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…
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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…
Nokian introduces concept tyre made of 93% recycled materials
Nokian Tyres says it has introduced its “most” sustainable tyre, the Nokian Tyres Green Step concept tyre consisting of 93% of the materials either recycled or renewable. It moves the company even closer to its goal: by the year 2030,…
Kumho/Blatco to set up tyre plant in Saudi Arabia
South Korea’s Kumho Tire, a subsidiary of China’s Doublestar, has tied up with Saudi Arabia’s Blatco (Black Arrow Tire Co.) to establish a factory in Riyadh for tyre production, since currently there is no tyre production in Saudi Arabia. This was part of the…
Enviro receives pyrolysis oil order from US oil company
Scandinavian tyre recycler Enviro Systems has received a recovered pyrolysis oil order worth US$300,000 from the subsidiary of a leading US oil company. The oil will be used for production tests at a European oil refinery owned by the oil company. Completion of the transaction…