Once liabilities and eye sore on landfills, end-of-life tyres have now become assets for rubber supply and circularity via chemical recycling and material recovery, says Angelica Buan in this report. Headlights on for tyre solutions The tyre sector stands on…
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Nokian Tyres expands cooperation with Tata Consultancy Services
Nokian Tyres is expanding its cooperation with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), a provider of IT services, consulting and business solutions. The aim of the partnership is to maintain and develop IT applications that meet Nokian Tyres’ future needs and to…
TIP introduces model to track tyre wear particles movement in waterways
The Tire Industry Project (TIP) has announced the publication of a scientific study that introduces an advanced model for understanding the movement and concentrations of tyre and road wear particles (TRWP) in land and freshwater. The mass balance model as…
Arlanxeo inaugurates expanded capability R&D centre in China
Synthetic rubber firm Arlanxeo has inaugurated its Innovation Centre Asia (ICA) in Changzhou, China. The new centre was created by upgrading the existing Regional Technical Centre (RTC) into an Asia hub for innovation, expanding its global R&D capabilities to better…
India’s Nocil commissions rubber chemicals facility
Nocil (National Organic Chemicals Industries) Ltd, a manufacturer of rubber chemicals, has commissioned its Gujarat facility to produce rubber chemicals for tyre and industrial use, boosting capacity amid rising domestic and global demand. The plant, located within the Dahej Petroleum,…
Arlanxeo to market Rabigh’s EPDM
Synthetic rubber maker Arlanxeo has entered into an agreement for the expansion of marketing and sales of EPDM (ethylene propylene diene monomer) synthetic rubber manufactured by Rabigh Refining & Petrochemical Company (PRC), a joint stock company formed under the laws…
Trelleborg breaks ground on sealing facility in Bengaluru
Trelleborg Sealing Solutions in India has announced the development of its new manufacturing facility in Bengaluru, Karnataka, a greenfield investment that increases production capacity by 30%. The facility campus spans 50,000 sq mandis scheduled for completion in 2027. It brings…
Dynasol to expand NBR capacity at Mexican facility
US firm Dynasol has announced a capacity expansion in its Altamira, Tamaulipas facility, specifically in the production of nitrile butadiene rubber (NBR). It says it has invested to address the current capacity constraints and will produce an additional volume of 11…
Kazakhstan to set up 300 kt butadiene/synthetic rubber plant
Butadiene LLP and Sinopec Guangzhou Engineering have signed an EPC contract, setting a new stage in the implementation of a strategic petrochemical project in Kazakhstan. Commissioning is scheduled for 2029. The butadiene project is being implemented with the support of…
Cabot Sanmar to invest US$25 mn in silica expansion in India
Chennai-based Cabot Sanmar, a joint venture between Cabot Corporation USA and Sanmar Group, is expanding its fumed silica manufacturing capacity in India to meet rising demand. The expansion targets the growing market for CAB-O-SIL branded products, targeted at industries like construction, coatings, and adhesives. The…