The global tyre materials market has been envisaged by Future Market Insights (FMI) to approach the valuation of USD$100 billion by 2028, after an analysis that offers decisive insights pertaining to the related market and extensive information through organized market…
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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 ...
Goodyear/ Envoy partner for EV fleets
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has announced a new pilot program with Envoy Technologies, a provider of shared on-demand, community-based electric vehicles (EVs). The pilot was launched in early 2019 and is primarily testing services that minimise operational downtime…
Cimcorp establishes new operating base in Chennai
Finnish manufacturer and integrator of robotic handling solutions, Cimcorp will open its new location in Chennai, India, this June, in response to growing demand for local tyre industry automation; the decision to establish a base in Chennai strengthens the company’s…
Saudi Aramco to acquire Sabic in megadeal for US$69 bn
In what is said to be one of the largest deals in the chemical industry, the world’s largest oil/petrochemical firm Saudi Aramco is to acquire a 70% stake in Saudi Basic Industries Corp (Sabic) for US$69.1 billion, from its owner,…
Wacker sets up first LSR 3D printing lab in US
German chemical firm Wacker is launching its first US-based Aceo open print lab. Aceo is said to be the world’s first industrial-scale technology for the additive manufacturing of liquid silicone rubber (LSR) components. The new facility, located at Wacker’s Silicone…
Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia ally to address falling rubber prices
Indonesia is among the biggest producers of rubber next to Thailand, Malaysia and China; however, Indonesian rubber farmers have been hit by low prices since late 2018, prompting the government to find ways to stabilise rubber pricesby forging cooperation with…
GPSNR forms executive committee to boost value of natural rubber
Natural rubber stakeholders convened in Singapore on March 21, 2019 for the inaugural General Assembly of the Global Platform for Sustainable Natural Rubber (GPSNR) – an independent platform that will lead improvements in the socio-economic and environmental performance of the…
New C-Check measuring system for tyre production
A new non-contact C-Check system has been introduced designed for in-line conductivity measurement of chimney strips directly after the extrusion process. Available from Germany machinery firm KraussMaffei Berstorff, it enables in-process detection of material defects and transmits a warning signal…
Kraton to construct TPE latex unit in Brazil
Kraton Corporation, formerly Kraton Performance Polymers, has approved of the construction of a semi works latex unit in Paulinia, Brazil, which is scheduled to complete by early 2020 and ready for commissioning by the second quarter of 2020. Kraton is…
Firestone’s Liberian plant laying off 800 workers
Firestone Natural Rubber Company – the biggest employer in Liberia’s private sector – will be laying off 13% of its workforce or around 800 Liberian employees over the second quarter of 2019. Headcount reductions will include retirements, the discontinuation of…