Japanese rubber and plastic auto parts producer Toyoda Gosei Co, Ltd has developed “Smart Insoles” with embedded e-Rubber sensors that can obtain foot pressure data during movement. The company began shipping samples of Smart Insoles to a golf school operated by…
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GPSNR unveils natural rubber industry’s first ever grievance mechanism
The Global Platform for Sustainable Natural Rubber (GPSNR)’s unveils first ever collective grievance mechanism in the natural rubber (NR) industry – a platform to address complaints against its members and which also creates a space for collaboration, improved relations and…
Green Dot Bioplastics expands US plant, aims to double production capacity
Kansas-based global bioplastics company Green Dot Bioplastics recently broke ground to commence the construction on its expansion project at its facility in Onaga, Kansas, US. Entering its second decade, Green Dot, known for creating the world’s first biodegradable elastomeric rubber, Terratek…
Michelin debuts latest eco tyre with Enviro’s recovered carbon black
French tyre manufacturer Michelin introduces a new sustainable racing tyre based on recovered carbon black from Scandinavian Enviro Systems. The new tyre, which contains 46% renewable and recovered material is a high-performance tyre developed for racing cars and was recently…
Nokian Tyres adds two production shifts at its US factory
To increase output capacity to 24/7 production at the facility, Finnish tyre maker Nokian Tyre is adding its third and fourth production shifts at its US factory – the third was launched in mid-May, and the fourth shift in mid-July. …
Tyre sector gears up on sustainable rubber
The demand-supply disruption of rubber presents opportunities for tyre makers to explore novel and sustainable sources of rubber, according to Angelica Buan in this report. Technology to stabilise NR supply Asia, which accounts for over 90% of global natural rubber…
Lummus, Synthos to cooperate on biobutadiene tech development
US-headquartered Lummus Technology’s Green Circle business and Synthos, a Poland-based supplier of rubbers for the production of tyres will join forces to commercialise Synthos’ biobutadiene technology. They will initially develop a feasibility study – a first step for commercialisation –…
Toyoda Gosei starts up new Mexican plant
Japanese rubber and plastic automotive manufacturer Toyoda Gosei has established a new plant in Mexico, the Tapex Mexicana Monterrey Plant. It began production of bags that are a main component of automotive airbags in March 2021. Related: Toyoda Gosei invests in med…
Birla Carbon introduces circular carbon material
India’s carbon black supplier Birla Carbon has introduced what it says is a first-of-its-kind Continua Sustainable Carbonaceous Material. It adds that over the next five years, 73,000 tonnes/year of Continua material will be available for use in a wide range of applications including tyres, mechanical rubber goods, plastics, and many more. A…
Eneos acquires JSR Corporation’s elastomers business
Japanese petroleum company Eneos Corporation has signed an agreement with Japanese synthetic rubber manufacturer JSR Corporation to acquire the latter’s elastomers business, which includes the manufacture and sale of synthetic rubber. JSR, whose main product is solution polymerisation styrene-butadiene rubber…