Swedish chemical firm Nynas says it is no longer being blocked pursuant to the Venezuela Sanctions Regulations of the US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC). As a result of a corporate restructuring of the ownership of Nynas…
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Indonesian ministry to buy rubber from farmers for rubberised asphalt
The Indonesian Public Works and Public Housing Ministry (MPWH) has planned to purchase at least 10,000 tonnes of rubber from farmers for use in rubberised asphalt, to help with the otherwise poor absorption of the commodity by the market amid…
Michelin to invest in Pyrowave plastics recycling to produce synthetic rubber
Renowned tyre manufacturer Michelin has chosen to support recycling company Pyrowave for its world-leading technology allowing infinite recycling of plastics. The Pyrowave technology is able to produce recycled styrene monomer from plastic waste to be later integrated into the production…
Trelleborg Sealing Solutions launches ultra-high temperature fire seal for aircraft safety
Global engineering group Trelleborg AB, through Trelleborg Sealing Solutions, has seen to the launch of the revolutionary Ultra-High Temp Fire Seal, specially designed to enable aircraft manufacturers develop engines that run more efficiently, sustainably, and safely. Specialised fire seals primarily…
Kumho Tire temporarily reopens Georgia, US, plant in early May
South Korean tyre manufacturer Kumho Tire USA (Kumho Tire) has resumed production at its US$450 million plant in Macon, Georgia, from May 5 and is scheduled to keep running “under enhanced safety precautions” until May 15. Additionally, the company will…
Ceat “in a rut” over business for next 12 months; MD expects 25% dip in tyre industry
Ceat Tyres’ Ltd. (Ceat) Managing Director, Anant V. Goenka, is uncertain about the viability of the business for the next 12 months, where a V-shaped demand revival after the end ofa national lockdown, due to COVID-19, seems rather unlikely. Goenka…
Yokohama’s Avid GT tyres fitted for Subaru’s Legacy sedan and Outback crossover SUV
The Yokohama Rubber (Yokohama) company has been supplying Avid GT tyres as original equipment for two new Subaru cars for the US and Canadian markets – the new-model Legacy sedan and Outback crossover SUV – since their launch last autumn.…
Arlanxeo moves hq to the Hague to be closer to parent company
Synthetic rubber maker Arlanxeo has moved its corporate headquarters from Maastricht to The Hague, Netherlands, in what it says is to forge closer ties with its parent company, Saudi Aramco. Arlanxeo was established in April 2016 as a joint venture…
Bridgestone acquiring German tyre distributor Reiff Reifen
The Bridgestone Corporation (Bridgestone) is acquiring German tyre retail, wholesale and retreading company Reiff Reifen & Autotechnik GMBH (Reiff) in a deal for UK-based Fintyre Group. FinTyre acquired Reiff in August 2017, however, according to insolvency administrators Jaffé Lawyers, the…
Sumitomo US to restart tyre plant operation on May 11th
Sumitomo Rubber USA, the American subsidiary of global tyre and rubber company Sumitomo Rubber Industries (SRI) Ltd., has announced plans to resume production at its tyre plant in Tonawanda City, New York, on May 11th. The plant has a maximum…