Arlanxeo says it is strengthening its position as one of the world’s leading manufacturers of synthetic rubber by investing in its HNBR (hydrogenated nitrile butadiene rubber) plant in Leverkusen, Germany. The investment re-emphasises Arlanxeo’s commitment towards upgrading applications in automotive systems, oil exploration,…
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Smarter way to process rubber with ECO range from Barwell
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Glove sector gains an upper hand in PPE market
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Origin Materials and Mitsubishi Chemical to develop carbon-negative materials for tyres
Origin Materials, Inc, a US-based carbon negative materials company, and Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Group (MCHG), Japan’s diversified chemicals and advanced materials producer, have entered a partnership to develop advanced chemicals and materials built on Origin Materials’ patented technology platform. As…
Elkem reports stellar growth in Q1; to pursue investments in China
With 26% of its sales by the silicones division generated from new products launched in past five years, Norwegian silicones provider Elkem is planning a flagship NOK150-million research and innovation centre in Shanghai. Furthermore, the silicones Xinghuo expansion project in China is…
Dynasol to expand SSBR capacity to Spain; SBC line in US
Dynasol Group, a joint venture between KUO and Repsol, says that it has decided to increase its production capacity in Santander, Spain, by installing a brand-new line to produce styrene-butadiene rubber (SSBR). The investment will represent an increase of production…
Seng Fong gets green light for listing on Malaysia’s main market
Seng Fong Holdings Bhd, a rubber processor producing and trading Standard Malaysia Rubber (SMR) and premium grade block rubber, via its subsidiaries, says that is has obtained the approval of the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) to list on the Main Market of…
Bridgestone partners with LanzaTech to pursue tyre recycling
Bridgestone Americas is in an exclusive partnership with Carbon Capture and Transformation (CCT) company, LanzaTech NZ, Inc. to address end-of-life tyre waste. The two companies will co-develop the first dedicated end-of-life tyre recycling process leveraging LanzaTech’s proprietary CCT technology, creating…
Apollo Tyres opens digital innovation hub in UK
Indian tyre maker Apollo Tyres has launched its Digital Innovation Hub in London. As part of the company’s digital strategy to implement Industry 4.0, the Innovation Hub will use Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning technologies to solve complex manufacturing problems,…
Toyoda Gosei to enlarge auto plant
Toyoda Gosei Co will enlarge its Seto plant, located near its main customer in Japan, to strengthen the company’s competitiveness through more efficient manufacturing in interior and exterior products. The automobile industry today is moving toward concurrent manufacturing of different…
Bridgestone India expands chain of concept stores
Tyre maker Bridgestone India, part of the Bridgestone group, has launched six walk-through educative tyre stores that help customer make an informed choice on tyre purchase and related services. With this launch, Bridgestone says it has moved a step forward on its aim to digitise its dealership…
Sumitomo Rubber sheds light on mechanisms behind NR biosynthesis
Sumitomo Rubber Industries says that through ongoing joint research with Professor Yuzuru Tozawa of Saitama University, Associate Professor Seiji Takahashi of Tohoku University and Associate Professor Satoshi Yamashita of Kanazawa University, it has invented a new technique for evaluating enzymes…