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News from Abroad
PORTFOLIO RATIONALISATION
Goodyear mulling divestment of chemicals business
American tyre giant, Goodyear nouncement came after a review by a facing a unique moment in time where
Tire & Rubber Co., has unveiled a transfor- special committee created by the board fundamental changes to cost structures
mation plan that includes exploring its to evaluate all options to maximise and competition are reinforcing why
strategic options for its chemical busi- value. The review was driven by Paul Goodyear needs to position itself dif-
ness, Dunlop brand and off-the-road Singer’s activist hedge fund, Elliott ferently for the future,” he said.
speciality-tyre business. The decision to Investment Management, which struck
pursue alternatives for the businesses is a cooperation agreement with the tyre Fixed costs have climbed since
part of a “Goodyear Forward” transfor- maker in July. the outbreak of COVID-19, and while
infl ation appears to be moderating, costs
proceeds of more than $2-bn from port- Goodyear agreed to add three direc- for wages and energy, among other
folio optimisation, the company said. tors to its board and to conduct the things, remain high relative to historical
review as part of that deal. The com- norms, he added. The migration from
While Goodyear buys petrochemi- pany also said its CEO Mr. Richard combustion engines to electric vehicles
cal-based and other raw materials, it Kramer would retire in 2024, and that is proving disruptive, given the amount
also manufactures and sells rubber-
it has hired an executive-search fi rm to of capital investment and restructuring
related chemicals for various applica- fi nd a successor. required, Mr. Kramer said. Competi-
tions. The company’s manufacturing tion, meanwhile, now extends to new
On a call with analysts, Mr. Kramer global EV entrants. And low-cost
operations in the Americas includes said changes are needed. “As a company tyres from Asia are gaining traction in
four chemical plants, according to in-
formation on its website. The latest an- and arguably as an industry, we’re Europe and Latin America, he said.
GREEN TYRES
Goodyear and Visolis plan upcycling project
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Com-
pany, one of the world’s largest tyre rage our revolutionary technology to
transform waste materials into valuable
manufacturers, and Visolis, a US-based monomers,” said Dr. Deepak Dugar,
sustainable technology company, have CEO of Visolis.
announced a collaboration to produce
isoprene through the upcycling of bio- “We believe that innovation and
based materials. This collaboration is collaboration is key to making progress
supported by a Small Business Innova- along our sustainability journey and
tion Research (SBIR) grant awarded helping us achieve our goals, including
to Visolis earlier this year. net-zero value chain emissions by 2050,”
said Mr. Chris Helsel, Senior Vice Presi-
Isoprene, an important precursor for dent, Global Operations and Chief Tech-
some types of synthetic rubbers, is a lignocellulosic feedstocks, which are nology Offi cer, Goodyear. Goodyear
as a by-product from refi ning crude oil. materials. Visolis conducted an initial use by investigating new alternative raw
Isoprene units are polymerised using a carbon footprint analysis to explore the materials. One example of this is the
catalyst to produce polyisoprene, which reduction potential of its process and 90% sustainable-material demonstration
will continue to evaluate reductions tyre Goodyear unveiled earlier this year.
is used as a raw material in manufactur-
further as part of their collaboration Goodyear, working with its supply base,
ration will leverage Visolis’ technology project with Goodyear. “We are excited plans to sell a tyre with up to 70%
to produce high-quality isoprene from to collaborate with Goodyear and leve- sustainable materials this year.
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