Japan’s Yokohama Rubber says that it has developed the world’s first technology capable of efficiently producing isoprene from a biomass. The new breakthrough is the result of joint research with Riken and Zeon Corporation. Isoprene is a raw material in…
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Goodyear to study silica in space; to improve traction for tyres
Using space beyond Earth as the new frontier for development, US tyre company Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company plans to test tyre components in space as part of a project in the International Space Station (ISS) US National Laboratory, through…
Omsk Carbon to start up Belarus plant
Russian carbon black producer Omsk Carbon Group (OCG) is planning to start the first phase of its carbon black production plant in Mogilev, Belarus, this year in September. The EUR95 million plant is being launched two years late as a…
Huf Group and Baolong plan jv for tyre pressure monitoring systems
Family-run Huf Group from Velbert, Germany, and Chinese automotive supplier Baolong from Shanghai are to tie-up to establish a joint venture in the field of tyre pressure monitoring systems (TPMS). The aim is to accelerate growth through joint activities in the areas of…
TARRC celebrates its 80th anniversary in the UK
The Tun Abdul Razak Research Centre (TARRC), the UK research and promotion centre of the Malaysian Rubber Board, recently held a ‘Gateway to the Malaysian Rubber Industry Open Day’ to celebrate its 80th Anniversary at its laboratories at Brickendonbury, Hertford.…
Malaysian rubber glove makers may benefit from US-China trade war
Malaysian research firm Affin Hwang Research says the country’s rubber glove manufacturers could benefit from the trade spat between the US and China, since tariffs are being imposed on rubber/plastic gloves from China. The research house notes that the gloves…
Lehigh opens first plant outside US in Europe
Lehigh Technologies, a specialty chemicals company that produces sustainable raw materials from end-of-life tyres and post-industrial rubber, says that production has started at its new Murillo el Fruto Micronized Rubber Powder (MRP) plant in Navarra, Spain. The plant is the first…
US/China trade war escalates to tariffs on Chinese tyres/rubber products
In the on-going trade “war” between China and the US, the Office of the US Trade Representative has stated that almost all tyres imported from China, as well as quite a few rubber products, polymers and other raw materials important…
Continental to realign structure: spin off powertrain and possible IPO of rubber unit
German company Continental, which makes automotive parts and tyres, has decided to undertake what it says is one of the largest organisational realignments in the company’s history, to spin off its powertrain unit, by breaking up the company into three…
Birla Carbon to expand capacity in locations globally
India’s Birla Carbon has announced expansions in multiple regions to support customers in the growing carbon black market. It will undertake significant debottlenecking at its factories in Egypt and Italy before the end of Q3 2018; restart a production line in…