Sept. 2 issue: EUDR, sustainability, a Global Tire Report sneak peek

This week's edition of Rubber News brings you a special report on sustainability and recycling throughout the industry, featuring challenges and opportunities facing the natural rubber supply chain, a look at Synthos S.A.'s sustainable development strategy and green developments and initiatives across the tire industry.

The Sept. 2 issue also includes a bonus report for a sneak peek of the 2024 Global Tire Report—coming out in full in our Sept. 30 issue. Enjoy a look at the top 40 global tire makers with a closer look at this year's top five.

Also included in this sneak peek is:

• USTMA's prediction on tire shipments for 2024;
• insight on California's work toward a new version of its rolling resistance proposal; and
• a special feature on Goodyear's new WeatherReady 2 tire.

EUDR (the European Union's Regulation on Deforestation-Free Products) is coming. The new regulation is a "gargantuan task" for the complex natural rubber supply chain, according to industry experts. Just how will this game-changing legislation affect the NR supply chain?

Philip Nelles is a man on the move. The top official of Continental A.G.'s ContiTech Group is leading the unit with a new mission, vision and geographical restructuring—and spending a good deal of time on the road while he does this.

Endurica L.L.C. is growing. The provider of comprehensive CAE workflows for fatigue analysis of elastomers, is expanding in Europe with the formation of Endurica Europe SARL.

The rubber industry bid farewell to a beloved University of Akron professor and Charles Goodyear Medalist in July. Jospeh Kennedy, the 2008 recipient of ACS Rubber Division's Charles Goodyear Medal, died July 21 at the age of 96.

Nominations are open for Rubber News' 2024 Executive of the Year. And there are three things you need to know when pulling together your nominations.

Reporter Andrew Schunk, back from Indianapolis earlier this August, brings coverage on the recent EH&S Summit, organized by the Association for Rubber Products Manufacturers and the Manufacturers Association for Plastics Processors. Included are tips on documenting incident reports, a look at the PFAS regulatory landscape and 2024 updates on OSHA.

R.D. Abbott celebrated its 75th anniversary. And it did so in perfect fashion: with 75 acts of kindness toward the community. The idea originated from the distributor's very own employees.

This issue's Technical Notebook features Versalis S.p.A.'s Fabio Bacchelli, Federico Grasso and Salvatore Coppola and their introduction to the processability of neodymium-based polybutadiene.