The US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has lifted a 17-month import ban on gloves from Malaysian rubber glove maker Smart Glove, adding that the company has addressed its exploitative labour practices. Smart Glove in a statement said, “Effective April…
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Continental acquires printing business of Trelleborg
German tech firm Continental has fully acquired the printing technology business of Trelleborg, a company headquartered in Lodi Vecchio, Italy. This strategic step expands the technology company’s range of surface solutions in the field of printing technology at the same…
Nokian looks at downsizing heavy tyres ops; target of net-zero emissions at Romanian facility
Finland’s Nokian Heavy Tyres Ltd. says it has commenced “change negotiations to adapt production to the change in the market and demand situation”. The change negotiations concern the Nokia factory employees of Nokian Heavy Tyres Ltd., altogether some 160 people.…
LD Carbon opts for American pelletiser at rCB plant
South Korean recycler LD Carbon has opted for US-based Mars Mineral’s pelletising technology equipment. The latter will install the pin mixer technology at LD Carbon’s newest pyrolysis and recovered carbon black (rCB) facility. LD Carbon is a material industry company…
Goodyear completes EUR94 mn expansion at tyre plant in Slovenia
US-based tyre maker Goodyear’s branch in Slovenia, Goodyear Slovenia, has expanded production capacity by 25% and created 160 jobs as part of a EUR94 million investment at its plant in Kranj, in the north-west of the country. The expansion that…
Bridgestone turns to renewable energy at six tyre plants in Japan
Tyre maker Bridgestone Corporation says that it has successfully transitioned all the electricity purchased to renewable energy sources at six tyre and raw materials plants in Japan. The company has also began transitioning to renewable energy sources at two chemical…
Visolis/Ginkgo tie-up for bio-isoprene for making tyres/aviation fuel
In a bid to decarbonise tyre manufacturing, bio-based isoprene is being touted. Visolis, a company combining advanced bioengineering with chemical catalysis to provide sustainable, carbon-negative materials, has partnered with Ginkgo Bioworks, which is building the leading platform for cell programming…
ANRPC expects positive trend in NR market
In view of the recent developments and release of the latest outlook by International Monetary Fund (IMF), Malaysia-based Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries (ANRPC) has updated its outlook of global natural rubber (NR) market for this year. Global production…
Nexen Tire unveils tyre with 52% sustainable materials
South Korea’s Nexen Tire has unveiled its sustainable-material demonstration tyre composed of 52% sustainable materials as an example of the company’s activities in pursuit of sustainability. The tyre maker says its experts used current and emerging technologies to engineer a…
EU adopts new law on deforestation; Asian palm oil/rubber sectors affected
Despite protests from governments, the European Parliament has approved a deforestation regulation that requires mandatory due diligence from operators and traders selling and importing cattle, cocoa, coffee, oil palm, soya, rubber and wood into the EU. It says the new…