In the desert of Sonora, close to the biggest copper open-pit mining of Mexico and one of the largest in the world, Italian retreading technology firm TRM has delivered what it says is “the most modern OTR plant” to Kal…
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Bridgestone’s first at-scale use of rCB in tyre production to shape rubber industry
Bridgestone Americas Inc. is to be an end-user of recovered carbon black (rCB), following its plans to use some 6.800 tonnes of rCB by the end-2020. The partnership with resource recovery company, Delta Energy Group (DEG) will lead to a…
Sailun, Cooper Tire celebrate first tyre at Vietnam tyre JV
Cooper Tire & Rubber and joint venture partner Sailun Vietnam, a subsidiary of China’s Sailun Group, have recently celebrated production of a first tyre at their US$280 million ACTR facility at Phuoc Dong Industrial Park, near Ho Chi Minh City.…
Cabot breaks ground on Indonesian carbon black expansion project
US firm Cabot Corporation has broken ground on its previously announced carbon black capacity expansion project in Cilegon, Indonesia. This phase of the project will add approximately 80,000 tonnes/year of additional production capacity and is expected to be completed in…
Birla Carbon, Chasm ink deal to develop nanotube-enhanced carbons
Global manufacturer/supplier of carbon black, Birla Carbon, has entered a partnership with Chasm Advanced Materials, a similarly renowned manufacturer/developer of printed electronics and battery materials, to design new, hybrid nanomaterials – the companies will share research and engineering resources on…
Bridgestone India to merge with the EMEA SBU come January 2020
Bridgestone India has recently announced the merger of its strategic business unit (SBU) with the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) SBU from January 1st, 2020, in line with ongoing transformation based on digitalisation opportunities. Segregating the business from the…
ITRC members estimate nearly 800kt decline in NR production
Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia, members of the International Tripartite Rubber Council (ITRC) and global producers of rubber, have reported a significant decline in natural rubber (NR) production due to the widespread fungal Pestalotiopsis disease, which has affected hectares of rubber…
Toyo Tires develops sixth-gen Noair tyre design; fares better than conventional tyres
The development of Noair, Toyo Tires’ sixth-generation airless tyre technology, is progressing smoothly as it defies the needs of conventional tyres, which are typically filled with air for weight-bearing and to absorb impacts. Airless tyres instead use special high-rigidity resin…
Lassa Tyres to ramp up production at Turkish smart tyre plant
Turkish tyre company Lassa Tyres (Lassa) is to raise output at its US$300 million Aksaray smart tyre plant, which has already “reached important production figures in less than a year.” Established in 2018 by Brisa Bridgestone Sabanc? Tyre Manufacturing, the…
Hexpol to shut down Kardoes Rubber subsidiary in east Alabama by end-2019
The Kardoes Rubber manufacturing site in La Fayette, Alabama, owned by Swedish rubber compounder Hexpol, is expected to close by December 31, 2019 according to a recent Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) list issued by the US Department of…