An EU-funded Horizon Europe initiative known as the Rubbio project is aiming to manufacture high-performance, bio-based synthetic rubbers: specifically polybutadiene (PB), styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR), and nitrile butadiene rubber (NBR), from starch-rich bread and potato waste. Besides the production of three…
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ETIC licenses EPDM tech to Yulin for China plant
Japanese elastomer engineering and plant-design consultancy ETIC has signed an EPDM manufacturing technology licensing agreement with China’s state-owned Guoneng Yulin Chemical for a new 50,000-tonne/year plant in Yulin City, Shaanxi province. The project is planned as ETIC’s third EPDM technology…
Dunlop ties up with Thai universities to improve rubber yields
Dunlop under Sumitomo Rubber Industries has announced that it has signed a joint research agreement in Thailand as a project under the Hevea Research Platform in Partnership (HRPP), an international platform for natural rubber research. The other parties to the…
Continental develops tyre with 40% recycled materials content
As part of the EU-funded ZEvRA project, German tyre maker Continental has developed a concept tyre made from around 43% recycled materials. The project name ZEvRA stands for “Zero Emission Electric Vehicles Enabled by Harmonized Circularity.” The two-year EU project…
Dunlop completes investment expansion in South Africa
Dunlop Tyres’s South African subsidiary recently completed a R1.7 billion investment programme at its uMnambithi (Ladysmith) manufacturing facility and expanding production capabilities. Backed by parent company Sumitomo Rubber Industries (SRI) of Japan, the three-year investment equips the facility with advanced…
Mitsubishi plans colloidal silica plant at Japanese facility
Japan’s Mitsubishi Chemical is to looking at establishing an ultra-high-purity colloidal silica plant at its site in Kitakyushu, Japan, for use as a raw material for polishing agents in semiconductors. The company makes this material through an integrated manufacturing process…
Longxing Tech supplies biocarbon black to European tyre maker
Chinese carbon black maker Longxing Technology Group says it has commenced deliveries of nearly 10.000 tonnes of sustainable carbon black to a prominent European tyre manufacturer after successfully obtaining customer approval for its product. The Hebei-based company stated that this…
South Korea invests in US$50 mn R&D prog for recycling of tyres/clothing
South Korea’s Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment (MCEE, Minister Kim Sungwhan) and the Korea Environmental Industry & Technology Institute (President Nam Kwangwoo) announced that they are officially launching a national R&D project to recycle waste clothing and used tyres…
Michelin/Axens tie up to commercialise biobased 5-HMF
Michelin ResiCare, part of Michelin Group, and Axens, a clean energy firm part of IFP Group, announced they have entered exclusive discussions toward a strategic partnership around an innovative production technology for 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural (5-HMF), a key molecule for green chemistry.…
Michelin adds AI to Connected Fleet platform
Michelin Connected Fleet has integrated an artificial intelligence (AI) assistant into its MyConnectedFleet platform, enabling fleet managers to query operational data through natural language to retrieve fuel consumption reports, driver performance analysis, and vehicle maintenance status. The tool is now…