Singapore-headquartered intergovernmental rubber group, International Rubber Study Group (IRSG), is inviting academicians, young economists and researchers to submit rubber-related economic research under the hashtag #IRSGforResearch. This year, the theme the association has selected is “How can rubber smallholders achieve sustainable…
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Goodyear launches space experiment to enhance tyre performance
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Goodyear) will launch to the International Space Station (ISS) US National Laboratory in late July 2019 with the SpaceX CRS-18 to evaluate and improve their tyres. Goodyear will test tyre components, particularly the formation…
Arlanxeo to set up R&D centre in Saudi Arabia; collaborates with Dhahran Techno Valley
Synthetic rubber materials firm Arlanxeo’s next phase of its growth plans will be to expand its R&D efforts into Saudi Arabia, by setting up a technical R&D centre focused on elastomers in Dhahran Techno Valley Company (DTVC), Saudi Arabia. Arlanxeo,…
Rubber City to be developed by Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand
Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand – world-leading producers of natural rubber – will collaborate to develop a Rubber City within the Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand Growth Triangle (IMT-GT) region. The foursites: Kedah in Malaysia, Songkhla in Thailand, and Tanjung Api-Api and Sei Mangkei Special…
Enviro still in talks for tyre recycling plants in the US and Denmark
Scandinavian Enviro Systems (Enviro) is continuing its negotiations with an American, a Canadian and a Danish company to establish local plants for tyre recycling based on Enviro’s technology. The previously communicated deadline for when the agreement was to be completed…
Rubber chemicals allow for safe protection in tyres against oxidation
Sunlight and oxygen are vital for humans, but harmful to rubber, therefore speciality chemicals firm Lanxess offers an extensive range of antioxidants and antiozonants to prevent various types of aging in synthetic and natural rubber products. These products can be…
Hexpol acquires Preferred Compounding for over US$230 mn
Swedish Hexpol Group has acquired rubber compounder Preferred Compounding (Preferred) from US-based Audax Group, for approximately US$232 million, on a cash- and debt-free basis. The acquisition aligns with Hexpol’s market strategy for enhanced global capacity and competence in advanced polymer…
Orion to expand specialty CB capacity in Germany
International carbon black (CB) supplier Orion Engineered Carbons (Orion) is to expand its Cologne plant in Germany, for the highly-reinforced Gas Blacks production, in response to global market demands for water-borne and solvent-borne coatings. Orion’s Gas Blacks feature fine and…
Evonik to present process additive for improved rubber recycling
German Evonik Industries is upping the ante on rubber recycling with a unique process additive, Vestenamer, which turns waste rubber into a durable material for applications in road construction, playgrounds, sports tracks and others. The Vestenamer granules, manufactured in Marl…
Elysium Nordic applies for building permit, approval for new plant
Elysium Nordic, an upcoming recycling plant, has applied for a building permit and environmental approval from Nyborg municipality in southern Denmark. The joint project between Windspace and Enviro started just over a year ago after a MoU and lease agreement…