Chinese-Pakistani joint venture Service Long March (SLM) Tyres is to invest around EUR80 million in its joint venture tyre production facility in Pakistan, to help create new job opportunities and increase its exports. “Service Long March Tyres has committed a…
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Tyre Industry: Speeding up towards sustainability
Amid environmental issues over rising carbon emissions, the rubber/tyre sector is stepping up ...
Calgon Carbon acquires US firm Sprint’s carbon business
Japan’s Kuraray Co says that its US subsidiary, Calgon Carbon Corporation, has acquired the industrial reactivated carbon business of Sprint Environmental Services, which was set up in 2017. The business transfer will be done by the end of June 2024.…
Orion invests in French tyre recycling facility
Speciality chemicals firm Orion S.A. says it is investing in Alpha Carbone, a French tyre recycling company. The partnership will enable Alpha Carbone to scale up and produce commercial volumes of tyre pyrolysis oil and recovered carbon black. The cooperation…
Continental launches lightweight TPU inner tube for bicycles
Tyre firm Continental has launched ContiTPU, an addition to its inner tube range created for both performance-focused and space-conscious cyclists. Available in a wide range of sizes from 25/35 – 622, Continental adds it has deployed the “highest” grade of…
Low energy gear extruders from Troester
For more than 20 years, German extrusion specialist Troester has been offering its customers solutions for applications with its Rotomex gear extruders, where strained rubber compounds ensure product quality. Since the early 2000s, more than 150 Rotomex systems from the…
Circtec/BP in supply deal for tyre-fuel; BP invests EUR12 mn in Circtec
Oil major BP has signed an eight-year offtake agreement with Circtec, a UK-based technology company that develops and operates a pyrolysis chemical process technology and whose plants convert hard-to-recycle waste tyres into HUPATM – Circtec’s proprietary renewable drop-in marine fuel,…
Enviro receives additional payment from jv for plant
Tyre recycler Scandinavian Enviro Systems has received an additional payment for costs incurred relating to the plant in Uddevalla, Sweden. The payment has been made by the joint venture established by Enviro and Antin Infrastructure Partners. This time, Enviro has…
Monolith/Mines Paris-PSL expand carbon black R&D partnership
US low-emission carbon black and hydrogen manufacturer Monolith says it has renewed an expanded partnership with École des Mines de Paris-PSL (Mines Paris) through February 2030 in support of research and development (R&D) efforts at the organisation’s facility in Sophia…
Continental marks 15 years of tyre biz in Thailand
German tyre maker Continental recently celebrated 15 years since establishing its tyre business in Thailand and five years of tyre production in its tyre plant in Rayong. The tyre manufacturer had invested a total of EUR250 million in the plant…
Apollo/Natrax to develop tyre test track in India for EVs
India’s Apollo Tyres is partnering with Natrax, a provider of testing and validation services, to set up what the partners say is “the first of its kind test track” in India, specifically designed to validate tyres for electric vehicles (EVs)…