Orion Engineered Carbons SA, a Luxemburg-headquartered global supplier of specialty and high-performance carbon black has launched Ecorax Nature, the first highly reinforcing carbon black grade developed for rubber applications utilising industrial grade, plant-based oils; a renewable, non-fossil derived feedstock, which can…
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Toyoda Gosei begins shipment of e-Rubber “Smart Insoles” samples
Japanese rubber and plastic auto parts producer Toyoda Gosei Co, Ltd has developed “Smart Insoles” with embedded e-Rubber sensors that can obtain foot pressure data during movement. The company began shipping samples of Smart Insoles to a golf school operated by…
Eneos acquires JSR Corporation’s elastomers business
Japanese petroleum company Eneos Corporation has signed an agreement with Japanese synthetic rubber manufacturer JSR Corporation to acquire the latter’s elastomers business, which includes the manufacture and sale of synthetic rubber. JSR, whose main product is solution polymerisation styrene-butadiene rubber…
LKL plans to enter rubber gloves, PPE sector
Malaysia-based LKL International Bhd (LKL), an investment holding company involved in the manufacturing and trade of medical equipment and accessories, is planning to diversify into the rubber gloves and personal protective equipment (PPE) sector. The company is reportedly proposing a private placement…
Trelleborg divests Norwegian offshore oil & gas operation
Swedish engineered polymer solutions firm Trelleborg has reduced its assets in the offshore oil & gas segment after divesting its offshore operation in Norway. In the financial statements the operation is recognized among Assets held for sale. It had annual sales of…
GRI opens new Sri Lankan rubber collection centre; boosts rubber community support with Green X Circle
Global Rubber Industries Pvt Ltd (GRI), a specialty tyres manufacturer in Sri Lanka has opened its latest rubber collection centre in Buttala in the Monaragala District, as part of the company’s Green X Circle initiative. GRI jump-starts 2021 with outreach initiatives,…
Guizhou Tyre begins tyre production in Vietnam plant
Chinese tyremaker Guizhou Tyre ( formerly Guizhou Tyre Factory) has produced its first tyre at its Vietnam plant on 1 April. It will also start product testing and certification processes. Located in the industrial park of Long Giang in the province of Tien Giang, the factory would have a production capacity of 1.2 million/year units of tyres for…
Arlanxeo launches legal entity in India; to inaugurate new Mumbai office
Synthetic rubber producer Arlanxeo has launched its legal entity in India, Arlanxeo India Private Limited, which has commenced operations from 1 January this year. In line with this development, Arlanxeo will be inaugurating a new office space in Mumbai, India,…
BASF and VAUDE team up for sustainable pants made with materials from recycled old tyres
A German producer of outdoor goods, Vaude, launched a new recycled pants based on chemically recycled old tyres. The outdoor pants, due to be available in the market from March 2022, will be utilising BASF’s Ultramid Ccycled, an innovative polyamide 6…
Graphene from tyre waste can reinforce concrete
Scientists from the Texas-based Rice University have optimised a process to convert waste rubber tyres into graphene that can be used to strengthen concrete. Using a green technology called the “flash” process introduced by the Rice University lab of chemist…