German firm Evonik says it is to install a new advanced high-efficiency gas and steam turbine power plant at Marl Chemical Park. The specialty chemicals group is thus, after more than 80 years, ending hard-coal based power and steam generation…
American Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (Goodyear) is to use rice husk ash (RHA) silica as a bio-alternative to traditional sand-based silica in the manufacture of their tyres. Goodyear first started production of rice-silica tyres using silica provided by Yihai…
German Huebner Group, which specialises in gangways and door sealing systems for buses and railway vehicles, is to supply silicone-based paneling elements for the interiors of the new A350 family of airplanes being built by European manufacturer Airbus. The deal…
Scandinavian Enviro Systems (Enviro), based in Sweden, and US’s Treadcraft Carbon will soon establish a plant for the recovery of used vehicle tyres – the two companies have signed a term sheet on the deal and will finalise the final…
Indian tyre-maker JK Tyre & Industries Ltd (JK Tyre) has opened its 500th outlet in the city of Muzaffarpur, Bihar. The Xpress Wheels outlet serves to provide JK Tyre’s exclusive customer service and consolidates the company’s presence in India’s tyre…
India’s JK Tyre & Industries (JK Tyre) has inaugurated its first retread centre in Pokhara, Nepal. The strategically-located retread centre is fitted with advanced technology/machinery and trained manpower to cater to the potentially demanding market of truck tyres and will…
Southern Thailand is currently wary of the pestalotiopsis disease (fungal disease) that could threaten their natural rubber (NR) plantations. The subject was discussed at a meeting by the International Rubber Consortium (IRCo) on August 16, 2019. Representatives of the board,…
US custom moulded rubber, plastic and sealing components maker Vanseal Corporation, along with sister companies Ritus Corporation and Classic Molding, has been acquired by Blue Point Capital Partners (BPCP). “This is an exciting new chapter for our engineering-driven platform, talented…
Norwegian silicones firm Elkem ASA has acquired Basel Chemie, a South Korean producer of specialty silicone gels for cosmetics and water repellents for the construction industry, for US$26.9 million. Elkem says the acquisition gives it access to leading technology in…
Chinese tyre maker Doublestar Group, which launched a scrap tyre pyrolysis plant in Henan Province to tackle pollution from waste tyre recycling, has started the initial operations of said plant.The US$49.3 million factory is able to process 100,000 tonnes of…