Tyre retreader Vipal Rubber Corp. (Vipal) has begun operations at its modern, US$20 million manufacturing facility in Santa Fe, Argentina, Vipal’s first manufacturing unit outside Brazil. Equipped with the latest technology and ample storage capacity, the Santa Fe unit will…
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Pyrolyx rCB unit in Indiana files for bankruptcy
The Indiana unit of tyre pyrolysis company Pyrolyx A.G. (PLX) has filed for bankruptcy following a failure to raise capital for a major plan to restructure company debt. The plan included the restructuring of around US$30 million in “senior debt”…
WRP executive charged with CBT
Malaysia-based glove maker WRP Asia Pacific Sdn Bhd’s former top executive Datuk Lee Son Hong has been charged with eight counts of criminal breach of trust (CBT) for RM131.85 million and three counts of making false claims amounting to RM8.4…
Top Glove’s revenue affected due to Covid-19 cases at facilities
The world’s largest rubber glove manufacturer, Top Glove, expects an impact of 3% on its 2021 sales revenue, due to the temporary closure of its 28 manufacturing facilities in Selangor, to stop the spread of Covid-19 that has affected over 4,000…
Goodyear partners with TuSimple for tyre solutions for autonomous trucks
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Goodyear) and autonomous trucking technology company TuSimple are planning to provide service solutions for the tyre management, safety and operation of autonomous trucks via the Autonomous Freight Network (AFN). AFN was launched in July…
Bolder Industries, Continental Carbon to establish sustainability markets
Carbon black manufacturers Bolder Industries and Continental Carbon Company (CCC) have announced a co-marketing agreement to produce customised and sustainable products such as pre-blended fillers for the global rubber and plastics industry. Bolder and CCC will jointly supply the industry…
Michelin, Pyrowave partner to develop innovative recycling technology
Tyre major Michelin will work together with Canadian Pyrowave Inc. to develop a new plastics waste recycling technology that will purportedly yield commercially reusable styrene from everyday packaging or household appliances. The recycled styrene can be fed as raw material…
Vitol agrees to waste tyre-liquid fuel supply from Wastefront
Dutch energy trader Vitol has completed a new deal with tyre recycling company Wastefront – the 10-year offtake agreement outlines a supply order for waste tyre fuel produced at Wastefront’s Sunderland, England, plant due to be completed in 2023. The…
Tramaco launches expandable microspheres for TPE, silicone rubber
German chemical manufacturer Tramaco GmbH (Tramaco) has launched new expandable microspheres that enable the production of very low density, highly homogeneous closed cell foam structures for use in diverse fields of application. Tramaco said that the microspheres could even be…
Versalis ties up with AGR for new products from ELTs
Italy’s Versalis, Eni’s chemical company and supplier of elastomers, and AGR, a company that owns technology for the devulcanization of post-consumer elastomers, have signed an agreement to develop technological innovations and new products and applications with recycled rubber obtained from…