French tyre maker Michelin and automotive parts supplier Faurecia have set up a joint venture bringing together all of Michelin’s fuel cell related activities – including its subsidiary Symbio – with those of Faurecia. Both Michelin and Faurecia will have…
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Honda recalls 1.2 mn vehicles for a second time; air bags at fault
Japanese auto maker Honda has recalled 1.2 million vehicles in North and Central America from the model years 2001 to 2016. The recalled vehicles are ones that were already included in the previous long list of Takata recalls for faulty air bags,…
Ravago buys rubber chemicals supplier HB Chemical
TPE supplier Ravago Holdings America has acquired HB Chemical, a distributor for the North American rubber industry representing categories of synthetic rubber, accelerators, plasticizers, antioxidants, waxes and other specialty chemicals required by manufacturers of rubber and elastomer products. The acquisition…
Huebner to set up rubber profiles/seals factory in the US
Germany-based automotive and industrial parts supplier Huebner Group is building a new factory for the manufacture of elastomer products in the US, after securing a major order to supply the New York City subway with gangway systems last year. The…
Enviro’s pyrolysis technology finds a market in North America
Scandinavian firm Enviro’s pyrolysis technology has found a market in the North American market. The company currently has active MOUs with three different tyre recyclers, Treadcraft Ltd and EE-TDF Cleveland respectively, and one in Canada with ArticCan. It also has…
Nynas’ first bio-based tyre oil for sustainable tyres
As the market demand for non-mineral oil-based products continues to increase, Swedish chemical/oil maker Nynas is launching Nytex Bio 6200, the company’s first tyre and rubber process oil to be produced using renewable feedstock. ‘’The tyre industry has an ambition…
Kaolin mineral products supplier expands Georgia facility
Active Minerals International, LLC, the world’s largest supplier of high-quality air-floated kaolin mineral products serving the fibreglass, rubber, adhesive and ceramic industries has begun construction of a new mill at itsfacilitybased in Gordon, Georgia, US. The capacity increase will involve…
Trinseo unrolls new multifunctionalised S-SBR for UHP tyres
Trinseo, a global materials solutions provider and manufacturer of plastics, latex binders, and synthetic rubber (SR) is presenting a new grade of multifunctionalised S-SBR (solution styrene butadiene rubber)at an upcoming tyre expo in Germany. Sprintan 918S multifunctionalised S-SBR achieves an…
API launches new recyclable TPU for footwear
API, an Italian company specialised in the production of thermoplastic elastomeric compounds and bioplastics, has launched its new recyclable TPU Apilon 52 A/C-series at a recent industry show in Milan. API furthers that the new lightweight footwear solution of thermoplastic…
Vystar’s latex deproteinised formula gets new European patent
US manufacturer of Vytex natural rubber latex (NRL), Vystar Corporation has been granted European, EP Patent No 2238183 entitled “Natural Rubber Latex Having Reduced Allergenicity and Method of Making Same.” Vystar now holds 13 foreign and 4 US patents related…