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Hyundai Mobis Accelerates Development of Sustainable Recyclable Materials and Innovative Substitutes for Rare Raw Materials

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– Focus on Three Strategic Areas for Next-Generation Core Materials: Sustainable materials, innovative mobility materials, and digital materials
– Enhancing Competitiveness of Electrification and Electronic Components While Meeting Global Environmental Regulations
– Strengthening Independent Competitiveness in Materials, Components, and Equipment with Continued R&D Success and AI-Driven Talent Acquisition

SEOUL, South Korea, Aug. 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Hyundai Mobis (KRX: 012330) is accelerating the development of new materials for future mobility, achieving diverse research and development milestones. This proactive approach positions the company to effectively respond to the anticipated tightening of global environmental regulations around 2030. Hyundai Mobis is enhancing its competitive edge in future mobility through high-performance, high-efficiency material technologies. It demonstrates adaptability in response to trade disputes and geopolitical dynamics in the raw materials sector.

To bolster its foundational capabilities in materials for essential automotive components, Hyundai Mobis announced three strategic areas for material development on the 27th: sustainable materials that can meet global environmental regulations, innovative materials that will lead mobility advancements, and digital materials enabled through virtual verification methods.

Hyundai Mobis’s material development strategy aligns with the increasing emphasis in recent years on securing independent competitiveness in materials, components, and equipment (MCE). The company has already established a stable supply chain during the pandemic and continues to achieve independent R&D results in new material development.

Developing Sustainable Materials to Meet Global Environmental Regulations: Recycling Plastics and Creating Bio-based Materials

Hyundai Mobis is committed to developing sustainable materials that respond to global environmental regulations. These sustainable materials involve recycling resources or utilizing bio-based materials.

Recycled materials are primarily used in plastic components. Hyundai Mobis produces regenerated materials by recovering recyclable parts from household waste or end-of-life vehicles, processing them, and adding additives.

Using this approach, Hyundai Mobis successfully developed a protective cover for the lower arm of a vehicle’s underbody. Despite containing 50% recycled plastic, the product retains the same physical properties as conventional materials. The European Union is currently moving towards legislation that will mandate the use of 25% recycled materials in plastics for new cars starting in 2030. Hyundai Mobis has surpassed this standard by six years, achieving a material content twice the required threshold.

Additionally, Hyundai Mobis is developing over 30 types of new materials that can be applied to components that extensively use plastics, such as cockpit modules, lamps, and airbags. In the eco-friendly bio sector, the company is also focusing on developing materials that utilize wood to reduce carbon dioxide emissions while enhancing weather resistance (properties that prevent discoloration or decomposition under heat or UV light).

Developing Innovative Materials That Reduce the Use of Rare Metals and Improve Performance: Accelerating the Development of ‘Nickel-Free’ Solutions

Hyundai Mobis is transitioning its portfolio towards high-value-added products centered on electrification and electronic components. It is accelerating the development of new materials that use fewer rare metals like nickel while enhancing performance.

Recently, Hyundai Mobis developed a new material that reduces the use of expensive nickel metal in inductors, a key component in power conversion for electric vehicles. Inductors are typically made from metal powders mixed with nickel. Hyundai Mobis successfully reduced the nickel content from the previous 50% to the 30% range. Amid a sixfold increase in nickel prices over the past decade, this new material minimizes raw material price volatility while ensuring electromagnetic properties.

Furthermore, Hyundai Mobis has embarked on evaluating a new material that is completely ‘nickel-free’—the first of its kind globally. The company is also focused on developing new materials to enhance competitiveness across all electrification and electronic components fields, including high-speed charging battery cooling technology, electromagnetic shielding materials, and surface coating technologies for autonomous driving sensors.

Transitioning Automotive Material Technologies to Digital: Strengthening with Over 100 Materials Science R&D Professionals

Hyundai Mobis also invests heavily in digital materials technology, integrating IT into traditional material fields. The company improves alignment by virtually simulating and predicting the diverse material characteristics required in automotive components.

Moreover, artificial intelligence is being utilized to explore new materials. By quantifying existing data, Hyundai Mobis automatically determines material properties, potentially leading to groundbreaking changes in material development through an information platform based on material technology.

Notably, Hyundai Mobis, as an automotive supplier, uniquely boasts over 100 research and development professionals in materials science to strengthen its capabilities in new material development. The company actively recruits experts from various fields as research and development expand into digital materials.

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Choon Kee Hwang: ckhwang@mobis.com
Myong Sun Song: sms@mobis.com 

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LEAP Group Relaunches HumanView, a Growth Intelligence System Built to Explain Why Customers Behave the Way They Do

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Reimagined from the ground up, HumanView pairs statistical modeling with expert analysts to turn millions of real-world customer signals into business decisions

LOUISVILLE, Ky., Oct. 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — LEAP Group today announced the relaunch of HumanView, its growth intelligence service. The new version has been rebuilt from the ground up and now has a dedicated home at leapgroupnetwork.com/humanview.

HumanView analyzes what customers say and do across social platforms, e-commerce sites, review platforms, search behavior and user-generated content, including signals from Reddit, TikTok, YouTube, Meta, Amazon and Walmart+ that general AI tools cannot always access. Because the data reflects unprompted, real-world behavior, it avoids the response bias built into surveys and focus groups.

The service works in three layers. HumanView captures signals at scale, decodes millions of records through validated statistical models such as regression, correlation and clustering, and then relies on experienced analysts to interpret the patterns. Clients receive clear, human-validated insights instead of another dashboard.

“Machines find the patterns. Humans find the point,” said Alan Gilleo, CEO at LEAP Group. “The first version of HumanView showed us how much customers reveal when nobody is asking them questions. This version is built to explain why they act the way they do, and to put those answers in front of everyone making decisions, from product to service to marketing.”

HumanView focuses on three areas:

Growth Intelligence: customer motivations and how people perceive a brand and its competitors

Market and Category Intelligence: product pain points, service friction, unmet needs and competitive gaps

Audience Intelligence: new segments, positioning opportunities and gaps in the market

Every model is designed and validated by data scientists and benchmarked before it informs a recommendation.

To learn more about HumanView, visit leapgroupnetwork.com/humanview.

About LEAP Group
LEAP Group is a boutique marketing agency holding company with offices in Louisville, Indianapolis, Cincinnati and Chicago. Guided by the belief that brands should “Market Less. Matter More.,” LEAP gives clients access to specialized experts across its entire network. Learn more at leapgroupnetwork.com.

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STEPHEN A. SMITH ADDRESSES WHITE HOUSE DINNER ATTENDANCE, REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO HBCUs AND PROTECTING CORPORATE INVESTMENT IN BLACK EDUCATION

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NEW YORK, Oct. 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Stephen A. Smith, media mogul, New York Times bestselling author, and proud 1991 graduate of Winston-Salem State University, is addressing the public discussion surrounding his decision to attend a White House dinner with President Donald Trump, emphasizing his commitment to the long-term financial stability of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).

For Smith, the decision was rooted in a commitment to institutions that have educated generations of Black leaders, professionals, entrepreneurs, and public servants.

“I will always advocate for HBCUs and the students whose futures depend on them,” Smith said. “My reason for attending the White House dinner was to discuss the challenges these institutions face in securing long-term funding and to make the case that corporate America must continue to invest in them.”

Smith acknowledged federal support through the FUTURE Act while expressing concern that political tensions surrounding diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) could discourage private companies from supporting HBCUs. He maintains that these institutions deserve sustained corporate partnerships, philanthropic contributions, and public investment.

“If we truly believe in free-market capitalism, businesses should be able to support educational institutions and charitable causes without fear of criticism or repercussions,” Smith said. “HBCUs have made extraordinary contributions to this country. They deserve sustained public and private investment.”

Ashley Christopher, Esq., Founder and CEO of the HBCU Week Foundation, recognized Smith’s advocacy and decision to engage with the administration.

“Stephen A. Smith has been a powerful advocate for HBCUs, using his platform and influence to shine a national spotlight on our institutions,” expressed Christopher, “His continued support of HBCU Week helps advance our mission of connecting students with life-changing educational opportunities, and we are proud to have him as our ambassador.”

Since Smith became an HBCU Week Ambassador in 2019, the initiative has facilitated more than 15,000 on-the-spot college acceptances and raised and awarded more than $150 million in scholarships, according to the HBCU Week Foundation.

As public discussion continues, Smith is emphasizing the importance of ensuring HBCUs have the resources and partnerships needed to educate future generations and expand opportunities for students.

CLICK HERE to watch Smith’s full response to his White House visit.

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Advantex Announces Completion of Financing and Extension of Maturity Date of Previously Issued Debentures

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TORONTO, Oct. 23, 2026 /CNW/ — Advantex Marketing International Inc. (CSE: ADX) (“Advantex”), a leader in the merchant cash advance and loyalty marketing products for merchants, today announced the completion of a $250,000 secured debt financing. Advantex issued a $250,000 non-convertible debenture which bears an interest rate at 12% per annum and matures December 15, 2027. The proceeds raised from this issuance of the Debenture will be used for working capital purposes.

Advantex has also extended the maturity of its existing $700,000 in 12% secured debentures from October 10, 2026 to December 15, 2027.

About Advantex Marketing International Inc.

Advantex provides working capital to merchants. Advantex also provides specialized marketing programs that enable members of Aeroplan to earn Aeroplan points at participating merchants.

Advantex shares trade on the Canadian Securities Exchange under the symbol ADX. For more information go to Advantex’s profile on www.sedar.com

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This news release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of applicable securities laws relating to the future business and operations of Advantex. Actual results and developments may differ materially from those contemplated by these statements. The business and operations of Advantex described herein is dependent on a number of factors and is subject to a number of risks and uncertainties. Factors that could cause actual results to differ material include, but are not limited to, changes in Advantex’s economic and competitive conditions including but not limited to the industry sectors in which Advantex operates.

The statements in this news release are made of the date of this release. Forward-looking statements are made based on management’s beliefs, estimates and opinions on the date the statements are made and Advantex undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements if these beliefs, estimates and opinions or other circumstances should change, except as required by applicable law.

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