It’s bad to have too much of a good thing. Surplus production capacity as a result of unusual expansion of mature tree area over the last five years (starting in 2016) has become a burden for the natural rubber economy.…
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Falken opens new tyre warehouse in Germany
Falken Tyre Europe has opened a new 40,000 sq-m logistics centre in Gengenbach, Germany. Falken is the largest customer of the facility run by logistics partner FIEGE, which can store 450,000 tyres. Strategically located near the German-French border to serve…
Continental to acquire Trelleborg’s printing solutions business
German technology firm Continental has signed an agreement to acquire Trelleborg’s printing solutions business, headquartered in Lodi Vecchio, Italy. Thereby, the technology company says it complements its surface solutions and printing technology portfolio in order to enhance its presence with…
Pyrum on track with construction of ELT expansion in Germany
End-of-life tyre (ELT) recycler Pyrum Innovations has started the expansion of the production capacity of its pyrolysis plant at its headquarters in Dillingen, Germany. To date, the plant consists of one production line, which has been operating on an industrial…
Lion Elastomers to enter NBR business
US firm Lion Elastomers will be expanding the emulsion-based facility in Port Neches, Texas, US, to manufacture NBR rubber. This new undertaking will position the company to support the domestic demand and provide security of supply for nitrile rubber. Major…
Orion to expand carbon black output in Louisiana
Carbon black supplier Orion Engineered Carbons says that next year the company will invest to convert a reactor line at its plant in Ivanhoe, Louisiana, US, from manufacturing soft carbon black to producing hard carbon black, commonly used in tyre treads.…
Bridgestone pulling out from conveyor belt business
Japanese tyre maker Bridgestone Corporation has withdrawn from the conveyor belt business. It said that it plans to reduce its production and sales volume gradually to minimise the impact to the operations of its customers and suppliers, and will withdraw…
Eastman Chemicals’ Tyre additives business gets new owner, new name
US-based specialty chemicals firm, Eastman Chemical Company’s . tyre additives business has been acquired by an affiliate of One Rock Capital Partners , a value-oriented, operationally focused private equity firm. Related: Eastman Chemical to sell-off tyre additives business The acquired…
Wacker acquires 60% stake in Chinese specialty silane company
Munich-based chemical company Wacker has acquired a 60% stake in specialty silane manufacturer SICO Performance Material Co., Ltd, Jining (China), a leading manufacturer of organofunctional silanes, which are a key component in high-performance adhesives, sealants, coatings, and composites. The transaction is…
Tyre value chain ready for EoW criteria for ELT-derived rubber
ETRMA (the European Tyre & Rubber Manufacturers Association) and EURICi (the European Recycling Industries’ Confederation) are committed to support the European Commission in developing EU harmonised End of Waste (EoW) criteria. The associations add that the rubber supply chain is ready for…