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,…
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Medical: Flexible artificial muscles from liquid crystal elastomers
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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…
Maxam Tire opens advanced facility for solid OTR
US speciality tyre maker Maxam Tire has opened a new advanced and automated solid tyre production facility, with compound advancement and automated technology. Danvers, Massachusetts-based tyre maker says it has established a strong reputation throughout the world, selling products across all…
WindSpace, EWS to develop tyre recycling plants in Europe
Danish wind energy and green tech development company WindSpace has signed an agreement with Canada’s Environmental Waste International Inc. (EWS) for the use of its patented reverse polymerisation technology and proprietary microwave delivery system. A plant in Nyborg, Denmark will…
UK Rubber approved for waste tyre storage near main Scottish railway
UK Rubber, a new company set to handle almost all of Scotland’s tyre recycling, has received approval for waste tyre storage at Dalzell Steelworks, close to a mainline rail route in Motherwell, southeast Glasgow. Network Rail Scotland, who looks after…
Karex plans new medical glove manufacturing plant in Thailand
Malaysian condom manufacturer Karex Bhd is planning to build a new facility for rubber-based medical gloves at its Innotex (Thailand) Ltd. (ITL) base in Hatyai. ITL currently manufactures condoms, personal lubricants and other rubber products including catheters but intends to…