Scandinavian tyre recycler Enviro Systems and French global tyre manufacturer Michelin have prolonged the letter of intent regarding a strategic partnership, which was announced in April 2020. Initially the parties expected that a final agreement would have been reached by…
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Linglong to set up global R&D base in Shandong
Chinese tyre maker Linglong Tire is to set up a global R&D and technology base in Jinan, Shandong province, having recently signed a cooperation agreement with the local government in Jinan. Jinan has a long history. It is a famous historical and cultural city and…
Cooper Tire Serbia to increase production capacity by end-2020
The Serbian subsidiary of Cooper Tire has announced a US$8 million construction project to increase production capacity at its Kruševac tyre manufacturing plant. The project will increase the size of the Kruševac facility to more than 882,000 sq. ft., facilitate…
HR Ministry finds no evidence of forced labour at Top Glove
A raid carried out at Top Glove Sdn. Bhd.’s (Top Glove) Malaysian headquarters in Klang, just two days before the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) issued a detention orderon imports from two Top Glove subsidiaries, found no trace of…
Evonik starts production at new German silicone facility
German chemicals firm Evonik says its new multi-purpose silicones manufacturing facility in Geesthacht, Germany, is now fully operational after completing final commissioning tests and gaining the necessary authority approvals. Engineers carried out small batch runs, and the essential safety assessments…
Orion commissions new air emissions controls in US
Orion Engineered Carbons S.A, a worldwide supplier of speciality carbon black, says that it has successfully completed a significant upgrade of its emissions controls at its plant in Orange, Texas. As a result of these actions, the site complies with…
Apollo Tyres starts up new facility especially for premium two-wheeler segment
India’s Apollo Tyres (Apollo) has virtually inaugurated a new manufacturing facility housed within its plant in Vadodara, in the western Indian state of Gujarat. Spread over more than 10,000 sqm. the modular facility will produce two-wheeler radial and cross ply…
Wacker household, personal care silicones to be marketed under Liosil brand name
International supplier Wacker Chemie (Wacker) is to market its silicone-based products for household, consumer and sanitary paper products under the Liosil brand. The brand will include Liosil FC additives for fabric care, Liosil HC additives for household care,and Liosil TS…
Cattle mats produced from waste tyres offers effective first step recycling
Australian Owen Henry has developed an innovative solution to the mounting waste tyre problem in the country: cattle mats made from recycled tyres for use in farms. With funding assistance from Tyre Stewardship Australia, Taurus Mats was formed and custom-produces…
Cariflex to double polyisoprene capacity in Brazil
Singapore-based Cariflex Pte Ltd says that it will be constructing a new large-scale polyisoprene latex plant at its Paulinia, Brazil, facility to meet the strong market demand from its medical and consumer product customers. With an investment of US$50 million,…