Rehau Verwaltungszentrale, a Swiss holding company of the Rehau Group, a leading systems and service provider for polymer-based solutions in the construction, automotive and industrial sectors has successfully completed the acquisition of MB Barter & Trading AG (MBT), a Swiss,…
TOP STORY
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 ...
LSR: Silcotech and Momtech partner for baby bottle
Anyone who has ever fed a baby can tell you it’s not necessarily ...
Lanxess completes sale of Arlanxeo to Saudi Aramco
Cologne-based specialty chemicals company Lanxess has completed the sale of its remaining 50% interest in rubber company Arlanxeo to Saudi Aramco. All relevant antitrust authorities have granted the necessary approvals for the transaction announced in August 2018. Upon completion of…
Marangoni Tread North America to expand plant in Tennessee
Marangoni Tread North America, a full-service retread products supplier, is expanding its tread manufacturing plant in Tennessee, US to boost manufacturing capacity for current products, as well as that of a new line targeted for the second quarter of 2019.…
New tyre plant to rise in Thailand for Prinx Chengshan
Chinese tyre maker Prinx Chengshan is acquiring land plots in Thailand worth an estimated US$25 million for its new plant. The transaction involves purchase of 2,250 acres of land in Tambon Nong Suea Chang, Amphur Nong Yai and Tambon Klong-Kew,…
Kuraray, PTT Global Chemical and Sumitomo jv bankrolls investment for butadiene derivative plant in Thailand
Kuraray GC Advanced Materials Co, Ltd, a Bangkok-headquartered joint venture company co-founded by Tokyo-headquartered Kuraray Co, Ltd, and Sumitomo Corporation; and Bangkok-based PTT Global Chemical; have been carrying out a Feasibility Study for the manufacture and sale of butadiene derivatives…
Michelin finalizes billion dollar acquisition of Camso
Michelin completed the acquisition of Camso, after announcing initiation in July 2018. A total of US$1.36 billion was invested in the acquisition. Reporting net sales of US$1 billion, Camso has been designing, manufacturing and marketing OTR mobility solutions since 1982.…
Wacker expands silicone rubber production globally
Wacker Chemie AG is increasing its global production capacities for silicone rubber. With plans to expand several sites, Wacker aims to gradually raise its capacities by a total of 40,000 metric tons per year by 2021. Approximately EUR100?million has been…
Hainan Rubber Group ventures into graphene-rubber exploration
Hainan Rubber Group has set up a new research facility, which will start developing graphene and natural rubber composites. The company’s partnered with Aero Engine Corp. of the Beijing Institute of Aeronautical Materials, China’s largest aerospace materials engineering institute, to…
Arlanxeo launches Keltan KSA self service platform
Leading synthetic rubber company Arlanxeo has launched its Keltan KSA Self-Service platform to serve 24/7 its customers. This innovative online platform offers customers full-control and direct interaction, at their own convenience from any location in the world, according to Arlanxeo…
New tough protein for rubber
Chinese scientists have produced a synthetic analogue to vulcanized natural rubber. The material is said to be just as tough and durable as the original. The key to the new material is short protein chains attached to the side-chains of…