS Rubber Division's 196th Technical Meeting, which runs Oct. 8-10 as part of the International Elastomer Conference in Cleveland.
SCHENECTADY, N.Y.—SI Group's Weston 705 and 705T liquid phosphite antioxidants have been granted an extension of existing approvals by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration.
SANTA ANA, Calif.—Maverix Solutions recently released Mavcoat MD-W6, a mold release system that works for all elastomers.
OFTERING, Austria—Elmet offers the capability to connect its multi-component dosing system Top 5000 P to an injection molding machine using an OPC-UA protocol.
COPLEY, Ohio—Preferred Compounding is rebranding the mold and cleaning products sold under the tradename Glo-Mold to GloMoldPlus.
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Michael Morrow is working toward the twilight of a more than 46-year career and finds himself at a point in his life where he can give back to the rubber industry. To that end, he is serving as the 2019 Rubber Division chair.