Pioneering circular-economy, technology-based company Black Bear recently announced that its carbon black has received an official Cradle to Cradle Certified Bronze Certificate following an assessment made by the Environmental Protection Encouragement Agency (EPEA). This marks the first time that any…
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Alternative Rubber & Plastics now a distributor of RSS Harmonite powders
Rubber and plastics distributor Alternative Rubber & Plastics Inc. has reached an agreement with RSS, LLC to distribute the latter’s Harmonite powders. Harmonite is an engineered material that is manufactured in a patented, thermal-mechanical process. It is reportedly a versatile,…
Bridgestone justifies tyre pace and reliability at 8 Hours of Slovakia Ring
Bridgestone proved its confidence after racing in the first-ever FIM Endurance World Championship race at Slovakia Ring four days ago, with results showing the pace and reliability of its Battlax motorcycle racing tyres. The two teams supplied by Bridgestone which…
Vietnam’s auto industry needs more stable, relevant policies to grow
The presence of global auto components is absent in the Vietnam market, as the auto industry is said to still remain very small. More than 90% of the existing component suppliers in the country are foreign-invested companies, with the majority…
Top Glove venturing into condom business with RM75 mn investment
Malaysian rubber glove manufacturer Top Glove is expanding into the condom business with a RM75-million investment, according to the company’s founder Tan Sri Lim Wee Chai, adding that it’s a flourishing business to expand into since price-earnings valuations for the…
New Zealand’s Fletcher Building to use scrap tyres to fuel cement plant
Fletcher Building, an integrated manufacturer and distributor of world-leading building and construction products and services, has been given a NZ$13.6 million grant by the government of New Zealand towards new technology that will allow the company to use scrap tyres…
Vietnam’s local tyre manufacturers facing raw material shortage
Local tyre manufacturers in Vietnam are facing a shortage of rubber raw materials. Most of the imported rubber materials are TSR 10 and TSR 20, which are in huge demand by tyre companies but are only produced locally in small…
Concrete made using recycled tyres are more resilient, researchers say
A more resilient type of concrete has been developed by researchers at the University of British Columbia (UBC) in Canada using recycled tyres. The engineers say the tyres could be used for concrete structures like buildings, roads, dams and bridges…
Trelleborg to purchase advanced composite components manufacturer
Trelleborg Sealing Solutions, a business area of global engineering group Trelleborg AB, is set to buy Automated Dynamics, a US-based privately-owned manufacturer of advanced composite components, as part of the company’s strategy to strengthen its positions in attractive market segments.…
Continental eyes new sales markets with Benecke-Hornschuch merger
German technology company Continental AG’s merger of Benecke-Kaliko and Hornschuch has created a strong corporate brand that will be used to tap into new sales markets for surface materials and to expand awareness in existing markets. “With this new image,…