The tyre industry is reducing the environmental impact of tyres with a circular approach to managing waste tyres and enhancing the performance of new tyres, according to Angelica Buan in this report. A cocktail of chemicals in an old tyre…
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Recycling: China’s green moves drive up tyre recycling
China is beating the odds from rising scrap tyres and air-polluting recycling methods with advanced technologies, more recycling plants, and new company partnerships, says Angelica Buan in this report. China leads in waste tyre output Yearly, over 1.5 billion units…
Bringing in-house eco-friendly rubber to the industry
The environmental and economic needs to increase recycling rates are the principal driving forces behind technological innovations in the 21st century. One such valuable commodity, rubber, has been under prime focus for the last two decades. Waste rubber products are…
Tyres: Reinventing the wheel with renewable technologies
Tyre companies are applying the brakes on traditional rubber tyres with innovative materials and connected technologies, says Angelica Buan in this article. The tyre industry has been focusing on efficiency, safety and sustainability, and to achieve these is zeroing in…
Rubber Market Analyses: Post-pandemic recovery for the Asian rubber market
The Covid-19 pandemic has triggered declines in rubber prices and overall gloomy sentiments in the rubber sector. While recouping of losses is in sight, it will be an uphill climb, says Angelica Buan in this article. Ruthless effect on rubber…
Materials News: Rubber sector undergoing stress, amidst Covid-19 spread
Against the back of a global health crisis and an emerging global economic crisis, companies and industries all around the world are dealing with unprecedented challenges as they try to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic. Tyre market to drastically affect…
Synthetic Rubber: Medical care improved with silicones
Silicones, owing to their unique qualities, enhance the efficiency of advanced medical technologies, says Angelica Buan in this article. Today’s fast-paced lifestyle predisposes populations to a myriad of health conditions that often go unchecked until it’s too late. Debilitating conditions…
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…
Silicones: Injecting innovations to advance opportunities in LSR
Leading global LSR solution providers are driving the billion-dollar medical devices and automotive markets with new innovations and technologies, with companies like Wacker and Momentive presenting new solutions at the German K2019 show, says Angelica Buan. Expansions in the medical…
Technology/Machinery at K2019
Materials/Additives . German speciality chemicals firm Lanxess’s Rhein Chemie business unit will be showcasing new masterbatches from the Rhenogran product series. Aramid fibre masterbatches have previously been available in natural rubber, EPDM, NBR and CR matrices. These can also be…