Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd. has decided to make an additional investment in equipment and facilities for the production of truck and bus tyres at their Brazil factory. In addition to producing tyres for passenger cars and light trucks, the group’s…
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Birla expands carbon black production in Spain
Birla Carbon Spain, a key business of the US$44.3 billion India-headquartered Aditya Birla Group, have announced an investment of EUR5 million towards sustainability and energy efficiency projects. As a manufacturer and supplier of carbon black, Birla Carbon has seen an…
Wacker to open 3D printing lab for silicone rubber in US
German chemical group Wacker says it is expanding its ACEO 3D printing services for silicone rubber and will open a US-based printing lab later this year. The facility, which will be located at Wackers’s R&D centre for silicones in Ann…
Evonik to build new plant for silicones in Northern Germany
Evonik is investing tens of millions of euros into the construction of a new multi-purpose facility at its Geesthacht location in Northern Germany, 30 km outside the city of Hamburg. The new facility will produce a range of silicones and…
Synthomer ups NBR capacity in Malaysia; demand from glove sector growing
UK-headquartered materials company Synthomer has started up its RM270 million nitrile latex expansion at its Pasir Gudang facility in the southern state of Johor in Malaysia. The company has added on 90,000 tonnes/year of new capacity, which is a 50%…
Wearable ultrasound silicone patch for continuous blood pressure monitoring
Researches led by the University of California San Diego have invented a new wearable ultrasound patch that monitors blood pressure in arteries deep beneath the skin. The non-invasive method could help with the detection of cardiovascular anomalies. The work, published…
Versalis (Eni) opens new EPDM rubber production plant in Ferrara
The new facility, which will mainly supply rubber to the automotive industry, is a reindustrialization of an Italian production plant. The project was financed with over EUR 250 million, and involved constructing a new production line on a land which…
Continental debuts a new production hall in Czech Republic
Continental recently inaugurated their new production hall of their molds and container manufacturer A-Z Formen- und Maschinenbau GmbH (AZ) in Horsovsky Tyn. Guests from local authorities, Vaclav Mothejzík – Mayor of Horsovsky Tyn, Josef Bernard– Regional Council President, Jan Latka…
India cracks down on China’s FKM imports; countervailing duty probe ongoing
India has initiated a countervailing duty probe into increased imports of fluoroelastomer (FKM), a fluorocarbon-based synthetic rubber from China, following a complaint from Gujarat Fluorochemicals (GFL), a part of the $3 billion INOX Group of Companies, and India’s largest producer…
Evonik to expand hydrophobic fumed silica capacities
Germany’s Evonik Industries is expanding its capacities for refinement fumed silica in Rheinfelden (Germany). The group will invest an amount in the low double-digit million euro range to expand its Rheinfelden facility, which further processes hydrophilic silica to a hydrophobic…