Russian petrochemicals company Sibur plans to launch commercial production of synthetic nitrile butadiene rubber (NBR) latex at its Krasnoyarsk site in eastern Siberia, Russia. The company said the new Krasnoyarsk Synthetic Rubber Plant will be crucial for “import substitution of…
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Saipem to build US$150 mn PBR plant in Egypt
Italian petchem company Saipem, leading a consortium with Egypt-based Petrojet, has been awarded a contract by Egyptian Ethylene & Derivatives Co. (Ethydco) for the first polybutadiene-producing facility in Egypt, with an expected production capacity of 36,000 tonnes/year. Saipem and Petrojet…
Sibur to produce NBR latex in Siberia for gloves
By the end of 2020, Russian petchem company Sibur’s Krasnoyarsk site plans to start commercial production of synthetic nitrile butadiene rubber (NBR) latex with a capacity of 3,500 tonnes/year. The project aims to develop a feedstock base for import substitution of technical…
Kal Tire to start OTR tyre processing plant in Chilean mining port city
Mining tyre specialist Kal Tire Chile (Kal Tire) will soon be ready to commence July 2020 operations at its new OTR tyre processing plant in La Negra Industrial Estate in northern Chile’s Atacama Desert, now that phase one construction work…
Malaysia orders opening of Thai checkpoint to facilitate rubber imports
Kajohnjak Nuanphromsakul, Governor of the Rubber Authority of Thailand (RAOT), recently revealed that the Malaysian authorities have ordered the reopening of the Padang Besar checkpoint in Songkhla, in Thailand’s Sadao district, effective April 6 to allow the import of concentrated…
Bridgestone to resume commercial tyre, diversified products production in NA
Bridgestone Americas Inc. (Bridgestone) will reopen its commercial tyre plants and diversified products plants in North America (NA) as early as April 13 while other manufacturing plants in NA and Latin America will reopen by the first week of May.…
New Australian road project makes use of crumb rubber from end-of-life tyres
A busy road in Melbourne, Australia, now features asphalt with a crumb rubber mixture – from end-of-life tyres – thanks to the Tyre Stewardship Australia (TSA), the Australian Road Research Board (ARRB) and the Victorian Department of Transport (DoT). The…
Brembo acquires minority stake in Pirelli
Italian maker of braking systems Brembo has acquired an interest in tyre maker Pirelli. Through its parent company Nuova FourB, which is an investment company, Brembo now holds a 2.43% stake in Pirelli. Terms were not disclosed. By adopting a…
Covid-19: Continental stops activity at 40% of facilities globally; withdraws forecast for year
German technology/automotive company Continental has withdrawn its 2020 outlook withdrawn due to ongoing uncertainty regarding market development. Previously, Continental had anticipated consolidated sales for the current year of around EUR42.5 to EUR44.5 billion and an adjusted EBIT margin of around…
Momentive wins patent suit against China’s Ecopower
Momentive Performance Materials Inc says that a Chinese court has ruled that Ecopower (Yongxiu) New Materials Co. Limited’s and Ecopower (Guangzhou) New Materials Co. Limited’s manufacture and sale of a product was in violation of a Momentive patent for NXT…