Rubber compound manufacturer QEW Engineered Rubber, based in The Netherlands, has acquired Rubber Compounding Holland (RCH) from the Indian Elgi Rubber Group, after a successful transaction in December 2019 through its subsidiary QEW Specialty Compounding. RCH manufactures advanced rubber compounds…
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Synthomer receives EC clearance for Omnova acquisition
UK polymer company Synthomer plc says it has received conditional clearance from the European Commission regarding its proposed acquisition of Omnova Solutions Inc. Synthomer had made an offer to buy Omnova for an enterprise value of US$824 million in a…
Pyrolyx America secures US$70m for second rCB plant in Indiana
The Terre Haute Economic Development has approved almost US$70 million revenue bonds to finance the construction of a recycled carbon black (rCB) plant in Terre Haute, Indiana, by rCB manufacturer Pyrolyx; however, the company estimates the construction of the second…
New Singapore NR procurement subsidiary by Sumitomo Rubber to safeguard supply
Japan-based Sumitomo Rubber Industries (SRI) has decided to set up a natural rubber (NR) procurement subsidiary in Singapore to ensure a stable supply of the high-quality raw material after suspected declines in production by major Asian producers. A recent statement…
GDT signs agreement for first US plant, secures US$100m for other possible plants
Green Distillation Technologies (GDT), a renowned Australian tyre recycler, will soon be building their first plant on US soil, in addition to securing funding of up to US$100 million for other plants in the US, should the first one prove…
India to assess batch pyrolysis processes upon suspicion of dire environmental impact
A National Green Tribunal (NGT) bench headed by Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel has requested that the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) find out if advance batch automated plants can “address pollution” caused by burning of waste tyres in India’s…
Enviro still in talks with WindSpace and TreadCraft for tyre recycling facilities
During the second half of 2019, Scandinavian Enviro Systems (Enviro) continued negotiations with WindSpace A/S from Denmark and TreadCraft Limited regarding the establishment of local vehicle tyre recycling facilities based on Enviro Systems’ technology. The earlier negotiations with EE-TDF Cleveland…
Malaysia set to experience growth in nitrile rubber gloves segment
In track to market growth, the Malaysian rubber gloves sector is reporting increasing demand for nitrile gloves while industry players’ new capacities are “being swiftly taken up,” according to local research house Kenanga Research (Kenanga). Kenanga postulates that the nitrile…
South Australian councils to trial recycled tyre rubber-asphalt roads
A major South Australian trial using recycled (crumb) rubber from end-of-life tyres will begin soon – at least six councils – the cities of Mitcham, Port Adelaide Enfield, Campbelltown, West Torrens, Onkaparinga, and Salisbury – will take up the project,…
Egypt’s military production authority, China Poly Group agree to build tyre plant in Egypt
The Egyptian Ministry of Military Production have recently announced of a contract with Chinese manufacturer Poly Group to set up a passenger tyre manufacturing plant in Egypt. The new plant is to produce around 3 million tyres per year and…