Technology firm Continental plans to significantly expand its capacities in Brazil with an investment of EUR25 million. It adds that the additional capacity will allow it to meet the growing need for high strength belts – with a strength higher…
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Enviro receives order for rCB from European tyre manufacturer
Tyre recycler Scandinavian Enviro Systems has received an order for 60 tonnes of recovered carbon black from a major European tyre manufacturer in the premium segment. The tyre manufacturer will use the carbon black for production tests as a step in…
Yokohama Rubber ramps up climate initiatives; supports TCFD task force
Yokohama Rubber Co (YRC), a Japanese tyre firm, has stated its support for the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures’ proposals (TCFD). The Financial Stability Board (FSB) established the TCFD in 2015 in response to a request from the G20…
Thai rubber output climbs 1.8% in 2022
According to the Rubber Authority of Thailand (RAOT), Thailand, a major global rubber producer, is expecting to produce 4.9 million tonnes of natural rubber in 2022, up 1.82% from a year earlier. As per Athiwee Dangkanit, Director of Rubber Economy…
Shin-Etsu to invest US$700 mn in silicone output in Japan
Japanese firm Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. will implement over US$700 million in facility investments for its silicones business, one of its main businesses, with the aim of further expanding and strengthening this business. As a result of the announcement in September 2018…
Cabot breaks ground on compounds facility in Indonesia
Carbon black maker Cabot Corporation has broken ground on a new specialty compounds facility in Cilegon, Indonesia. The new facility is co-located with Cabot’s existing carbon black manufacturing site and will add 20,000 tonnes/year of global capacity for specialty compounds,…
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…
Apollo and Tata Power to introduce EV charging infrastructure in India
India’s Apollo Tyres has tied up with Tata Power to expand the country’s electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure, with Tata to install charging stations at 150 of Apollo’s branded retail outlets, Commercial and Passenger Vehicle Zones (CV and PV Zones). Throughout the year, these…