A team of scientists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has developed a groundbreaking chemical recycling method that could offer a cleaner, more sustainable solution to the growing global problem of tyre waste, using a low-energy method to…
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Pyrum secures long-term rCB supply agreement with Schwalbe
Tyre recycler Pyrum Innovations AG and bicycle tyre manufacturer Ralf Bohle GmbH (brand: Schwalbe) have concluded a framework agreement for the long-term purchase of Pyrum’s recovered carbon black (rCB). The agreement covers the purchase of rCB at a fixed price…
Trelleborg acquires sealing profiles specialist
Trelleborg Group, through its Trelleborg Industrial Solutions business area, has signed an agreement and finalised the acquisition of National Gummi AB from the Swedish industrial group National. The business portfolio comprises extruded rubber profiles and gaskets for niche construction, industrial…
Biesterfeld expands product portfolio with Vistalon EPDM rubber from ExxonMobil
German firm Biesterfeld says it is expanding its strategic relationship with ExxonMobil Petroleum and Chemical and adding new Vistalon EPDM grades to its product portfolio in Europe, including Turkey, and Africa. The collaboration, which has existed for many years, offers new opportunities in…
Shin-Etsu to deploy renewable energy at Thai silicone plants
Japan’s Shin-Etsu Chemical Co says it will receive renewable energy from a biomass cogeneration system in its silicone business in Rayong Province, Thailand, from NS-OG Energy Solutions (Thailand) Ltd, a joint venture between Nippon Steel Engineering Co and Osaka Gas…
Enviro’s rCB central to AnVa’s launch of rubber compound
Tyre recycler Scandinavian Enviro Systems’ (Enviro) recovered carbon black (rCB) has been used by Swedish rubber and plastic manufacturer AnVa to develop climarub, which it says is one of the world’s first completely climate-neutral rubber compounds. “The launch clearly demonstrates…
Freudenberg introduces EPDM O-rings for safer drinking water
Global sealing manufacturer Freudenberg Sealing Technologies has developed a new 70 EPDM 335DW compound for O-rings. This material is designed to meet stringent drinking water application requirements, ensuring protection for both health and the environment. The O-rings from 70 EPDM…
Yokohama to close US hose assembly plant; develops predictive method for rubber wear on surfaces
Yokohama Industries Americas Inc. (YIA) has announced plans to cease all production operations at its Versailles, Kentucky, manufacturing plant by mid-2025. This decision will result in a workforce reduction of approximately 250 employees. YIA products manufactured at this facility will…
Elmet introduces latest LSR dosing system
Machinery maker Elmet Solutions’s latest precision dosing system for liquid silicone rubber (LSR) injection moulding is Top 5100. Suitable for 20- and 200-litre drums, it replaces the previous 5000 version, which has been used worldwide for almost ten years. The…
Momentive ties up with Jiangxi Hungpai for jv silane production in Asia
Silicones producer Momentive Performance Materials group and specialty solutions company, and Jiangxi Hungpai Material Co., Ltd. (Hungpai), a silicon-based research and manufacturing leader in China, are to establish a joint venture focused on the manufacturing, promotion, and sale of silanes…