In view of the tight supply and high prices of butadiene, due to the high demand from the tyre market, German firmBASF plans to build a plant at its site in Antwerp, Belgium. The 155,000 tonne/year-plant is scheduled to start…
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Toyo to focus on automotive sector
Come November, Toyo Tire & Rubber will sell anti-vibration rubber for automotives in Thailand. The sector is positioned as a core product for the firm that has established three production plants in Japan and four overseas.
Butadiene’s volatility explained
As demand for synthetic rubber grows has grown so has the demand for butadiene, an essential chemical used as a monomer in the production of styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR), poly-butadiene rubber (PBR) and acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS). At this present time, the price…
Jiangsu-Kuo NBR JV breaks ground in Nanjing
A Mexican-Chinese joint venture has broken ground on a 60 tonnes/year nitrile rubber plant in Nanjing, China. The project is a 50-50 joint venture between Grupo KUO, S.A.B. de C.V. (Kuo), and Jiangsu GPRO Group Co. Ltd. (GPRO). The project…
Axson acquires high performance resin business
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…
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…
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…
Debica Cuts Production on Goodyear Order
Poland’s TC Debica S.A. is reducing production of passenger and farm tires. Majority owned by Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., the reduction marks the second time this year that TC Debica cut tire production. Goodyear’s order cuts came due to…
Bridgestone in the second half will continue to cut
In view of the debt crisis of the European market and the weak market demand in China, Bridgestone Tyre company will continue production in the second half of this year. Bridgestone Tire Company, said: “As the European market demand for…
Pirelli launch Inter Campus Pirelli Silao programme
With the inauguration of Pirelli’s Silao factory, the “Inter Campus Pirelli Silao” project takes off. The F.C. Internazionale project, with the support of Pirelli, will offer the children of the area a meeting point where they can play sports, in…