According to global advocacy organisation Mighty Earth, an investigation by European multilingual news website Voxeurop into a “sustainable” rubber project by French tyre giant Michelin and Indonesian partner conglomerate Barito Pacific has led to fresh allegations of widespread deforestation, wildlife…
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Troester expands to India with new subsidiary
To grow within the Indian market, German rubber machinery maker Troester has set up a new subsidiary Troester India Pvt Ltd based in Chennai (Tamil Nadu) to focus on expanding the rubber business unit. India is a steady growing market…
Bolder ties up in partnerships for European tyre recycling facility
US-based Bolder Industries, the circular solutions provider for rubber, plastics, and petrochemical industries, has announced partnerships with Antea Group, Cyclops, and OSQB as Bolder establishes its global footprint with its first European facility at the NextGen District in the Port of Antwerp, Belgium. These partnerships…
Dayco to build facility for drive belts in Mexico
Engine product and drive systems manufacturer for the automotive, heavy-duty, and industrial market segment Dayco, has announced a major investment in a new manufacturing facility in San Luis Potosi in Mexico, to produce its globally recognised original equipment quality drive belts. “This is…
Rubber centre for skills training for auto sector in Pune
In a significant push to skills training in the field of rubber, the Auto Cluster Development and Research Institute (ACDRI) in Pune, India, will soon have a Centre of Excellence for Rubber Industrial Skill Development. The Rubber Chemical & Petrochemical…
Sumitomo Rubber reveals vulcanisation of sulphur/NR for making tyres
Sumitomo Rubber Industries says that as a result of joint research undertaken with Professor Yoshitaka Ishii of Tokyo Institute of Technology and Visiting Researcher Muneki Ouchi of RIKEN, it has shed new light “on the mysteries surrounding the vulcanisation process…
Goodyear to focus on motorcycle tyres in France
US tyre maker Goodyear is planning to move light-truck tyre production out of its Montlucons factory and convert capacity at that plant solely to motorcycle tyres with an investment of EUR16 million. It also said Goodyear France S.A. has opened…
Wastefront awarded grant for tyre-derived oil project
Norwegian waste tyre recycling company Wastefront As has been awarded a EUR2 million grant to develop a catalyst-based oil purification process. The grant from Eureka Eurostars – a funding-programme for business collaborations in commercialising innovative products – was awarded to Hyfuel,…
Nokian Tyres to build car tyre factory in Romania
Nokian Tyres recently shared plans to invest EUR650 million in a new passenger car tyre factory in Romania. With a capacity of 6 million tyres/year, the Romanian plant is set to replace some of the lost output from Nokian’s now…
Cabot expands elastomer portfolio for tyre/rubber applications
US chemical firm Cabot Corporation says it has expanded its Engineered Elastomer Composites (E2C) product line with the launch of two new products, FX9570 and EX9620 solutions. These solutions provide rubber manufacturers with additional options to design products for high…