Carbon black supplier Cabot Corporation says that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of Tokai Carbon (Tianjin) Co., Ltd from Tokai Carbon Group. The acquisition expands Cabot’s manufacturing capacity to support the growth of its battery materials product line,…
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Pirelli adjusting costs against Ukraine/Russia conflict
Against the back of the Ukraine/Russia conflict, Italian tyre maker Pirelli has reassured it is taking steps to offset higher costs as well as the impact of the crisis, and had a contingency plan ready were the situation to worsen. Pirelli…
Cabot expands elastomer composites to retreading of OTR tyres
Carbon black manufacturer Cabot Corporation has expanded its Engineered Elastomer Composites (E2C) product line for use in retreading applications for off-the-road (OTR) tyres. Enabled by propriety process technology that mixes reinforcing carbons into elastomers, E2C solutions for the OTR tyre retreading application are…
Yokohama Rubber boosts hose production capacities at Ibaraki plant; restructures auto hose production in US, MX
Yokohama Rubber Co, a Japanese tyre manufacturer, is increasing production capacity at its Ibaraki Plant for high-pressure hydraulic hoses. The installation of a new line for spiral wire hoses, which are mostly used in construction machinery, is expected to expand…
Sustainable shoes steps up with dandelion rubber
Dandelion rubber is excellent for more than just tyres. The revolutionary renewably sourced rubber is being used in sustainable footwear. Cole Haan, an American shoe company, has unveiled its new Generation Zerogrand casual shoe line, which features dandelion rubber. The…
Bridgestone in joint tie-up for chemical recycling of tyres
Tyre company Bridgestone Corporation has launched a joint R&D program with the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tohoku University, ENEOS Corporation and JGC Holdings Corporation. This program is aimed at developing chemical recycling technologies that utilise used…
Philippine rubber farmers receive agri aid to boost output
In the province of Zamboanga Sibugay, four agrarian reform beneficiary organisations (ARBOs) involved in rubber tree farming got bags and sacks of fertilizers and pesticides worth Php 2.8 million to help them improve their production. ARBOs include the Timbabauan Agrarian…
Synthos moves to next phase of bio-butadiene production
Polish synthetic rubber maker Synthos says that it has reached a major milestone in the development of advanced bio-butadiene technology. After completing a successful feasibility study in 2021, Synthos, technology firm Lummus Technology and its Green Circlebusiness have concluded that…
Hong Seng and Mitsui tie up for NBR plant in Malaysia
Malaysia’s Hong Seng Consolidated Bhd and Japanese global trading and investment firm Mitsui & Co Ltd’s subsidiary Mitsui & Co (Malaysia) are to form a partnership to set up Hong Seng’s 960 kilotonne/year-nitrile butadiene latex (NBR) plant at Kedah Rubber…
Trelleborg starts up two-wheeler jv tyre facility in India
Trelleborg Wheel Systems and its Indian joint venture partner have started trial production of two-wheeler tyres in a factory constructed in Bharuch, Gujarat. Trial production began in December 2021, ahead of the projected start of commercial production in the first…