Japanese firm Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. will implement over US$700 million in facility investments for its silicones business, one of its main businesses, with the aim of further expanding and strengthening this business. As a result of the announcement in September 2018…
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Cabot breaks ground on compounds facility in Indonesia
Carbon black maker Cabot Corporation has broken ground on a new specialty compounds facility in Cilegon, Indonesia. The new facility is co-located with Cabot’s existing carbon black manufacturing site and will add 20,000 tonnes/year of global capacity for specialty compounds,…
Philippine rubber farmers receive agri aid to boost output
In the province of Zamboanga Sibugay, four agrarian reform beneficiary organisations (ARBOs) involved in rubber tree farming got bags and sacks of fertilizers and pesticides worth Php 2.8 million to help them improve their production. ARBOs include the Timbabauan Agrarian…
Synthos moves to next phase of bio-butadiene production
Polish synthetic rubber maker Synthos says that it has reached a major milestone in the development of advanced bio-butadiene technology. After completing a successful feasibility study in 2021, Synthos, technology firm Lummus Technology and its Green Circlebusiness have concluded that…
Hong Seng and Mitsui tie up for NBR plant in Malaysia
Malaysia’s Hong Seng Consolidated Bhd and Japanese global trading and investment firm Mitsui & Co Ltd’s subsidiary Mitsui & Co (Malaysia) are to form a partnership to set up Hong Seng’s 960 kilotonne/year-nitrile butadiene latex (NBR) plant at Kedah Rubber…
Apollo and Tata Power to introduce EV charging infrastructure in India
India’s Apollo Tyres has tied up with Tata Power to expand the country’s electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure, with Tata to install charging stations at 150 of Apollo’s branded retail outlets, Commercial and Passenger Vehicle Zones (CV and PV Zones). Throughout the year, these…
Trelleborg starts up two-wheeler jv tyre facility in India
Trelleborg Wheel Systems and its Indian joint venture partner have started trial production of two-wheeler tyres in a factory constructed in Bharuch, Gujarat. Trial production began in December 2021, ahead of the projected start of commercial production in the first…
Continental developing puncture-sealing tech for agri tyres
German technology provider Continental has developed Agro ContiSeal, a new polymer that seals punctures to allow the vehicle to continue operating. Agro ContiSeal, as it is known as, can prevent punctures in agricultural tyres reducing downtime. The patented polymer that is applied…
Bridgestone invests US$70 mn in capacity expansion at tyre plants in Japan
Japan’s tyre maker Bridgestone Corp. is expanding its production capacity for premium passenger car tyres at four of its manufacturing facilities in Japan, at its Tochigi, Hikone, Hofu, and Tosu plants. Construction will start in the first quarter of 2022.…
Nokian introduces concept tyre made of 93% recycled materials
Nokian Tyres says it has introduced its “most” sustainable tyre, the Nokian Tyres Green Step concept tyre consisting of 93% of the materials either recycled or renewable. It moves the company even closer to its goal: by the year 2030,…