Telesystem portfolio company, Nanoledge sold its high performance resin business to Axson, a specialists in high performance polymer formulation. Nanoledge is an innovative startup focused on the high performance epoxy market. Nanoledge has significantly improved composite material performance through its…
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New material enables stretchy electronics
By combining a liquid metal in a porous polymer, the researchers achieved 200% stretchability in a material that does not suffer from stretch
Asia Carbon constructs new power plant
Utilising residual heat generated from the company’s carbon black manufacturing process, the plant’s 3000 KW capacity will satisfy the company’s electricity needs for the foreseeable future
Lanxess launches fuel-saving calculator app
Available in German and English, the software is already available as an app for iPhones and iPads in the App Store
Conveyor belts, gloves drive rubber demand, says Semperit
Apart from tyres, conveyor belts are expected to fuel demand for rubber. The market size of conveyor belts in 2011 was estimated at EUR3 billion and is expected to reach EUR4 billion in 2015. This growth will be supported by…
Bridgestone constructs tyre plant in Vietnam
Construction of the Bridgestone Vietnam tyre plant started 2 July in the Dinh Vu Industrial Zone in northern Hai Phong, Vietnam. The US$575 million project, the biggest foreign investment so far in Hai Phong is being built on a 1.02…
Cooper’s Serbia factory earns ISO9001:2008
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. announced that its tyre manufacturing subsidiary in Krusevac, Serbia has earned ISO9001:2008 quality standard certification. The Serbia plant certification brings all eight of the tyre manufacturing facilities operated by Cooper and its family of companies…
Bridgestone to debut top tyre grade
Come October 1, Bridgestone Europa will introduce its A/A rated tyre Ecopia in the United Kingdom. The tyre has top A grades on both fuel efficiency and wet grip and is the first product in the industry to achieve the…
Business fuels spike in attendance in Tyrexpo Asia 2013
Tyrexpo Asia heavyweights Stamford Tyres, YHI Corporation, Elgi Rubber, Omni United and BKT are among more than 120 companies who have already signed up
Tyre sales spike 14% in Southeast Asia
Demand for replacement car tyre markets in the major cities of four emerging markets of Southeast Asia saw a surge of 14% in demand in Q1 2012 over the previous quarter. GfK retail tracking of replacement car tyres across bustling…