Polymers firm Kraton has joined the CERISEA Project, an initiative led by French tyre maker Michelin and its subsidiary to establish a manufacturing facility that will accelerate the development of 5-HMF (5-Hydroxymethylfurfural). Derived from sugar chemistry, 5-HMF is a biobased…
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Toyo Tire to open Serbian R&D centre by 2027
Japan’s Toyo Tire Corporation says that it will build a new R&D facility building on the grounds of its Toyo Tire Serbia plant (Indjija, Serbia) as its new European R&D Centre, which will begin operations in January 2027. The current…
Arlanxeo to close loss-making rubber plant in France
Citing reasons of weak demand, Netherland-based synthetic rubber producer Arlanxeo Holding has announced that it intends to permanently close its plant at Port Jerome, France, where it produces polybutadiene rubber (PBR) and styrene butadiene rubber (SBR). According to Arlanxeo CEO…
Alcoa/Tyrecycle move forward with rubber recycling
Alcoa Australia and recycling specialist Tyrecycle have taken another step in rubber recycling with the delivery of the first used conveyor belts from Alcoa’s mining operations to Tyrecycle’s East Rockingham facility in Australia.?? The first reel of used conveyor belt…
Tyre road simulation solution launched by Siemens/rFpro
Siemens Digital Industries Software and rFpro have jointly developed a simulation capability that integrates Siemens’ Simcenter Tire software with rFpro’s TerrainServer, which provides a millimeter-accurate digital model of the road surface. The interface enables the MF-Tyre and MF-Swift models in…
Japanese machine maker expands to Europe with majority stake in LWB
Japan’s Shibaura Machine has entered into an MoU to acquire an 80% stake in LWB Steinl GmbH to expand its market to Europe. LWB Steinl’s facility in Altdorf, Germany, will serve as Shibaura’s European headquarters and production hub following the acquisition. Terms of the…
Continental rolls out bus tyre with 60% recycled materials content
Germany’s Continental is launching the new Conti Urban HA 5 NXT city bus tyre, with up to 60% of materials used renewable, recycled and ISCC Plus mass-balance-certified. By reducing rolling resistance by 25%, Continental enables electric buses to operate more…
Sumitomo Rubber to open tech centre in US
Japan’s Sumitomo Rubber Industries plans to open a technical centre in Western New York to help support its design and product testing within the North and South American automotive tyre market. Located in Getzville, the technical centre will employ around…
Enviro on track with Michelin jv tyre recycling plant in Uddevalla
With the delivery and installation of the five pyrolysis reactors for Scandinavian Enviro Systems tyre recycling plant in Uddevalla completed in accordance with the schedule previously communicated by Enviro, the main process is now in place and fully assembled, said…
Linglong to set up US800 mn tyre factory in Kenya
Chinese tyre manufacturer Shandong Linglong Tire Co recently signed a US$800 million investment agreement to build a new tyre factory, Kenya’s Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry recently announced. The facility will be situated in the Mombasa Special Economic Zone (SEZ)…