Malaysia’s Top Glove will open its first Vietnamese factory in 2020 in response to surging demand for hygienic gloves in the country. The glove giant is expected to invest some US$24.5 million into building the new factory on a large…
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LSR stretches its industrial footprint
Liquid silicone rubber, or LSR, is an advanced elastomer that has gained traction ...
Tyre Sector: Setting in motion the wheels of change
Once liabilities and eye sore on landfills, end-of-life tyres have now become assets ...
Tyres: Space’s the limit for rubber tyres
Innovative rubber tyres are entering the era of space missions: as a catalyst ...
Medical: Flexible artificial muscles from liquid crystal elastomers
In Canada, an international team led by researchers at the University of Waterloo ...
Tyres: Tyre makers take the wheel to turn the sustainability corner
From landfill to factory, the tyre sector is expanding the circular use of ...
Davis-Standard to promote its elastomer expertise at RubberTech
US-headquartered extrusion machinery maker Davis-Standard will promote the company’s elastomer extrusion technology, crosshead and facility expansion at Davis-Standard (Suzhou) Plastic Packaging Machinery during RubberTech China, Hall N1 booth #1A113, from 18-20 September in Shanghai. “RubberTech draws a wide base of…
Toyo introduces new tyre design tech in T-Mode
Japan-headquartered Toyo Tire (Toyo) have launched a new tyre development system “T-Mode,” that blends conventional automotive tyre design base technologies, such as CAE (computer-aided engineering) and AI (artificial intelligence), into an enhanced simulator. Future tyre development will advance on this…
Bridgestone welcomes the world to the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020
In anticipation of next summer’s Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, Bridgestone Corporation (Bridgestone) – the only Worldwide Olympic and Paralympic Partner with global headquarters in the same city-is focused on supporting and enhancing the experience for all athletes, staff, fans…
ANRPC to discuss sustainability at annual meeting
The auto-tyre manufacturing industry is apparently “limiting” smallholder-dominated natural rubber (NR) sustainability norms, according to the Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries (ANRPC). Some 90% of the global supply of NR comes from the smallholdings production sector, but the resource-poor…
ITRC expects low NR production after disease outbreak
The International Tripartite Rubber Council (ITRC) has reviewed the efforts of its Member Countries in late June 2019, to ensure a robust natural rubber (NR) supply. Unfortunately, NR production is expected to drop this year following an outbreak of Pestalotiopsis…
Bridgestone India to invest US$51m in Indore plant capacity
Bridgestone India is set to invest over US$51 million (Rs350 crore) to expand its manufacturing plant in Indore, west-central India. The tyre major expects to boost capacity at the plant to over 20,000 tyres daily by 2020, and further enables…
German RepRap launches new LSR 3D printing system
German RepRap, manufacturers of 3D printers, has launched a new Liquid Additive Manufacturing (LAM) system named the L320. The “extremely stable” 3D printing platform has a larger build volume than the company’s previous LAM-L280 printer and can print highly-viscous liquid…
Kobe Steel establishes European headquarters in Germany
The Kobe Steel Group has established Kobelco Europe (KEU) in early July 2019 to head their European division and promote coordination among their companies in the region. Germany-based KEU is to strengthen the management of Kobe Steel’s operations in Europe…
Vibracoustic opens new centre for compounds testing
Global automotive solutions provider Vibracoustic has opened a 2,000sqm Material Development Center in Weinheim, Germany, to house 25 material experts who will collaborate with Vibracoustic engineers to produce and conduct comprehensive testing on new compounds/technology. The new centre is expected…