MRPC, a single-source provider of medical device components and assemblies, recently released a new overview sheet highlighting their molded part design and tooling capabilities for implantable medical device components, those meant for long-term implementation inside the human body. MRPC began…
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Cheng Shin to invest 1 billion dollars for expansion projects
Cheng Shin Rubber Ind. Co. Ltd./Maxxis International has approved nearly $1 billion in investments for the next few years to build plants in Indonesia and Taiwan and expand capacities at three plants in China. Cheng Shin Rubber disclosed the investment…
Czech Republic has defeated Poland to attract Nexen
The Czech Republic has beaten Poland to attract Nexen Tire Corp to invest 829 million euros ($1.1 billion) in its first plant in the European Union as the South Korean company expands outside Asia. “To win this new major investment,…
Linde and BASF develops new technology on butadiene production
LINDE and BASF have agreed to work together on new processes able to combat shrinking butadiene yields, as the global chemicals industry looks to adjust to new, lighter feedstocks. The German partners say they are developing a new process that…
Two lines of Dacia vehicles gets Nexen tyres
Nexen Tire Corp., the smallest of South Korea’s three tyremakers, said Friday it will exclusively supply tyres to two lines of vehicles made by Automobile Dacia S.A., a Renault subsidiary. The company said it will fit N’Blue HD tyres on…
Malhotra reveals new agricultural tyre ranges
At the previous Reifen show in 2012, Malhotra Tyres launched its 85 series agricultural radials. The Indian manufacturer says that based on the positive customer response to this range and per its expansion plans, the Malhotra agricultural radial portfolio has…
UOP to authorize TPC process technology to produce butadiene
TPC Group and Honeywell’s UOP have entered into an agreement for UOP to be the exclusive licensor of the proprietary TPC Group OXO-D technology used to produce on-purpose butadiene, a key ingredient for making synthetic rubber. The two companies will…
Thailand NCPO allocates budget to assist rubber planters
The National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) has resolved to allocate a total of 12 billion baht to assist rubber planters with their production costs and rehabilitate flood- and drought-affected people across the nation. According to Deputy Director-General of…
Starco reveals FLT tyre range at Reifen 2014
It has been interesting to watch Starco’s progression as a company through its presence at the last few Reifen shows. The Starco stands at each exhibition have reflected the Danish company’s expansion from a small tyre specialist through to an…
New tyre recycling method produces clean and reusable rubber
The recycling technology was invented by Costas Tzoganakis, a chemical engineering professor at the University of Waterloo, and was commercialized by Tyromer Inc. a green company that recently won a tech startup award from TiE50, which is TiE Silicon Valley’s…