Japan’s Mitsui & Co. and Canadian tyre supplier Kal Tire have reached basic agreement on the joint establishment of a recycling business for mining tyres. The business will recycle mining tyres using thermal conversion technology to recycle scrap tyres currently…
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VMI opens global remote monitoring service centres
Dutch tyre manufacturing machinery maker VMI has launched three remote-monitored technical support centres, which it says will provide “consistent service to customers globally”. The company said that three helpdesk units in Yantai, Shandong Province, China; Ape, Netherlands and Ohio, US; Will…
GRI opens corporate office in the US
Sri Lankan tyre firm GRI, which has enjoyed an established presence in the US for some time, has announced the opening of its corporate office in the US, located at Research Triangle Park (RTP) in North Carolina, to primarily provide…
Teijin develops tyre cord from RF-free adhesive and rPET
Teijin Frontier Co., Teijin Group’s fibres and products converting company, says that it has developed an eco-friendly tyre cord made from an adhesive that does not contain resorcinol formaldehyde (RF), which is harmful to the human body and the environment, and also incorporates a…
Bridgestone invests further in Brazilian tyre plant
Bridgestone Brazil has announced an additional investment in its tyre production plant in Camaçari, in the state of Bahia, Brazil. Keeping up with the growing market demand for high-performance tyres, the company is investing more than R$270 million in the…
Malaysia’s production of gloves to be sustained, says MARGMA
As the largest producer of gloves in the world, with a market share of 65% of global demand, Malaysia will continue to lead in innovative production of medical examination and surgical gloves, according to the Malaysian Rubber Glove Manufacturers Association…
Synthos to reduce ESBR production by 30%
Due to growing costs, synthetic rubber maker Synthos says that it can no longer operate its Emulsion-SBR (ESBR) production at full capacity in light of current developments in connection with natural gas supplies from Russia to Europe and the resulting…
Tokai Carbon to construct carbon black plant in Thailand
Japan’s Tokai Carbon is to construct a new plant of its consolidated subsidiary Thai Tokai Carbon Product Co. (TCP) in Sriracha, Thailand. TCP was established in 1989 and has been engaged in the production and sale of carbon black, which…
Sustainability of NR hinges on increased investments in R&D
Natural Rubber (NR) is an indispensable raw material for the global economy. Tyres account for the largest share of the world market and use a combination of NR and synthetic rubber (SR) to achieve the desired performance and durability. The…
Bridgestone and AWS tie-up for mobility solutions
Tyre maker Bridgestone Corporation says that the company is using Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS) as its strategic cloud provider in support of the company’s sustainable mobility solutions. Using AWS Internet of Things (IoT), machine learning, and analytics/business intelligence services, Bridgestone will…