Carbon black manufacturer Cabot Corporation announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Mexico Carbon Manufacturing S.A. de C.V. (MXCB) from Japanese tyre maker Bridgestone Corporation. The agreement is to acquire MXCB for US$70 million on a debt-free, cash-free basis, subject to…
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Elkem awarded NOK33 mn grant for auto/construction sector green products
Silicon-based materials producer Elkem ASA has been awarded NOK32.8 million from Innovation Norway for the development of green products through the recycling of slag and silicon materials. The project aims to materially reduce CO2 emissions and promote a circular economy…
Klean/Viva Energy Australia breakthrough in tyre-to-fuel project
Provider of pyrolysis technologies Klean Industries has announced a major breakthrough for sustainable fuel with Australia’s Viva Energy that has successfully co-processed 10?tonnes of tyre pyrolysis oil produced from Klean’s reference plant alongside conventional crude at its Geelong refinery. This…
GPSNR’s assurance system launched for NR sector
Multi-stakeholder Global Platform for Sustainable Natural Rubber (GPSNR) has officially launched its Assurance System, marking a major step forward in improving transparency, accountability, and environmental and social performance in the natural rubber supply chain, it says. The system was developed through years…
Sumitomo Rubber/Kyoto University succeed in 3D visualisation of rubber’s internal structure
Sumitomo Rubber Industries (SRI), in collaboration with Associate Professor Hiroki Ogawa of the Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, has succeeded in three-dimensionally visualising the differences in distribution of rubber’s internal structure that lead to destruction, to allow for the…
Yokohama Rubber takes full control of conveyor belt subsidiary in China
Japan’s Yokohama Rubber Co has announced that it has made Shandong Yokohama Rubber Industrial Products Co (YRSC), a consolidated subsidiary engaged in the production and sales of conveyor belts, a wholly owned subsidiary by acquiring and adding to its 77.02% equity…
Carbios/Indorama/Michelin in r-PET tie-up for tyre textile filaments
French biotechnology firm Carbios has announced the signing of a multi-year commercial agreement with Thai integrated chemical firm Indorama Ventures. This agreement covers the supply of biorecycled monomers from its Longlaville plant, which will be transformed into r-PET filaments by…
Scientists discover how to engineer stronger soft devices with silicone bonding
In a step forward for soft robotics and biomedical devices, engineers at Houston-based Rice University have uncovered a powerful new way to boost the strength and durability of silicone-based soft devices without changing the materials themselves. The study, published in…
Wacker commissions new line for semiconductor-grade polysilicon in Germany
German chemicals firm Wacker Chemie recently commissioned its EUR300 million Etching Line Next, a new production line for the manufacture of ultra-pure semiconductor-grade polysilicon, at its Burghausen production site in Germany. “Ultra-pure polycrystalline silicon is the purest man-made material. Everything…
US to slap 93% anti-dumping levy on graphite from China
The US Commerce Department has stated it will impose preliminary anti-dumping duties on imports of Chinese graphite, a key battery component, after concluding that the materials had been unfairly subsidised, according to a Bloomberg report. A trade association representing US…