US-headquartered materials science company Dow has added Voltricell, its first material platform designed specifically to promote optimal electrochemistry inside the cell, to its existing portfolio of battery solutions. Voltricell is a brand-new suite of materials designed to optimise battery manufacturing…
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Gloves Sector: Malaysia’s gloves sector holds its place in a volatile market
As a main exporter of gloves globally, Malaysia is handling suitably geopolitical pressures ...
LSR stretches its industrial footprint
Liquid silicone rubber, or LSR, is an advanced elastomer that has gained traction ...
Tyre Sector: Setting in motion the wheels of change
Once liabilities and eye sore on landfills, end-of-life tyres have now become assets ...
Tyres: Space’s the limit for rubber tyres
Innovative rubber tyres are entering the era of space missions: as a catalyst ...
Medical: Flexible artificial muscles from liquid crystal elastomers
In Canada, an international team led by researchers at the University of Waterloo ...
Dunlop expands natural rubber farmer support in Indonesia
The Dunlop Group has, for the first time, systematically organised its initiatives for sustainable natural rubber procurement through its group-wide Sustainable Natural Rubber (SNR) subcommittee. The group aims to coordinate existing efforts and accelerate action to secure a stable and…
Top Glove full-year profit surges on global demand rise
Malaysian major glove manufacturer, Top Glove Corporation reported a 152% year-on-year jump in profit after tax to RM310 million for FY2026 ended August 31, 2026, as revenue rose 21% to RM4.2 billion and sales volume increased nearly 30%. Fourth-quarter revenue…
Dupont launches Tyvek with renewable attribution with C&I applications
Specialty chemicals company DuPont has unveiled Tyvek with Renewable Attribution for Consumer & Industrial (C&I) applications, extending its certified bio-circular material innovation to customers in active packaging, tags and labels, race bibs and wristbands, as well as industrial packaging such…
Toyoda Gosei to build auto parts plant in India
Japan’s Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd. is establishing a new plant in the Maharashtra Bidkin Industrial Area with the aim of expanding its business in the growing Indian automobile market. The new plant will produce large interior and exterior products, such…
Pirelli to invest EUR1 bn in US expansion
Italian tyre maker Pirelli says its board has approved, with the contrary vote of board members Zhang Haitao, Xi Xiaohong and Wang Kun, an investment plan for the US worth approximately EUR1 billion, aimed at expanding the Rome, Georgia plant.…
Axens to undertake US tyre pyrolysis oil upgrading project
Refining and biofuels technology licensing firm Axens says it has been selected by a US investor and project developer to provide a Process Design Package for a hydroprocessing unit designed to process 100% tyre pyrolysis oil (TPO). The project includes…
Elkem receives additional EU ETS allowances
Norwegian silicone producer Elkem ASA says it has received 1.3 million additional free emission allowances under the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) for the period 2021–2025 from the Norwegian Environment Agency (Miljødirektoratet). The award follows the Norwegian Ministry of…
Continental expands portfolio of large/high-performance tyres
Germany’s Continental says it has significantly expanded its global portfolio of ultra-high-performance (UHP) tyres ie measuring 18 inches and above over the past five years and plans to strengthen this segment further in the future. By the end of 2027,…
Hankook starts up commercial vehicle tyre line in Hungary
South Korean tyre manufacturer Hankook has expanded its European plant in Rácalmás (Hungary) and will be producing truck and bus tyres in Europe for the first time from this October. The company has invested EUR540 million in the plant expansion.…