German firm Evonik says it is to install a new advanced high-efficiency gas and steam turbine power plant at Marl Chemical Park. The specialty chemicals group is thus, after more than 80 years, ending hard-coal based power and steam generation…
American Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (Goodyear) is to use rice husk ash (RHA) silica as a bio-alternative to traditional sand-based silica in the manufacture of their tyres. Goodyear first started production of rice-silica tyres using silica provided by Yihai…
Poor global rubber prices,due to the US-China trade war, and a declining demand from Indian tyre manufacturers have driven down the value of natural rubber (NR) in India, with a further drop expected in the coming weeks. According to Indian…
German carbon black company Pyrolyx will delist in Germany by end-March 2020 and consolidate all share trading to the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX), since a majority of Pyrolyx’s shareholders are Australian. However, the corporate structure of the company will not…
The global tyre machinery market covers numerous equipment for making radial/bias tyres for various commercial and industrial vehicles – the segment is projected for a global expansion at a CAGR of 4%, or some US$880 million, by 2027. Many factors…
Dismal rubber prices have pushed Thailand’s Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister, Chalermchai Sri-on, to formulate solutions to the tackle problem. The Agriculture Ministry is to work with the Rubber Authority of Thailand (RAT) to survey the market’s rubber demand and set…
Tyre and rubber company Bridgestone Corporation (Bridgestone) has announced several restructuring efforts and leadership changes as it upgrades/cultivates its global management structure/corporate culture. The changes will take effect on September 16, 2019, streamlining the company’s global roles and facilitating their…
India’s Apollo Tyres (Apollo) has opened its first truck tyre centre in the Songkhla Province in Thailand. The Apollo Truck Tyre Zone (ATTZ), launched in partnership with Ten Ten Auto Tyres and equipped with modern tools and one-stop solution services,…
German Huebner Group, which specialises in gangways and door sealing systems for buses and railway vehicles, is to supply silicone-based paneling elements for the interiors of the new A350 family of airplanes being built by European manufacturer Airbus. The deal…
Scandinavian Enviro Systems (Enviro), based in Sweden, and US’s Treadcraft Carbon will soon establish a plant for the recovery of used vehicle tyres – the two companies have signed a term sheet on the deal and will finalise the final…