Japanese sealing systems supplier Tokai Kogyo Co. Ltd. (Tokai Kogyo) have concluded a “wide-reaching” technical cooperation agreement with SaarGummi Technologies S.a.r.l. (SaarGummi) related to the automotive business. The joint product-portfolio of Tokai Kogyo and SaarGummi includes complex door seals, trunk…
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Michelin is to co-ordinate a new recycling project which will promote “a massive circular economy of tyres” by designing world-first processes to produce new tyres from end-of-life tyres (ELTs). The BlackCycle Project covers 5 European countries: France, Spain, Germany, Greece,…
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Tyre manufacturer Balkrishna Industries Ltd. (BKT) is planning to develop special tyres for the earthmoving and heavy machinery used in agricultural sectors. BKT will construct high-performance tyres which have high-strength bead and carcass to withstand the stress and extreme conditions…
Cabot to increase global price for activated carbon
US-headquartered Cabot Corp. (Cabot) will increase prices globally by as much as 3 – 8% for all its activated carbon products effective for all shipments made on or after 1 October 2020, or as customer contracts allow. According to Cabot,…
GoMobile Tires deploys additional service vans, national call centre in the US
US mobile tyre service GoMobile Tires (GMT) will deploy an additional 50 mobile tyre vans in September 2020 and set up a national call centre to manage all calls and appointments around the US. These form part of its “multi-phase,…
New Energy to supply BASF pyrolysis oil from waste tyres
Germany-based chemical firm BASF SE has signed an uptake supply agreement with New Energy, a technology company specialised in the pyrolysis of waste tyres, headquartered in Budapest, Hungary. According to the agreement, New Energy will supply BASF with up to…
EWI, WindSpace forms new partnership; Enviro withdraws from Elysium Nordic JV
Canadian firm Environmental Waste International (EWI) has partnered with Danish WindSpace for the development of tyre recycling plants throughout Europe. EWI’s patented Reverse Polymerisation technology and microwave delivery system will be developed at Windspace’s Elysium Nordic plant in Nyborg, Denmark.…
AZ-Métal introduces a secure tyre collection system for smaller outlets
French manufacturer AZ-Métal has come up with a secure and compact solution – the eAZyBox container – to help with lower volume waste tyre storage issues which plagues small retailers and garages.Eco-company Aliapur has taken delivery of the first 50…
JK Tyre to focus on replacement market, exports after reviewing sales growth
Indian tyre manufacturer JK Tyre & Industries (JK Tyre) is changing their business approach to focus on the replacement market, where the manufacturer has noticed promising growth recently, and exports, with regards to the US and Latin America. The production…
Thailand to up domestic production of rubber gloves amid global shortage
The world’s top rubber grower, Thailand, is looking into increasing local manufacturing of rubber gloves to keep up with demand during the COVID-19 pandemic. Most of the nation’s natural rubber (NR) has traditionally been exported for further processing, but the…