South Korea’s Nexen Tire says that its Roadian HTX 2 product received the main award in the product design category of the iF Design Awards 2023 in Germany. The iF International Forum Design GmbH, based in Hanover, Germany, is the…
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Nexen Tire unveils tyre with 52% sustainable materials
South Korea’s Nexen Tire has unveiled its sustainable-material demonstration tyre composed of 52% sustainable materials as an example of the company’s activities in pursuit of sustainability. The tyre maker says its experts used current and emerging technologies to engineer a…
EU adopts new law on deforestation; Asian palm oil/rubber sectors affected
Despite protests from governments, the European Parliament has approved a deforestation regulation that requires mandatory due diligence from operators and traders selling and importing cattle, cocoa, coffee, oil palm, soya, rubber and wood into the EU. It says the new…
Continental opens new solution centre in Portugal; to boost digital tech for tyres
Tyre manufacturer Continental has opened its new Solution Centre in Lousado, Portugal, which is located in the immediate vicinity of the tyre plant and has cross-functional teams to drive forward targeted digitalisation topics. The company has enlisted specialists from the…
Timberland, Vans, North Face to roll out footwear of regenerative rubber from Thailand
US apparel, footwear and accessories companies firm VF Corporation says that its three-year-old regenerative rubber sourcing project is finally coming to market with several of its brands releasing new product collections this year that take advantage of rubber produced from…
Yokohama adds on high-load capacity tyres; shifts to renewable energy at Mishima tyre plant
Yokohama Rubber Co. says that it has begun production and sales of HLC (high load capacity) tyres to meet the needs of heavy duty passenger cars such as EVs and hybrid cars with high capacity batteries, as well as large…
Trelleborg invests in facility for sealing solutions in India
Swedish polymers specialist Trelleborg has invested in a new facility for sealing solutions in Bangalore, India. It will replace existing facilities that will soon reach their full capacity. The Indian market is showing continued strong growth and the investment is…
Phillips Carbon starts up production at Chennai plant
Phillips Carbon Black Ltd (PCBL), a part of RP Sanjiv Goenka Group, has commissioned the first phase of its Rs800-crore greenfield carbon black project in Tamil Nadu. After completing the first phase of the facility with a manufacturing capacity of…
Semperit to acquire LSR firm Rico; to strengthen market presence in North America
Given the annual growth rate of silicone will be around 7% until 2027, while the market for silicone applications in Western Europe and the US amounts to approximately US$8 billion (2023), Austrian polymers firm Semperit Group says that it will…
Rubber materials on route to renewable success
The focus on the rubber sector lately has been on sustainability, with one research highlighting a new analysis of a tried and trusted catalytic process. Butadiene, an essential component of synthetic rubber, is currently produced by the petrochemical industry from…