German chemicals firm Wacker Chemie has started up two new production facilities for speciality silicones in Japan and South Korea. The expansion strengthens the company’s activities in the Asian growth market. The new plants, located in Tsukuba, Japan and in Jincheon, South Korea,…
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Evonik merges silica and silanes businesses
German chemical firm Evonik has launched Smart Effects, a new entity counting 3,500 employees worldwide, as a result of the merger of its silica and silanes business lines that will be part of “Advanced Technologies” within the new company organisation. Effective as at 1 January,…
Epsilon invests in tyre recycling plant in Karnataka; launches new product line
Indian carbon black producer Epsilon Carbon Private Ltd. (ECPL) has commissioned an integrated carbon black manufacturing complex located in Bellary, Karnataka, southern India and also announced the launch of Terrablack, a product line that aims to shape the carbon black sector with sustainability at its core. Epsilon…
Yokohama Rubber tests AI technology to gauge tyre air pressure
Yokohama Rubber Co says it has begun practical testing of a technology that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to gauge air pressure from the sound made by tapping truck and bus tyres. Using AI to gauge tyre air pressure from the…
Yokohama Rubber to close plant in Czech Republic to optimise ops
Japan’s Yokohama Rubber Co (YRC) has announced its decision to close its Prague plant, operated by its subsidiary Yokohama TWS Czech Republic, which specialises in the production and sales of cross-ply off-highway tyres (OHT), including tyres for agricultural machinery. The…
Sumitomo to establish Dunlop as premium tyre brand
Japan’s Sumitomo Rubber Industries (SRI), which recently acquired the Dunlop trademark and other rights for four-wheel tyres in Europe, North America and Oceania from Goodyear Tire & Rubber, says it expects to establish the Dunlop brand as a premium tyre brand…
Synthomer/Neste/PCS to launch biobased NBR latex for gloves
UK-headquartered materials firm Synthomer, which operates a polymers facility in Pasir Gudang, Malaysia, together with Finnish materials company Neste and Singapore-based essential chemicals company PCS have established what they claim is one of the first ISCC-certified value chain to manufacture bio-based acrylonitrile…
Kolon Industries invests US$20 mn to expand output at Vietnamese tyre cord facility
South Korea’s Kolon Industries is investing around US$20 million in its tyre cord factory in Vietnam to increase its production capacity by around 60% at the existing plant. The new facility, scheduled to begin operation in January 2027, will increase…
Sailun invests US$93 mn in Cambodian expansion
Sailun Tire Cambodia has invested US$93.5 million to expand its operations at its tyre factory situated in the Qilu Special Economic Zone in Svay Rieng Province, Cambodia. It supplies both domestic and international markets while using local rubber to support Cambodia’s…
Michelin to acquire fully Indonesian tyre maker Multistrada
French tyre maker Michelin has announced a tender offer for public shares in Indonesian tyre producer Multistrada Arah Sarana (MASA) as part of the company’s plan to delist and transition to a private entity. The move follows approval from the…