Finnish industrial machinery maker Metso has concluded the union negotiations at its Trelleborg rubber and Poly-Met factory in Sweden, announced in November 2023. It says that “after carefully evaluating the supply chain operations at a regional and global level from…
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Wacker to expand silicones production to Czech Republic
German silicones supplier Wacker Chemie says it intends to further expand its silicone specialty business and is reorganising its production facilities in Europe. For example, a new production site for silicones is to be built in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic.…
Toyoda Gosei enhances technical capacity in India
Auto parts supplier Toyoda Gosei Co says it has relocated and enlarged its existing engineering and sales office to the new Toyoda Gosei Technical Centre India, a branch office of Toyoda Gosei Minda India, in Manesar, Haryana. The office that…
YRC sets up Vietnamese tyre sales company via spin-off
Japan’s Yokohama Rubber Co (YRC) has spun off the sales unit of its Vietnam tyre production and sales subsidiary Yokohama Tyre Vietnam Inc. (YTVI) into a new dedicated sales company, Yokohama Tyre Sales Vietnam Co., Ltd. (YTSV). YTSV will begin…
Sailun to set up first North American factory
Tyre maker Sailun Tire has announced that it will enter a joint venture and invest in the construction of a new factory in Mexico. This joint venture agreement will be between Sailun Singapore, a wholly owned company established in Singapore…
Sibur starts up HBR facility in Russia; export to Asian countries
The only domestic maker of halobutyl rubbers (HBR), Russian petchem firm Sibur’s Nizhnekamskneftekhim completed the upgrade of its HBR capacities, ramping them up by one third, from 150 to 200 kilotoones. Sibur now accounts for 25% of butyl rubber and…
Bridgestone sells Russian assets to S8
Tyre maker Bridgestone’s European subsidiary has announced the sale of its Russian assets to S8 Capital, a Russian diversified holding company. The deal has received all necessary regulatory approvals. The agreement includes a tyre manufacturing plant in Ulyanovsk and a…
ZC Rubber’s 5G digital factory gears up to meet robust PCR tyres demand
ZC Rubber (Zhongce Rubber Group Co, Ltd) has inaugurated the first PCR tyre produced at its newly built high-performance radial tyre green 5G digital factory in Qiantang District, Hangzhou. The ceremony was attended by Shen Jinrong, Chairman of ZC Rubber,…
Continental opens new hq in Germany
Technology firm Continental recently officially opened its new corporate headquarters in Hanover, Germany. The campus on Hans-Böckler-Allee marks a further milestone for the technology company in its more than 150-year history. “We have created a place where our vision, values…
Continental uses carbon black from recycled tyres in new forklift tyres
Tyre maker Continental is using carbon black from recycled racing tyres in its production of solid tyres. To this end, a total of 300 CrossContact Extreme E racing tyres were processed using a special pyrolysis process. With this initiative, the…