China-based Intco Medical has introduced Syntex, its patented synthetic disposable latex glove designed to replace natural latex in healthcare, food processing, and industrial settings. The gloves meet EN455, EN374, FDA, and EU CE standards, ensuring compliance and safety. Syntex offers…
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Elkem launches recycled silicones for label sector
Elkem ASA’s Silicones division has launched two additions to its Silcolease range for release liners, which are 100% recycled silicones-based, solvent-free products. Silcolease Re Poly 11362 and Silcolease Re Poly 36 products offer carbon profiles and deliver identical technical performance to their non-recycled counterparts. They are…
Pirelli puts US investment on hold due to Sinochem
Italian tyre maker Pirelli says it has put on hold plans to invest further in the US due to tensions pertaining from its ownership by Chinese state-owned group Sinochem, which is its largest investor. Sinochem has a 37% stake in…
Eneos opens battery lab in China together with SCM
Eneos Materials Corporation has established a laboratory equipped with pilot-scale facilities capable of battery evaluation in Nantong, China (Nantong Technical Centre), in collaboration with SCM Industrial Chemical Co (based in Shanghai, China). It recently held an opening ceremony for the…
Tyre Sector: Asian tyre sector to amble along with US tariff imposition
The higher than expected trade tariffs imposed by the US may shake up a few industry sectors in Asia, including the tyre sector that will require Asian tyre makers to innovate and become more competitive in the global market, according…
Immediate Sale of Unused Triple Rubber Extruder and more
AllSurplus (A Liquidity Services Marketplace), the world’s leading marketplace for business surplus, is selling Unused Triple Rubber Extruder &Twin Screw Roller Head Extruder on behalf of a world leading tire and rubber company. “It’s a unique opportunity to acquire high-end…
Continental to discontinue agriculture tyre biz by end 2025
German firm Continental says it will focus its Commercial Specialty Tires business on material handling, earthmoving and port operations tyres and discontinue its agricultural tyres business by the end of 2025. This decision follows a comprehensive business review, it adds, as…
Zeon/Visolis to construct bio-isoprene/SAF facility
Japan’s Zeon Corporation and Visolis Inc have announced that following the successful completion of a joint feasibility study, the companies are initiating preparatory steps toward construction of a new production facility. The proposed facility, for which multiple sites are being…
Russia’s Cordiant starts operations at former Bridgestone plant
Russian tyre manufacturer JSC Cordiant says it has started up commercial production at the former Bridgestone facility in Ulyanovsk, Russia. After 30 months of inactivity, Cordian resumed the plant’s testing runs in November of last year. The facility, which was…
ASTM standards to cover synthetic turf for playgrounds
ASTM International’s sports equipment, playing surfaces, and facilities committee is developing a proposed standard that will cover the specification, purchase, installation, and maintenance of synthetic turf for playground surfacing. “Synthetic turf has been used on athletic fields since the 1960s…