A new basketball court is being built in Hanover, Germany, to give children from the surrounding area a lively place to play, run and train. What is unique about it is that German tyre firm Continental is providing the necessary…
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NR price on downward trend; growth expected for demand
The global market produced about 1.435 million tonnes of natural rubber (NR) during October 2022, according to Kuala Lumpur-headquartered Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries (ANRPC) in its monthly report. It adds that about 87% of the production is attributed…
Kumho/Technip to produce recycled styrene-based rubber for tyres
South Korean chemical firm Kumho Petrochemical has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with French engineering service provider Technip Energies to work on waste polystyrene pyrolysis and recycled styrene monomers (RSM). An eco-friendly raw material obtained through thermal decomposition…
Trelleborg acquires automotive boots supplier in India
Polymer supplier Trelleborg Group has, through its business area Trelleborg Industrial Solutions, signed an agreement to acquire an operation specialising in automotive boots for the fast-growing Indian light vehicles market. The operation is part of the India-based privately owned company…
Birla Carbon to develop biocrude graphite for lithium-ion batteries
Indian carbon black supplier Birla Carbon is collaborating with NC State University, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Ensyn, The Battery Innovation Center (BIC), and Yale University, to develop and scale-up the production of biocrude-derived graphite for lithium-ion batteries –…
Apollo and Continental Tires to use Tyromer’s ELT rubber
Tyre-to-tyre recycling represents in many cases the most direct and energy efficient way to reuse what is still largely considered and treated as a waste. Tyre rubber compound accounts for over 80% of the CO2 emission from raw material production…
Marangoni sets up franchisee in North India
Italian retreading specialist Marangoni Group, that started its franchising operations in India in mid-2018, has established what it says is its first exclusive franchisee in North India. The business, Manoj Tyres, an existing retreader at Kanpur, one of the largest…
Hainan Rubber to acquire stake in Halcyon Agri
China Hainan Rubber, a state-owned holding company in China listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange, has made a cash offer to acquire 574.2 million shares in the capital of Singapore-listed Halcyon Agri Corporation for approximately US$180.9 million. The number of shares…
Michelin and Bridgestone see demand for up to 1 mn tonnes of RCB in 2030
In a joint appeal, tyre manufacturers Michelin and Bridgestone believe that there is the potential for an annual total market of up to 1 million tonnes of recovered carbon black by 2030. The appeal was made at the Smithers Recovered…
Bridgestone awarded US$35 mn from USDA for guayule production
Bridgestone Americas says it has been awarded a US$35 million climate-smart grant by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) to further cultivate and scale the use of desert shrub guayule as a sustainable way to expand natural rubber production in…