Japan’s Shibaura Machine has entered into an MoU to acquire an 80% stake in LWB Steinl GmbH to expand its market to Europe. LWB Steinl’s facility in Altdorf, Germany, will serve as Shibaura’s European headquarters and production hub following the acquisition. Terms of the…
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Tyres: Tyre makers take the wheel to turn the sustainability corner
From landfill to factory, the tyre sector is expanding the circular use of rubber throughout the supply chain to shrink its carbon footprint by using sustainable rubber materials in tyres, says Angelica Buan in this “green” outlook on the tyre…
Continental rolls out bus tyre with 60% recycled materials content
Germany’s Continental is launching the new Conti Urban HA 5 NXT city bus tyre, with up to 60% of materials used renewable, recycled and ISCC Plus mass-balance-certified. By reducing rolling resistance by 25%, Continental enables electric buses to operate more…
Sumitomo Rubber to open tech centre in US
Japan’s Sumitomo Rubber Industries plans to open a technical centre in Western New York to help support its design and product testing within the North and South American automotive tyre market. Located in Getzville, the technical centre will employ around…
Enviro on track with Michelin jv tyre recycling plant in Uddevalla
With the delivery and installation of the five pyrolysis reactors for Scandinavian Enviro Systems tyre recycling plant in Uddevalla completed in accordance with the schedule previously communicated by Enviro, the main process is now in place and fully assembled, said…
Linglong to set up US800 mn tyre factory in Kenya
Chinese tyre manufacturer Shandong Linglong Tire Co recently signed a US$800 million investment agreement to build a new tyre factory, Kenya’s Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry recently announced. The facility will be situated in the Mombasa Special Economic Zone (SEZ)…
Sinopec starts construction of Tianjin rubber plant
Following the formal approval of its foundational design, Chinese petrochemical firm Sinopec says it has entered the construction phase of a new green, high-end rubber materials facility in Tianjin, China. Announced in 2023, the project involves a total investment of…
K2025: Elkem unlocks new mechanical recycling solution for silicone rubber
Silicon-based materials Elkem ASA says it has successfully validated a proof of concept for a mechanical recycling process for High Consistency Rubbers (HCR). The solution enables the recycling of crosslinked HCR waste and the reintroduction of the recycled material into…
Trelleborg launches radial shaft seals for lower power use
With up to 70% of electricity used in factories coming from electric motor systems, seals though thought to make a small, insignificant component, actually reduce power consumption attributable by 15 to 25W, a direct result of reduced friction. Thus, sealing technology firm Trelleborg Sealing Solutions has launched its Stefa radial shaft seal portfolio designed to…
Solvay’s Asian silica plants to adopt waste sand
Belgian chemical firm Solvay is accelerating its global circularity efforts by converting its highly dispersible silica (HDS) production in Asia to circular raw materials. As of 2026, plants in Qingdao (China) and Gunsan (South Korea) will adopt ISCC+ certified waste sand.…