A Kamloops spray park in south-central British Columbia (BC), Canada, has installed a rubberised play surface made of recycled scrap tyre materials – the new rubber surface is expected to greatly improve safety and accessibility of the original concrete surface…
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Cooper Tire Europe (Cooper), part of Cooper Tire & Rubber Company, plans to reopen its motorcycle and race tyre plant in Melksham, England, in the first weeks of June and hopefully resume production by mid-month. Cooper has operated the Melksham…
JK Tyre starts partial operations at three plants in India
JK Tyre & Industries Ltd. (JK Tyre) has resumed partial operations at three Indian plants in Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan and Uttarakhand, in accordance to national safety guidelines by the Ministry of Home Affairs. The three plants had earlier been under…
Synthomer Malaysia donates medical gloves to Italy in coronavirus relief initiative
Synthomer Malaysia, a part of multinational manufacturer and supplier of nitrile latex giant Synthomer, will donate a total of 450,000 medical gloves to the in Bergamo, Italy, to help with COVID-19 relief efforts. Papa Giovanni XXIII municipal hospitalis situated in…
Nynas exits US sanctions; PDVSA stake reduced
Swedish chemical firm Nynas says it is no longer being blocked pursuant to the Venezuela Sanctions Regulations of the US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC). As a result of a corporate restructuring of the ownership of Nynas…
Indonesian ministry to buy rubber from farmers for rubberised asphalt
The Indonesian Public Works and Public Housing Ministry (MPWH) has planned to purchase at least 10,000 tonnes of rubber from farmers for use in rubberised asphalt, to help with the otherwise poor absorption of the commodity by the market amid…
Michelin to invest in Pyrowave plastics recycling to produce synthetic rubber
Renowned tyre manufacturer Michelin has chosen to support recycling company Pyrowave for its world-leading technology allowing infinite recycling of plastics. The Pyrowave technology is able to produce recycled styrene monomer from plastic waste to be later integrated into the production…
Trelleborg Sealing Solutions launches ultra-high temperature fire seal for aircraft safety
Global engineering group Trelleborg AB, through Trelleborg Sealing Solutions, has seen to the launch of the revolutionary Ultra-High Temp Fire Seal, specially designed to enable aircraft manufacturers develop engines that run more efficiently, sustainably, and safely. Specialised fire seals primarily…
Kumho Tire temporarily reopens Georgia, US, plant in early May
South Korean tyre manufacturer Kumho Tire USA (Kumho Tire) has resumed production at its US$450 million plant in Macon, Georgia, from May 5 and is scheduled to keep running “under enhanced safety precautions” until May 15. Additionally, the company will…
Ceat “in a rut” over business for next 12 months; MD expects 25% dip in tyre industry
Ceat Tyres’ Ltd. (Ceat) Managing Director, Anant V. Goenka, is uncertain about the viability of the business for the next 12 months, where a V-shaped demand revival after the end ofa national lockdown, due to COVID-19, seems rather unlikely. Goenka…