UK-based Maclellan Rubber has recently expanded the colour options on its food-grade rubber moulded sheets, to enable full traceability and track usage across different sections of food production. Including colours of red, blue, green, and yellow, the rubber sheets have…
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Recycling: Tyre sector tackles circularity of rubber
Also, download this story from the electronic issue here Processing of scrap tyres as viable source of energy, fuel, and materials for key applications is gaining traction in the rubber industry, says Angelica Buan in this report. Annually, more than 1.5…
Toyo to expand US tyre production facility
Japan’s Toyo Tire (Toyo) is to again expand its 13-year-old North American tyre plant in rural Bartow County, Georgia. The company will invest some US$65 million for the project, which will involve installing new manufacturing equipment to boost the annual…
China’s Maxtrek Tyres breaks ground on Malaysian plant
Kuantan, on the eastern coast of Malaysia, will be home to Maxtrek Tyre’s first car/truck tyre plant outside of China – the plant will be built in the Malaysia-China Kuantan Industrial Park and is slated to produce some 6 million…
Trinseo opens new compounding plant in the Netherlands
Manufacturer of plastics, latexes and synthetic rubber Trinseo has opened a new compounding factory at its Hoek site in Terneuzen, the Netherlands. With this development, the company says it is providing an extra boost to the developments in the field…
Nokian’s tyre scanning service ensures optimal drive
Nokian Tyres (Nokian) has developed a digital service to assess the condition of a car’s tyres, integral to a car’s safety. Nokian’s scanner service, now in operation in Scandinavia, reached its one-millionth scan in May 2019, but results show that…
Omnova to be acquired by Synthomer for US$824 mn; airs optimism amid market uncertainty
Omnova Solutions, a US-based global manufacturer of emulsion polymers, specialty chemicals, and functional and decorative surfaces has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by UK-based specialty chemical company Synthomer for US$10.15/share in cash, or cash enterprise of US$824…
Lanxess expands masterbatch range for rubber reinforcement
German speciality chemicals firm Lanxess will be showcasing new masterbatches for manufacturing reinforced rubber parts at K2019, which is taking place in Düsseldorf from October 16 to 23, The pre-dispersed additives from the Rhenogran product series are said to be easy to handle, dust…
Semperit completes plant expansion in Poland
Multinational rubber manufacturer Semperit Group’s (Semperit) Belchatow plant in Poland will be their largest mixing site after a three-year, EUR€17 million expansion project. The plant’s new “Mixer 5” line is expected to add some 30,000 tonnes of rubber compounds to…
Silicones Industry: An elastic market growth
Silicones are yielding to brighter market prospects as the materials have a higher success rate in a highly diverse range of applications, in sectors from the automotive and solar to the medical, says Angelica Buan in this report. Silicones: versatility…