Lanxess AG appointed Dr. Hubert Fink to the Board of Management, effective October 1st. The number of members of the Board of Management will thus increase from three to four. Fink currently heads the Advanced Industrial Intermediates business unit at…
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Los Prados Park installs with virgin rubber infills
Artificial turf company GreenFields USA will be filling the fields at Los Prados Park in San Mateo, California with virgin rubber infills. San Mateo selected GreenFields’ SlideMax XQ, utilizing a fiber that exceeds some of the most stringent wear tests…
Michelin named most ‘sustainable’ tyre maker
The Michelin Group is the top tyre maker for sustainable development, according to the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI survey RobecoSAM). The tyre maker scored 87/100 in the last rankings, up 4 points, and rose to the forefront of…
Self-healing tyre can be used after punctures
A cut or torn tyre usually means one thing — you have to buy a new one. But some day, that could change. For the first time, scientists have made tyre-grade rubber without the processing step — vulcanization — that…
Rubber planters without Aadhaar cards can still get subsisdy
Rubber planters who don’t have Aadhaar cards can still get subsidies from the Kerala government. Planters can register using other IDs from October 1 to 15 in their nearest Rubber Producers Society. Aadhaar is a 12 digit individual identification number…
Volkswagen CEO resigns amidst emissions scandal
Martin Winterkorn resigned as CEO of Volkswagen last September 20. The car company is facing a scandal after admitting they programmed its car to report false emission readings. The US Environmental Protection Agency and the California Air Resources Board (EPA…
Tire Rack tests three leading tyre brands discover the best
Independent tyre tester Tire Track tested Michelin, Kumho, and Yokohama SUV tyres to find out which one is best on different conditions. All tyres were almost equal in dry tracks and fuel consumption tests, but Michelin came out as the…
Rosneft and ChemChina sign partnership agreement
Ownership of the ChemChina Petrochemical Corporation (CCPC) and work together in the Far-East Russian petrol company Rosneft and China National Chemical Corporation (ChemChina) agreed to share Petrochemical Company (FEPCO). The documents were signed by the Chairman of Rosneft Management Board…
Rubber is one of the worst performing commodities
The past few months have seen a steady slump in rubber prices—making the commodity one of the worst performers of the year, according to Commodity Online. Tokyo rubber futures, for example have sunk 27% to a six-year low at…
Rubber Assembly proposes a common trading platform
Creating a common trading platform may be a way to strengthen rubber prices, according to Sheela Thomas, Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries Assembly (ANRPC) Secretary-General. ANRPC’s ministerial level meeting was held at Kuala Lumpur and the deliberations based on…