Mesnac Co., Ltd. (Mesnac), a Chinese rubber and machinery manufacturing group, announced its rubber wet-mixing production plant in Qingdao is set for 2023 commissioning; the plant is to produce nearly 300,00 metric tonnes of chemically mixed compounds (EVEC) to support…
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Bridgestone Alenza Sport tyres to feature on select 2021 Nissan Rogue models
Bridgestone’s fuel efficient Alenza Sport A/S tyre has been selected as original equipment (OE) for select models of the 2021 Nissan Rogue, the first vehicle in the US and Canada to feature tyres with Bridgestone’s revolutionary Enliten Technology, according to…
Apollo Tyres to introduce Vredestein brand in India
Indian tyre manufacturer Apollo Tyres Ltd. (Apollo) will reintroduce high-end tyres of its European subsidiary tyre brand – Apollo Tyres-Vredestein – in India by 2021. Apollo had previously introduced the Vredestein tyre brand for a trial run in the Indian…
Cranfield University, Meditech create sustainable, biodegradable NR latex gloves
Researchers from Cranfield University, UK, and Malaysian company Meditech Gloves, have developed biodegradable natural rubber (NR) gloves that spell the ideal future raw material for sustainable manufacturing. The special formulation of natural latex that makes the gloves is also free…
Toyoda Gosei’s new technology for tougher EPDM
Japanese chemical firm Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd. and the Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, the University of Tokyo, have developed material crosslinking technology that enhances the toughness of synthetic rubber. This new technology enhances the toughness of the synthetic rubber…
Vipal Rubber begins tyre retread production in Argentina
Tyre retreader Vipal Rubber Corp. (Vipal) has begun operations at its modern, US$20 million manufacturing facility in Santa Fe, Argentina, Vipal’s first manufacturing unit outside Brazil. Equipped with the latest technology and ample storage capacity, the Santa Fe unit will…
Pyrolyx rCB unit in Indiana files for bankruptcy
The Indiana unit of tyre pyrolysis company Pyrolyx A.G. (PLX) has filed for bankruptcy following a failure to raise capital for a major plan to restructure company debt. The plan included the restructuring of around US$30 million in “senior debt”…
WRP executive charged with CBT
Malaysia-based glove maker WRP Asia Pacific Sdn Bhd’s former top executive Datuk Lee Son Hong has been charged with eight counts of criminal breach of trust (CBT) for RM131.85 million and three counts of making false claims amounting to RM8.4…
Top Glove’s revenue affected due to Covid-19 cases at facilities
The world’s largest rubber glove manufacturer, Top Glove, expects an impact of 3% on its 2021 sales revenue, due to the temporary closure of its 28 manufacturing facilities in Selangor, to stop the spread of Covid-19 that has affected over 4,000…
Goodyear partners with TuSimple for tyre solutions for autonomous trucks
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Goodyear) and autonomous trucking technology company TuSimple are planning to provide service solutions for the tyre management, safety and operation of autonomous trucks via the Autonomous Freight Network (AFN). AFN was launched in July…