Global Japanese chemical company Asahi Kasei and Japanese synthetic rubber producer JSR Corporation are ramping up production of next-generation rubber for high-performance tyres in line with the rising demand expected to stem from the increase in electric vehicles. The new…
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Finisterre to recycle discarded synthetic rubber wetsuits into new ones
UK-based cold water surfing apparel company Finisterre is the first in the world to launch a design project to produce new wetsuits made from discarded ones made from synthetic rubber in a move aimed to cut back on the chemical…
Hartalega to build three new plants worth RM900 mn by 2020
Malaysian OEM glove manufacturer and global supplier Hartalega Holdings is investing RM900 million (US$210.26 million) to build three new plants by 2020 in order to keep up with rising global demand as fast developing economies such as China and India…
AIRIA awards Gold Seal Group’s Pilloo Aga with top rubber industry honour
Gold Seal Group’ financial director, Pilloo Aga, has received the ‘Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Indian Rubber Industry’, considered as a top industry honour, from the All India Rubber Industries Association (AIRIA). Gold Seal Group is an India-based exporter…
Lubrizol LifeSciences grows Vesta silicone operations with US$10 mn funding
Lubrizol Corporation’s LifeSciences business unit, a total solutions provider for medical and pharmaceutical manufacturers, is investing US$10 million to significantly expand and strengthen the silicone operations of Vesta, a leading medical device contract manufacturer and a part of Lubrizol LifeSciences.…
Wacker adds two new labs for polymer, silicones in its Dubai technical centre
Germany-based global chemicals company Wacker Chemie AG is expanding its presence in Middle East and Africa (MEA) with the addition of two new laboratories in its “Dubai Silicon Oasis” (DSO) technology park. The center of excellence located in the technical…
Rubber price not reflective of fundamentals, says IRCO
According to the International Rubber Consortium (IRCo), as a result of a joint meeting between Senior Officers of the International Tripartite Rubber Council (ITRC) and Board of Directors of the IRCo, it has been concluded that the current price of Natural Rubber (NR) is…
Local natural rubber growers in India aim to raise production
With the imposition of anti-dumping duties against Chinese tyres by the Indian central government, local natural rubber (NR) growers are looking to increase their rubber production. It is pointed out that the import of 100,000tyres is equivalent to the consumption…
Pyrolyx AG begins construction of state-of-the-art rCB plant in the US
Pyrolyx AG, a Germany-based world leader in the extraction of recovered carbon black (rCB) from end-of-life tyres, is starting construction on its state-of-the-art rCBplant in Terre Haute, Indiana, USA. Following its completion, the plant in Terre Haute will be the…
ExxonMobil buys Lion’s facility in Baton Rouge
US chemicals firm ExxonMobil Chemical has acquired synthetic rubber maker Lion Copolymer Services’s facility, which is located adjacent to its Baton Rouge facility, for US$5.6 million. The sale includes three tracts of land spanning 94 acres. Lion Copolymer, which purchased the plant from East…