Indian carbon black manufacturer Philips Carbon Black Limited (PCBL) is positioning itself for significant growth through strategic expansions and capacity additions across multiple business segments, capitalising on emerging global chemical market opportunities. It is adding on a sixth manufacturing location on a 116-acre site in Andhra…
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Australian tyre stewardship releases reports on tyre sector
Tyre Stewardship Australia (TSA), in its latest reports on the tyre sector, highlights that Australia risks falling behind international standards unless proactive action is taken on emerging issues such as tyre wear emissions and harmful chemicals. The transition to electric…
Mesnac to invest in plant in Mexico
Chinese rubber machinery maker Mesnac has announced an initial investment of US$20 million to establish a new production plant in León, Guanajuato, Mexico. This strategic move seeks to consolidate its presence in North America, a key market for the rubber…
Wacker expands capacity for speciality silicones in Japan/South Korea
German chemicals firm Wacker Chemie has started up two new production facilities for speciality silicones in Japan and South Korea. The expansion strengthens the company’s activities in the Asian growth market. The new plants, located in Tsukuba, Japan and in Jincheon, South Korea,…
Evonik merges silica and silanes businesses
German chemical firm Evonik has launched Smart Effects, a new entity counting 3,500 employees worldwide, as a result of the merger of its silica and silanes business lines that will be part of “Advanced Technologies” within the new company organisation. Effective as at 1 January,…
Epsilon invests in tyre recycling plant in Karnataka; launches new product line
Indian carbon black producer Epsilon Carbon Private Ltd. (ECPL) has commissioned an integrated carbon black manufacturing complex located in Bellary, Karnataka, southern India and also announced the launch of Terrablack, a product line that aims to shape the carbon black sector with sustainability at its core. Epsilon…
Yokohama Rubber tests AI technology to gauge tyre air pressure
Yokohama Rubber Co says it has begun practical testing of a technology that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to gauge air pressure from the sound made by tapping truck and bus tyres. Using AI to gauge tyre air pressure from the…
Yokohama Rubber to close plant in Czech Republic to optimise ops
Japan’s Yokohama Rubber Co (YRC) has announced its decision to close its Prague plant, operated by its subsidiary Yokohama TWS Czech Republic, which specialises in the production and sales of cross-ply off-highway tyres (OHT), including tyres for agricultural machinery. The…
Sumitomo to establish Dunlop as premium tyre brand
Japan’s Sumitomo Rubber Industries (SRI), which recently acquired the Dunlop trademark and other rights for four-wheel tyres in Europe, North America and Oceania from Goodyear Tire & Rubber, says it expects to establish the Dunlop brand as a premium tyre brand…
Synthomer/Neste/PCS to launch biobased NBR latex for gloves
UK-headquartered materials firm Synthomer, which operates a polymers facility in Pasir Gudang, Malaysia, together with Finnish materials company Neste and Singapore-based essential chemicals company PCS have established what they claim is one of the first ISCC-certified value chain to manufacture bio-based acrylonitrile…