Munich-based Wacker Group has opened a plant for manufacturing pyrogenic silica at its US site in Charleston, Tennessee. The facility has a production capacity of 13,000 tonnes/year and Wacker says it will use this output both for sales purposes and…
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Continental introduces ‘intelligent’ truck tyres for mixed-use
Continental Tire (Continental) has launched a series of three “intelligent” construction tyres for on-/off- and mixed-road applications. Each line is designed to offer high mileage, durability, traction and retreadability to heavy-duty vehicles and comes with tyre sensors for digital monitoring.…
Sibur enters into jv with Sinopec for NBR/SEBS production
Russian oil/petchem firm Sibur and China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec) signed a MOU to cooperate in nitrile butadiene rubber (NBR) production. The parties have agreed to set up a joint venture (jv) for the production of NBR with a capacity of 50 kilotonnes/year in China.…
Arlanxeo ramps up sales of EPDM rubbers produced in Saudi Arabia
Synthetic elastomers company Arlanxeo says it has successfully ramped-up its sales of EPDM (ethylene propylene diene monomer) rubber, produced in Saudi Arabia and being marketed under the brand name Keltan KSA, through the course of 2019. Marketing and sales of…
Synthomer opens acrylic dispersions facility in Germany
UK polymers supplier Synthomer has inaugurated its new 36,000 tonnes expansion to its acrylic dispersions production facility in Worms, Germany. The investment increases the site’s capacity in excess of 30% and its fully automated production facility significantly enhances the site’s…
Michelin to close German passenger car tyre plant as market value declines
The French Michelin Group will soon close their production facility in Bamberg, Germany, due to a sharp decline in global demand for premium passenger car tyres and unexpectedly strong competition from Asian manufacturers. While the Group has invested some US$66…
Chem-Trend steps up with release agents for rubber shoe soles
US-based Chem-Trend, a manufacturer of release agents, purging compounds, and other ancillary moulding products, has introduced a complete portfolio designed specifically for shoe sole manufacturers looking for innovative ways to improve production efficiency. Recently, the company has announced two new…
Accella Tire Fill, Carlisle Construction, changes name to Carlisle TyrFil
Carlisle TyrFil will be the new company name of US-based Carlisle (Carlisle) Construction Material’s polyurethane tyre fill business, Accella Tire Fill Systems. The brand provides global tyre flatproofing solutions for the OTR equipment market. The flagship product line, TyrFil flatproofing,…
Major technical challenges with rCB, says Cabot Corp. exec
Recycled carbon black (rCB) is an effective alternative filler in tyre compounds – however, there are significant limitations associated with replacing virgin carbon black with reclaimed pyrolysis carbon. Current technology produces a material that is not homogeneous due to the…
Petronas Chemicals completes acquisition of silicones supplier Da Vinci
Malaysia’s Petronas Chemicals Group Berhad (PCG) has completed the acquisition of Da Vinci Group B.V. (Da Vinci), widely known as BRB, after fulfilling the conditions required in the share purchase agreement to complete the acquisition of 100% of the shares…