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Michelin claims world’s first rCB-tyres for road use

French tyre maker Michelin, the principal owner of end-of-life tyre recycler Scandinavian Enviro Systems, claims it is the first tyre manufacturer in the world to unveil tyres with a high proportion of environmentally sustainable materials of up to 58% that have been approved for use on ordinary…

RJA: K2022 show highlights

Machinery Momentive Performance Materials will have flameretardant, dark grey LSR grades NL6830FR and NL6850FR that meet the UL94-V0 requirements at 1 mm thickness for the production of hard-soft composites, and grades that crosslink at low temperature, for the production of…

Cariflex breaks ground on world’s largest US$350 mn IR latex plant in Singapore

Polyisoprene rubber latex supplier for medical end markets, like surgical gloves, Cariflex Pte has broken ground for Singapore’s first polyisoprene latex plant on a 6.1 hectares site in Jurong Island, Singapore. Said to be the world’s largest polyisoprene latex plant, the investment of US$350 million will cater to global customers in medical and…