HAVING made known its intentions to sell its rubber and plastics unit earlier this year (SEE: http://www.injectionmouldingasia.com/aug2013/news9.html), Germany’s third largest automotive components supplier ZF Friedrichshafen has formalised the sale with Shanghai-listed Zhuzhou Times New Material Technology (TMT). The rubber and…
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Braskem and Genomatica to develop green butadiene
The research programme conducted jointly by the two firms will develop renewable-based materials that are also competitive in production cost.
Lanxess celebrates 50th year of butyl production in Zwijndrecht
GERMAN specialty chemicals company Lanxess, led by Board Member Rainier van Roessel, has recently rounded off its activities in commemoration of the 5oth year in Butyl production of its Zwijndrecht, Belgium plant. Half a century after the production start in…
Cabot launches latest fumed silica for LSR applications
CABOT Corporation has launched CAB-O-SIL CLARUS 3160 fumed silica, a new hydrophilic product for liquid silicone rubber (LSR) applications. According to Cabot, the new fumed silica is designed to improve performance in clear silicone rubber by providing a high level…
Continental, Adidas collaborate for ‘Rubber for Running’ Technology
TYRE manufacturer Continental has been supporting sports equipment manufacturer Adidas as a supplier of so-called “Traction Compound” soles for various shoes. Following an adidas project focusing on improving grip, a technology cooperation was established, which has resulted in more than…
New Hampshire rubber plant named hazardous by EPA
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has added a former rubber plant located at Farmington, New Hampshire to the Superfund list of hazardous waste sites. The Superfund investigates and cleans up identified hazardous waste sites across the US. The 123-acre site…
Malaysian JV to build green rubber facility
GREEN Rubber Asean, a JV between Malaysia-based global developer of green technologies Green Rubber Global Ltd and ACB Rubber Pte Ltd will be set up to undertake research, development and production of green rubber compound and its derivatives across the…
India’s Rubber Research Institute inaugurates solar plants
TWO 50 KW-solar plants, were recently inaugurated at Rubber Board of India’s Rubber Research Institute (RRI). The event was led by Minister for Power and Transport Aryadan Mohammed and Rubber Board Chairperson, Sheela Thomas. the capital investment for the solar…
Trelleborg inaugurates extension of Skelmersdale plant
TRELLEBORG recently hosted an opening ceremony for the 4,150 sq m extension to its in Skelmersdale, England manufacturing facility that produces polymer and syntactic foam-based solutions for the offshore oil and gas industry. Trelleborg says it expects to increase its…
UK firm supplies inline and offline measurement systems for tyres, rubber
UK-BASED Micro-Epsilon’s Systems Group offers measurement systems so that rubber processing companies and tyre manufacturers can now source complete, inline and offline precision measurement and inspection systems from a single supplier. Micro Epsilon specialises in the development, manufacture and installation…