• 102psi is a division of VAMAS 2.0 and was founded in 2016 by Koen Vandermeersch.
• In his mission as independent OTR tyre consultant, Koen supports tyre and vehicle
manufacturers, distributors, service providers as well as fleet owners during long-,
mid- and short-term projects.
• In his capacity as founder of The Global OTR Library and organiser of The Global OTR
Conference 2025, his ambiNon to take the industry to a higher level, is gaining the
OTR industry’s appreciaNon.
• Industry values carried by 102psi relate to increasing safety, efficiency and
sustainability around the OTR tyre’s life cycle and its working environment.

PEFC is a leading global alliance of national forest certification systems. As an international non-profit, non-governmental organization, PEFC is dedicated to promoting sustainable forest management through independent third-party certification, and providing mechanisms to trace material from the forest to the consumer. Created by small- and family forest owners in 1999, PEFC has grown to become the world’s largest forest certification system, covering more than 280 million hectares of forest area across the globe. This forest area supplies over 22,000 PEFC Chain of Custody certified companies with responsibly sourced forest-based products. The requirements in the PEFC forest management standard ensure the protection of biodiversity and tackle deforestation and illegal logging, while promoting local employment and gender equality and protecting the rights of forest workers. PEFC Chain of Custody certification allows to trace materials from sustainably managed forests through the supply chain to the final product. Responsible sourcing from sustainably managed, PEFC-certified forests is part of the solution to achieve sustainability in consumer goods sector.

Smithers Materials Science and Engineering Division has been serving the rubber, plastics, print, and packaging industries for nearly 100 years, providing a complete portfolio of testing and consulting services from the product development stage to the ultimate service environment. Our experts have years of experience designing and conducting customized and standard testing protocols to measure the performance and durability of both products and materials. With laboratories in the United States, the United Kingdom, and China, the Materials Science and Engineering Division provides integrated capabilities on a global scale, supporting industry sectors including tire, automotive, polymer products, oil and gas, medical device, pharmaceutical, transport, industrial, consumer products, packaging, paper, and print. As the group's first division to enter the Greater China region,Smithers Materials Science and Engineering Division has been in China for over 10 years. We are committed to providing better quality and authoritative testing and consulting services to customers in the automotive industry in China and the Asia-Pacific region.

Headline Sponsor: XINGDA, a leader in the industry of rubber reinforcement materials.
XINGDA went public in 2006 at Hong Kong Stock Exchange (Stock code: 1899.HK). In addition to the three production bases, respectively in Jiangsu (China), Shandong (China), and Chonburi (Thailand), we have set up overseas branches in Europe and America, a localized technical service network covering Asia Pacific, Europe and the Americas, and an efficient global logistics and warehousing system. So far, XINGDA has built the world’s largest R&D and production base for steel cord, and registered the “XINGDA” trademark in 118 countries and regions. By providing products and technical services to more than 300 clients in over 40 countries and regions, we have established extensive and in-depth partnerships with major Chinese and international rubber and tyre enterprises