Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand – world-leading producers of natural rubber – will collaborate to develop a Rubber City within the Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand Growth Triangle (IMT-GT) region. The foursites: Kedah in Malaysia, Songkhla in Thailand, and Tanjung Api-Api and Sei Mangkei Special…
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Trinseo opens new compounding plant in the Netherlands
Manufacturer of plastics, latexes and synthetic rubber Trinseo has opened a new compounding factory at its Hoek site in Terneuzen, the Netherlands. With this development, the company says it is providing an extra boost to the developments in the field…
Enviro still in talks for tyre recycling plants in the US and Denmark
Scandinavian Enviro Systems (Enviro) is continuing its negotiations with an American, a Canadian and a Danish company to establish local plants for tyre recycling based on Enviro’s technology. The previously communicated deadline for when the agreement was to be completed…
K2019: Low-prepolymer PUs an alternative to rubber for star wheels
Speciality chemicals business Lanxess’s Urethane Systems business unit has developed an alternative to synthetic rubber for producing star wheels for material separation plants and material transport. It is based on polyurethane (PU) elastomers produced from Adiprene Low Free (LF) prepolymers.…
Rubber chemicals allow for safe protection in tyres against oxidation
Sunlight and oxygen are vital for humans, but harmful to rubber, therefore speciality chemicals firm Lanxess offers an extensive range of antioxidants and antiozonants to prevent various types of aging in synthetic and natural rubber products. These products can be…
Michelin’s Pilot Sport tyres chosen for BMW X3, X4 models
Michelin Pilot Sport 4S (PS4S) tyres has been duly selected for BMW’s X3 M and X4 M competition vehicles – in particular, the Michelin PS4S 255/40ZR21 102Y front and 265/40ZR21 105Y rear ultra-high-performance tyres featuring Michelin’s multi-compound tread patterns and…
Nokian’s tyre scanning service ensures optimal drive
Nokian Tyres (Nokian) has developed a digital service to assess the condition of a car’s tyres, integral to a car’s safety. Nokian’s scanner service, now in operation in Scandinavia, reached its one-millionth scan in May 2019, but results show that…
Hexpol acquires Preferred Compounding for over US$230 mn
Swedish Hexpol Group has acquired rubber compounder Preferred Compounding (Preferred) from US-based Audax Group, for approximately US$232 million, on a cash- and debt-free basis. The acquisition aligns with Hexpol’s market strategy for enhanced global capacity and competence in advanced polymer…
Bridgestone to supply tyres for Kubota’s M7-Gen2 tractors
Japan’s Bridgestone is to supply radial tyres for tractor manufacturer Kubota’s new M7-172 large agricultural tractor, part of their M7-Gen 2 series available from April 2019 onwards. Bridgestone will provide its VT-Tractor tyres for the 170-horsepower model, which boasts efficient…
Continental introduces TerrainContact H/T, CrossContact LX25 LT tyres
Continental Tire has recently launched the TerrainContact H/T and the CrossContact LX25, a pair of light truck tyres that will add to their product portfolio and extend the company’s highway/terrain segment by a considerable 84%. Marketed as an “ideal” tyre,…