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ACE Unveils New Website and Announces Strategic Laboratory Expansion

ACE Laboratories, Ravenna, Ohio, an ISO/IEC 17025-accredited rubber laboratory service provider unveils a new, easier-to-navigate website. With more than 50 new testing methods expected to be added throughout 2022, the new website has rearranged the way these tests are indexed to provide an improved user experience vital to clients and prospects who rely on this service to meet compliance and regulatory requirements.

Additionally, ACE announced its strategic laboratory expansion to support the increasing demand from the construction industry for materials and products that meet necessary performance and safety criteria as well as account for the growing requirement for advanced sustainability credentials. All new testing and development services will follow ASTM International and other relevant standards. For more information, visit www.ace-laboratories.com.

ASTM International Honors Mike Warner and Approves New Standard to Aid Use of Silica Technology

ASTM International, West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, presented the Distinguished Service Award to Mike Warner for his contributions to committee D11 on rubber and rubberlike materials. The award is a prestigious honor offered by the ASTM committee, conferred for outstanding participation and dedication. Warner was recognized for his 26-plus years of distinguished service and maintenance of international standards for the rubber industry, as well as his subcommittee work.

ASTM International’s rubber and rubber-like materials committee (D11) has approved a new standard that aids the use of silica technology in the production of rubber products and directly relates to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal No. 13 on climate action. The new standard (D8471) covers raw materials, formulation and mixture procedures for evaluating and quality control of silica and related technologies, such as silanes and functionalized polymers, in a standardized rubber compound. Rubber manufacturers and testing laboratories will also use the new standard to prepare reference compounds for experiments, to confirm the day-to-day reliability of testing operations, for the evaluation of experimental compounds and for quality control of production compounds. For more imformation, visit www.astm.org.

Trelleborg Purchases Minnesota Rubber & Plastics

KKR, New York, New York, a leading global investment firm, announced the signing of an agreement to sell Minnesota Rubber & Plastics (MRP), Minneapolis, Minnesota, a leading provider of materials science-based elastomer and thermoplastic solutions, to Trelleborg Group (Trelleborg), Trelleborg, Sweden, a leader in engineered polymer solutions,

in a transaction valued at approximately US$950 million. The MRP management team is expected to continue to run the business under Trelleborg’s ownership. Becoming part of a larger organization, which is a global leader in polymer solutions, will unlock new benefits for MRP customers and professional growth opportunities for MRP employees. For more information, visit www.mnrubber.com or www.trelleborg.com.

Rahco Celebrates 50 Years

Rahco Rubber, Inc., Des Plaines, Illinois, celebrates its 50th anniversary that began in 1972 with Bill Anton at the helm, soon followed by his son Steve Anton in 1976, now president, and brothers, Jim and Jack Anton. Fifty years later, the Rahco facility is approximately 60,000 sq. ft., with nearly 70 presses, received ISO 9001 and 2015 certifications and has all of the technologies and services to support customer needs with just under 100 employees. For more information, visit www.rahco-rubber.com.

Carbon Wins 2022 Polyurethane Innovation Award

The Center for the Polyurethanes Industry (CPI) of the American Chemistry Council (ACC) announced Carbon’s EPU 44 has won the 2022 Polyurethane Innovation Award. This award was given at the Polyurethanes Technical Conference in National Harbor, Maryland. The Innovation Award is renowned throughout the polyurethane industry and recognizes companies and individuals whose visions and perseverance bring new innovative, life-enhancing products, technologies and initiatives to the marketplace. EPU 44 is a 40% bio-based productiongrade elastomeric 3D printing resin well-suited for lattices where high resiliency is needed. It has superior latticing performance, prints faster, uses less material and has higher green strength which protects delicate designs. For more information, visit www.carbon3d.com.

Ice Miller Named LCLB 2022 Top Performer and Compass Award Winner

Ice Miller, Indianapolis, Indiana, has been named a 2022 Top Performer and Compass Award winner by the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) for the firm’s continued commitment to cultivating a more diverse and inclusive legal profession. The Top Performer distinction is reserved for organizations that are in the top 20% for participation in LCLD programs and activities. The Compass Award recognizes individuals and organizations that fulfill all of the participation requirements across LCLD’s programs in a single calendar year. For more information, visit www.icemiller.com. u

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