Carlton Forest Renewables has offered its support to the Tyre Recovery Association (TRA) as they work towards a shared objective for the responsible recovery of used tyres as the date for the opening of the UK’s first continuous pyrolysis plant…
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Michelin acquires Allopneus to consolidate e-commerce presence
French tyre maker Michelin has acquired 100% ownership of Allopneus SAS, the French firm involved in sales and tyre fitting online for private individuals. Since 2015, Michelin had held 40% of the capital of the company, founded in 2004 by…
Goodyear, Plus collaborate on autonomous trucks’ efficiency
US-domiciled Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company forms a strategic partnership with Plus (formerly Plus.ai), a California-headquartered global provider of self-driving truck technology to deliver efficient, autonomous trucking solutions. The Goodyear portfolio of services, which includes connected tyres aim to improve…
Vizient, Sri Trang Gloves agree to improve supply for nitrile gloves
Vizient, a US healthcare performance improvement company, and Sri Trang Gloves, a Thailand-based global glove manufacturer, have agreed to improve supply of chemo-rated nitrile exam gloves as part of the Vizient Novaplus Enhanced Supply programme. The agreement is expected to…
Bridgestone, Fisker gear up sustainable mobility goal with partnership
Bridgestone, a global tyres and rubber company, and California-based EV maker, Fisker are partnering up to advance their goals for sustainable mobility solutions. Fisker has selected Bridgestone as the exclusive tyre partner for its Fisker Ocean all-electric SUV, which will…
Minnesota Rubber and Plastics plans to establish new innovation centre
Minnesota Rubber and Plastics, a US-based provider of highly engineered elastomer and thermoplastic solutions for the medical device market is building a 9,000-sq ft state-of-the-art innovation Centre adjacent to the company’s corporate headquarters in Plymouth. The new facility aims to provide…
Synthomer retains capability amid market gloom
Synthomer, a British chemicals company that develops and markets polymers used in a wide range of industries had shared that it experienced a “decline in profitability and utilisation across its SBR (styrene-butadiene rubber) network”, which led to consultation processes with…
Continental to use recycled PET Bottles in tyres
Continental is using reprocessed polyester derived from recycled plastic bottles in its tyre production by 2022. The new sustainable polyester yarn will be obtained from polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles by a mechanical process and will be used in the construction…
Kumho Petrochemical produces rubber compounds from rice bran
(Aug 06, 2021) South Korean chemicals maker Kumho Petrochemical has developed a sustainable rubber compound from rice mill by-product. According to Kumho Petrochemicals, it is producing silica from rice bran extracts. The eco-friendly silica is used for improving the fuel efficiency, braking…
Rain Carbon launches rubber lab at its production facility in Germany
US-headquartered carbon-based products and advanced materials producer Rain Carbon has opened a state-of-the-art rubber lab at its distillation and advanced materials facility in Duisburg, Germany. The US$1.3 million lab comprises a complete processing line, starting with a rubber bale cutter, continuing with…