US carbon black maker Cabot Corporation says it is joining other leading companies in the global movement to align its sustainability agenda with the Paris Climate Agreement to achieve net zero emissions by 2050. This ambition demonstrates Cabot’s ongoing commitment to…
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Tatneft/KazMunayGas set up jv for US$1 bn BR project
In line with its plans to produce butadiene rubber (BR) in Kazakhstan, Russian oil/gas firm PJSC Tatneft has tied up in a joint venture with Kazakhstan state-owned oil/gas firm KazMunayGas for the implementation of the US$1 billion project to produce butadiene and BR. The plans…
Glove sector gains an upper hand in PPE market
Consumption for rubber gloves has gone up amid workplace safety concerns and the management of emerging infectious diseases like the recent Covid-19 pandemic. Meanwhile, the nitrile butadiene rubber market has responded positively with improved supply. Growing reliance on PPE, a…
Bridgestone consolidates its plants for advanced chemical products in Japan
Bridgestone Corporation announced that it will consolidate its plants for advanced chemical products in Japan, which are now manufactured in nine plants, namely, Kita-Kanto, Totsuka, Komaki, Mie, Yoshida, Tosu, Shikoku, Gifu, and Gotemba, owned by its group company, Bridgestone Diversified…
Rubber sector still faces tight supply, wider consumption-production gap- report
Rain is thought to bring good luck and blessings, but some rubber farmers in Asia’s major rubber-growing regions would rather avoid it. The global supply of NR is expected to remain tight in the short term, according to ANRPC’s Market…
Michelin aims for 80% eco-adhesive in tyres by 2025
French tyre maker Michelin’s subsidiary ResiCare, a specialist in adhesive solutions, is said to be helping Michelin to achieve its ambitions beyond tyres, to produce high-performance adhesive resins free of toxic molecules and made from biobased raw materials. Michelin’s ambition is…
Asahi Kasei to produce SSBR using waste plastic-based butadiene from Shell
Asahi Kasei has concluded an agreement with Shell Eastern Petroleum Ltd regarding the supply of butadiene derived from plastic waste and biomass. Asahi Kasei plans to begin producing and marketing sustainable solution-polymerised styrene-butadiene rubber (SSBR) using the sustainable butadiene at…
GRT Rubber acquires Valley Rubber; to benefit from crossover business
US engineered rubber products maker GRT Rubber Technologies has acquired compatriot US-based Valley Rubber, a manufacturer of custom rubber solutions for tough mining and industrial applications. The two manufacturers will join forces to share resources, end-market expertise and expand their…
Nokian Tyres running three-shift production at facility
Finnish tyre maker Nokian Tyres is increasing its production capacity for passenger car tyres significantly at the Finnish factory by moving into an uninterrupted three-shift system. With this capacity increase, approximately 80 new jobs will be created for the passenger…
Tafneft to use Versalis technology for new rubber plants
Russia’s PJSC Tatneft has signed a license and engineering agreement with Italian chemical firm Versalis relating to technologies for the production of nitrile butadiene rubber (NBR) and carboxylate styrene butadiene rubber latexes (XSBR). This is the next step in Tatneft’s development of its petrochemical…