MASSILLON, Ohio—Todd Hawkins thinks his company, Tesla Nanocoatings in Massillon, is about to strike it big in the oil and gas industry.

FAIRLAWN, Ohio—The ACS Rubber Division has extended its deadline for accepting abstract proposals for technical presentations to be delivered at the 197th Technical Meeting.

MEDINA, Ohio—The Akron section of the Society of Plastics Engineers will tour Ravago Americas' new polymer distribution, recycling and compounding facility in Medina for its Nov. 11 meeting.

CLEVELAND—Kitchener, Ontario-based LabsCubed exhibited at the International Elastomer Conference in Cleveland, showcasing its CubeOne limited-production tensile strength testing robot.

WASHINGTON—The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries has introduced a new safety training program, "Hazard Recognition in Shipping/Receiving and Loading Dock Areas."

COCHIN, India—Researchers from Cochin University of Science and Technology have developed a bio-based polyol for polyurethane from rubber seed oil.

DUESSELDORF, Germany—At K 2019, Kraiburg TPE introduced its new thermoplastic elastomer hybrids, which it claims "close the performance gap" between thermoplastic elastomers and conventional elastomer compounds.

DUESSELDORF, Germany—Huntsman is highlighting its advances in additive manufacturing technology at this year's K show with the launch of Iroprint materials, available in filaments, powder and resin.

DUESSELDORF Germany—KraussMaffei Group's online marketplace Polymore went live Oct. 16. The following day, the German machinery maker held a launch party at WhiteLoft in Duesseldorf, where top executives and employees from both KraussMaffei and Polymore gathered with customers to celebrate the official start of trading.