China-based rubber hose maker Letone Hydraulic (Letone) has started construction on the first phase of its US$236.5 million Smart Hydro Industrial Park, a new plant for rubber hose and related products in Henan Province. Upon full operation in 2024, the plant…
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Marangoni introduces new MTXL retread solution for OTR tyres
Italian-based tyre retreader Marangoni’s latest product development in the OTR tyre segment represents a new retread solution for Kiruna slag pot carriers. According to Ayhan Haliloglou, OTR tyre Area Manager at Marangoni, Valtasiirto, a Finnish company specialising in delivering comprehensive…
Black Bear to establish new rCB plant in The Netherlands
Following a lengthy evaluation process, Black Bear Carbon (Black Bear), a Dutch company specialising in recovering carbon black from end-of-life tyres, has chosen to set up its next tyre pyrolysis plant in the Port of Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Black Bear…
Green Rubber: Tyre makers rally for sustainable “white gold” material
Tyre makers are affirming their commitment to sustainable natural rubber sourcing while helping weed out unethical and environmentally unsound practices across its supply chain, says Angelica Buan in this article. Latex: milking the white gold Increasing vehicle sales and expanding…
Arlanxeo to realign EPDM production network with closure of its Keltan unit in Texas by Q2 2020
Arlanxeo, a leading synthetic rubber company, said that it intends to realign its production network of Keltan Ethylene Propylene Diene Monomer (EPDM) elastomers to improve competitiveness and harmonise technology platforms across the Keltan EPDM portfolio. As a result, Arlanxeo is…
Bridgestone India to merge with the EMEA SBU come January 2020
Bridgestone India has recently announced the merger of its strategic business unit (SBU) with the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) SBU from January 1st, 2020, in line with ongoing transformation based on digitalisation opportunities. Segregating the business from the…
Continental, Pyrolyx sign five-year agreement for rCB; expects up to 10ktpa supply
Waste tyre pyrolysis company Pyrolyx will be supplying Continental’s numerous tyre manufacturing facilities worldwide with recovered carbon black (rCB) amounting to some 10 kilotonnes per annum (ktpa). Meanwhile, Pyrolyx expects to absorb over 3 million end-of-life tyres and simultaneously reduce…
ITRC members estimate nearly 800kt decline in NR production
Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia, members of the International Tripartite Rubber Council (ITRC) and global producers of rubber, have reported a significant decline in natural rubber (NR) production due to the widespread fungal Pestalotiopsis disease, which has affected hectares of rubber…
Apollo Tyres, GARC to set up first European-compliant tyre test track in India
Indian tyre manufacturer Apollo Tyres (Apollo) has partnered with the Global Automotive Research Centre (GARC) test agency to establish India’s very first tyre test track, for various tyre safety testing, in the southern state of Tamil Nadu. The review of…
Arlanxeo to close EPDM facility in US; to limit impact on affected staff/shareholders
Arlanxeo, a synthetic rubber company based in The Netherlands, will be shutting down its ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM) elastomers facility in Orange County, Texas, in the second quarter of 2020 as it realigns global production and supply. As Arlanxeo’s…