The National Center for Asphalt Technology found that utilising ground tyre rubber powder in asphalt manufacturing won’t impact the performance of the rubber material.
Category: Technology
Chemtura and Caterpillar to develop urethane tyres
Chemtura and Caterpillar are working together to develop new applications designed for construction and mining equipments like urethane tyres.
JK launches new gloves in India
JK Ansell Ltd, a joint venture formed by Raymond Group and Ansell Ltd has launched a new brand of surgical gloves in India called the Gammex PF.
Sumitomo comes out with a new tyre manufacturing system
Japanese tyre and rubber company, Sumitomo Rubber Industries unveils a new tyre manufacturing system that will improve the company’s production.
Biotech firm develops renewable butadiene
GLOBAL Bioenergies SA, a French biotechnology company, received from Poland-based Synthos some EUR1.5 million (US$2 million) in funding to develop a biological process for converting plant material into butadiene, an oil-derived chemical used for producing synthetic rubber ( as well…
Sumitomo develops new tyre production technology
Sumitomo Industries develop a new tyre manufacturing system, the NEO-T01, created in the pursuit of ultra-high precision tyre production technology”.
Cabot rolls out new additive
Boston-based Cabot Corportation introduces a new fumed silica, the Cab-O-Sil Duramold 2150 which features high temperature vulcanising (HTV) silicone elastomer application.
Lanxess unveils mobility innovation in South Africa
German speciality chemicals company Lanxess helds its Mobility Day in South Africa for the first time.
GM and National Tyre Research Centre to develop new tyre technology
General Motors Co. (GM) and National Tyre Research Centre (NTRC) work together to develop a new tyre technology that can improve fuel-efficiency of tyres.
New rubber roller system to improve ginning
Scientists at the Ginning Training Centre (GTC) has unveiled a new technology that utilises rubber in the roller machine for ginning cotton.