End-of-life-tyre recycler Pyrum Innovations has this year set up a wholly owned subsidiary Pyrum GreenFactory II to operate the second Pyrum plant in Saarland, as announced last year. It had at that time stated that the plant would be in…
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Kumho Tire ties up with Orion for sustainable tyre materials
South Korean tyre maker Kumho Tire has tied up with material supplier Orion to co-develop sustainable tyres and materials. The two companies will commence a research project to develop tyres using renewable feedstocks, such as plant-based oil and other bio-oils,…
Shenma to cater to nylon cord for tyres with facility in Thailand
China’s Shenma Industry, with its core business in nylon cord for tyres, is to invest around US$35 million to build a yarn factory in Thailand to side-step international trade barriers and better meet demand from overseas tyre suppliers, it says.…
Sailun rolls out first rubber track from Vietnam plant
China’s Sailun recently commemorated the successful launch of the first rubber track at its Vietnam plant in Tay Ninh province. In the presence of leaders from Sailun group centres, partners, and representatives of the Vietnam plant staff, the inaugural rubber…
Yokohama Rubber to invest US$62 mn in expansion at Philippines tyre plant
Japan’s Yokohama Rubber Co has announced its decision to expand the production capacity of Yokohama Tire Philippines, Inc. (YTPI), its passenger car tyre production and sales subsidiary in the Philippines. Yokohama Rubber plans to invest about 3.5 billion pesos (about…
Malaysia achieves forest certification for rubber plantation in Sabah
Against the back of recent European Union Deforestation-free regulations (EUDR) and other sustainably-centred concerns, the rubber sector in Malaysia has achieved a significant milestone with the inaugural Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) forest management (FM)/chain of custody (COC) certification of rubber…
Birla Carbon to build two facilities in Asia
Indian carbon black supplier Birla Carbon, one of the flagship businesses of Indian multinational conglomerate, the Aditya Birla Group, has announced the set up of two new carbon black manufacturing sites in Naidupet, Andhra Pradesh, India, and Rayong, Thailand. Each…
Orion completes air emissions projects; projects slower growth in 2024
Carbon black supplier Orion S.A. announced that it has completed upgrading its air emissions control technology at all four of its US carbon black plants – the biggest sustainability-related initiative in the company’s history. The company recently finished its final…
Michelin, IFPEN and Axens inaugurate demo unit for bioethanol-based butadiene in France
French tyre maker Michelin, research agency IFPEN and clean technology firm Axens have inaugurated what they say is the first industrial-scale demonstrator of a plant producing bio-based butadiene in France, at Michelin’s site in Bassens near Bordeaux. The demo unit…
Sigma/Momentive tie-up to advance silicone moulding
The partnership between the world market leader in LSR injection moulding simulation Sigma Engineering and manufacturer of silicone and silicone derivatives Momentive Performance Materials is good news for the silicone processing industry, the companies say. The challenge here is to…