Colombo, Sri Lanka-based specialty tyre manufacturer Global Rubber Industries (GRI) has recently started up a natural rubber (NR) collection centre in nearby Monaragala district. The new NR collection centre is part of GRI’s Green-X Circle initiative, which will allow local…
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Freudenberg opens first North American validation centre for radial shaft seal ops
Freudenberg Sealing Technologies (Freudenberg) has opened a dedicated engineering service centre in the town of Ashland in New Hampshire, US – also home to the company’s oil seal facility. The company was prompted to take the Ashland centre from its…
Safic-Alcan forms new South African subsidiary in Johannesburg
French independent distributor of specialty chemicals, Safic-Alcan, has announced the establishment of a new subsidiary based in Johannesburg, South Africa. Safic-Alcan develops and provides wide ranges of polymers, materials and additives for various industries, including rubber, across different markets worldwide…
Bridgestone wins trademark infringement lawsuit against Brazil’s New Tyre
Japan-headquartered Bridgestone Corporation (Bridgestone) has secured a victory in its trademark and trade dress infringement lawsuit against Brazilian retread company New Tyre Remoldadora de Pneus (New Tyre), in the São Paulo Court of Appeals. The enforcement of rights makes this…
Bridgestone targets sustainable mobility in mid-term plan
In laying out its new mid-long term business strategy, Japanese tyre maker Bridgestone Corporation says it will focus on sustainable mobility towards 2050 and beyond. In a virtual press conference from Tokyo, Bridgestone Global CEO/Representative Executive Officer Shu Ishibashi unveiled the new global brand tagline “Solutions for…
Birla Carbon to restructure to focus on customers
Indian carbon black supplier Birla Carbon is undertaking organisational changes in what it says will drive closer connection to its customers, focus on market driven innovation, and leverage its global capabilities. The company will transition to a global functional organisation from…
Rubber Board India comes out with electronic trading platform for NR concept
The Rubber Board of India, based in Kerala, will soon be starting electronic trading through a digital trade platform for natural rubber (NR). It is expected to provide greater visibility to buyers/sellers and complement the existing system of dealer-processor- manufacturer…
Arlanxeo holds first virtual “Technical Marathon” for synthetic rubbers
Innovative synthetic rubber manufacturing company Arlanxeo has just held its first all-day online “Global Technical Marathon,” featuring 24 company professionals who gave world-class technical presentations hour-on-hour to a vibrant international audience. Their subject centered on the latest changes impacting the…
Australian tyre recycler looks at expanding to Europe
Australian tyre recycler Green Distillation Technologies, which says it has developed a world-first process that turns end-of-life tyres (ELTs) into high value oil, carbon and steel, believes the time is right for it to expand into the European market, despite…
NR prices/demand to pick up in Q3, says ANRPC
Malaysia-based Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries (ANRPC) in its statistics for June 2020, painted a dismal outlook of natural rubber (NR), which has witnessed falling prices and demand, but expects consumption of NR to pick up in the third…