Momentive Performance Materials Inc., a global leader in silicones and advanced materials, will introduce a new silicone-based gel product for the cosmetic industry at the in-cosmetics Global show in London from April 4 to 6. The innovative silicone-based, cross polymer…
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IKO’s Blair Rubber, Hyload Inc. acquire waterproofing company Elastikote LLC
Rubber tank linings manufacturer Blair Rubber and its sister company, roofing and waterproofing company Hyload Inc., have acquired Smithville, Ohio-based Elastikote LLC’s brand and assets. While the companies are not direct competitors, they do operate within related areas of the…
Hexpol on acquisition trail in Europe/US
Swedish compounder Hexpol has acquired Trelleborg’s Rubber Compounding unit in Czech Republic. It acquired 100% of Trelleborg Material & Mixing Lesina s.r.o from the Trelleborg Group. “The acquisition is a very good complement to Hexpol Compounding in Europe and broadens…
Indonesia, France partner to develop sustainable natural rubber
Indonesia and France are partnering with each other to develop sustainable natural rubber across plantations in Indonesia through joint social and environmental studies. The US$270,000 partnership agreement was signed by French Development Agency (AFD) and Royal Lestari Utama (RLU), an…
China’s Vanlead Group signs deal with Enviro for tyre recycling plant
signed a memorandum of understanding with Scandinavian Enviro Systems AB (Enviro), which develops products for recycling used car tyres, to develop a turn-key recycling plant in China. “Vanlead wants to take the initiative in the industry and use Enviro’s reclaimed…
BST eltromat, LAP sign laser systems deal for tyre manufacturing industry
Germany-based machine visions and process control systems manufacturer BST eltromat International GmbH and laser measurement systems manufacturer LAP GmbH Laser Applikationen have entered into a sales cooperation that will expand LAP’s sales channels for their servo driven laser systems in…
Tyre manufacturers, suppliers participate in Tyrexpo, GarageXpo Asia 2017
Tyrexpo Asia 2017 and GarageXpo Asia 2017, held from 21-23 March, at the Singapore Expo, ended on a high note with positive feedback from the thousands of visitors and hundreds of exhibitors from numerous countries all over the world. The…
US researchers improve guayule plant to enhance rubber output
Researchers from the Agricultural Research Service (ARS), the principal in-house research agency of the US Department of Agriculture, have successfully improved the guayule plant in order to enhance its rubber output. Rubber is usually made from petroleum or from the…
India’s NR production set to exceed Rubber Board’s target for 2016-17
India’s natural rubber (NR) production in 2016-17 is expected to exceed the 654,000-tonne target set by the Rubber Board for the fiscal year as output rises nearly 18% to 622,200 tonnes until February 2017 from a year ago. The consumption…
Rubber Board, Kudumbasree form women labour groups for rubber industry
India’s Rubber Board is collaborating with Kudumbasree Mission, an all-women self-help group, to form women labour groups under the Rubber Producers’ Societies to increase the participation of women in the rubber tapping sector across the state of Kerala. Out of…