After two years of construction, German machinery company KraussMaffei has moved to its new plant, from Hanover to Laatzen. Covering 97,000 sq m, it offers space for up to 750 workplaces for the production of extrusion systems and recycling equipment for…
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Lion to invest US$22 mn in EPDM expansion in US
Synthetic rubber manufacturer Lion Elastomers has invested US$22 million to construct a new multi-level production building housing two new finishing lines at its manufacturing facility in Ascension Parish. The expansion will increase production capacity at the plant, which supports the…
IRSG and NTU Singapore collaborate on sustainability research for rubber
To understand how climate change is impacting the rubber industry, International Rubber Study Group (IRSG), an inter-governmental organisation based in Singapore, is collaborating with Nanyang Technological University (NTU) to conduct research activities on the economic and social impacts of climate change on the…
Vipal launches new tread made in Argentina
Latin American tyre retreader Vipal Rubber has launched the VT860, which will be manufactured in Argentina and serve different regions of the international market. It is a new design option developed by Vipal for off-the-road use in the heavy work of compact tractors, such as…
Bridgestone to commercialise NR from guayule by 2030
Tyre maker Bridgestone Americas says it is taking a pivotal next step in its drive to commercialise the woody desert shrub, guayule, as a domestic source of natural rubber (NR), and as a more environmentally sustainable crop in America’s drought-stricken desert southwest,…
Continental uses “responsibly sourced” NR from Indonesia in bicycle tyres
Since July 2022, all newly produced tyres in German firm Continental’s “Gravity” mountain bike product range feature responsibly sourced natural rubber (NR) from a project in West Kalimantan, Indonesia. Together with its partners, Continental says it is demonstrating through this…
Birla Carbon selects Aspen software for nine sites
Software firm Aspen Technology says that carbon black supplier Birla Carbon is scaling its deployment of AspenTech’s software across nine sites globally. Birla Carbon operations extend across 12 countries, on five continents, with 16 manufacturing facilities, for a combined capacity of…
Auto parts in Mercedes to use ELT-pyrolysis oil from Pyrum/BASF
End-of-life tyres (ELT) recycler Pyrum Innovations is closing material cycles together with German materials firm BASF SE and auto maker Mercedes-Benz, in line with Mercedes’s target to increase the share of recycled materials in its passenger car fleet to an average…
Bridgestone invests US$550 mn in TBR tyre plant expansion in US
Bridgestone Americas has announced a major expansion and modernisation of its Warren County, Tennessee Truck and Bus Radial (TBR) tyre plant located in Morrison. The US$550 million investment will add 380 new jobs and expand the plant’s existing footprint by 850,000 sq ft to support…
Reclaimed rubber market growth at US$3 bn by 2032; Asia to dominate
The global reclaimed rubber market is set to witness an impressive growth rate of 10.9% over the forecasted years and anticipated to reach a valuation of around US$3.25 billion by the end of year 2032 from the current valuation of…