Given the boost in the gloves market due to Covid-19, Austrian public listed firm Semperit AG Holding says it will continue to run its medical division for another nine months, “in view of the extremely positive earnings contributions that the…
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Pyrolyx delists from Australian/German stock markets
Due to the closure of its facilities in the US and Germany, against the backdrop of tighter market conditions, German tyre pyrolysis company Pyrolyx has delisted from the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) and the Dusseldorf and Frankfurt stock markets in Germany. Pyrolyx had in May 2020 confirmed…
Birla Carbon invests in US nano-materials firm Chasm
Indian carbon black supplier Birla Carbon says it has progressed from a joint development agreement to a strategic investment in US Chasm Advanced Materials Inc., a manufacturer of nanoscale materials, to commercialise nanomaterials to benefit various market segments including high-performance tyres, conductive plastics, novel…
Cabot in supply agreement with ADES for lignite carbon; improves cost structure
US speciality chemicals supplier Cabot Corporation’s subsidiary, Cabot Norit Americas has entered into a long-term supply agreement with ADA Carbon Solutions, a producer of lignite-based activated carbon and a subsidiary of Advanced Emissions Solutions. Under the supply agreement, ADA will manufacture and supply Cabot Norit’s proprietary…
MTPL begins production at greenfield tyre facility in Gujarat
India’s Mahansaria Tyres Private Limited (MTPL) will now commence commercial production at its US$100 million off-highway tyre manufacturing facility in Panoli, western Gujarat, after a virtual inauguration by Chairman Ashok Mahansaria. MTPL’s new, state-of-the-art facility, spread across 127 acres of…
Bridgestone to discontinue kart tyres supply in 2022
Industrial rubber, chemical goods and sporting manufacturer Bridgestone plans to discontinue the supply of kart tyres by end-2022: Bridgestone will be fully responsible for the supply of kart tyres until December 31, 2022, when outstanding supply contracts with customers are…
Monolith perfects sustainable production of carbon black
Carbon black manufacturing company Monolith Materials (Monolith) claims to have perfected its technology to now produce the rubber additive from natural gas rather than petroleum or crude oil. Monolith plans to incorporate the more sustainable method this fall at a…
UPDATE: Prototype device traps tyre dust, stands to reduce air and water pollution
Each time a vehicle brakes, accelerates or turns a corner, its tyres send tiny rubber particles airborne which adds up to half a million tonnes of tyre dust annually in Europe alone, according to the International Journal of Environmental Research…
Kurz initiates low volume tyre collection in Germany
A certified scrap tyre disposal company based in Germany, Kurz Karkassenhandel (Kurz), has opened up to private tyre collection with its new online inquiry tool which allows pick-up and proper disposal of individual waste tyres. The new initiative by Kurz…
Indonesia extends cooperation in tyre industry to China
To help boost the local tyre industry to the more competitive world stage, Indonesia will offer cooperation in said industry to China, reveals Indonesian Ambassador to China Djauhari Oratmangun. Oratmangun believes that bilateral economic cooperation between Indonesia and China, especially…