Elastomers have been used in a host of applications, due to their elasticity, resilience, and electrical and thermal insulation, for fabricating soft robots, flexible electronics and smart biomedical devices that require soft and deformable material properties to establish safe and…
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Tyre Sector: Setting in motion the wheels of change
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Tyres: Space’s the limit for rubber tyres
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Medical: Flexible artificial muscles from liquid crystal elastomers
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Tyres: Tyre makers take the wheel to turn the sustainability corner
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Qatar’s used tyre, rubber recycling facility begins operations
Qatar’s Modern Recycling Factory (MRF), designed and constructed with the aim of conserving energy, preserving natural resources, reducing pollution, and reducing the country’s dependence on raw materials, has started operations after its formal opening this month. The US$41.3 million facility…
Lanxess moves forward in planned acquisition of Chemtura
Germany-based specialty chemicals group Lanxess has taken a significant step forward in its planned acquisition of the US chemical company Chemtura. Chemtura’s shareholders approved the merger at a special meeting in Philadelphia, US where 99.8% of the votes cast were…
Wacker names Foster Corp exclusive distributor of medical silicone rubbers
German chemicals company Wacker Chemie AG has chosen Connecticut, US-based Foster Corporation, a provider of medical and pharmaceutical material solutions as the exclusive distributor of its Silpuran line of medical-grade silicone rubbers for the North American healthcare markets. Starting March…
Marangoni strengthens presence in Scandinavian market with Däcknor AB
Further strengthening its presence in Scandinavia, Italy-based global tyre retreading leader Marangoni Grouphas partnered with one of Sweden’s leading quality retreaders, Däcknor AB, through its core business Marangoni Retreading Systems. Däcknor’s roots extend back to the year 1944 when their…
Dow Corning widens medical-grade silicone solutions, healthcare capabilities
Dow Corning, a global leader in silicones, silicon-based technology and innovation and a wholly owned subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company, continues to focus on driving innovation in healthcare through investments in state-of-the-art capabilities and new product technologies. Dow Corning…
Hankook Tire acquires Australia’s largest tyre retailer
South Korean tyre company Hankook Tire group will fully incorporate Australia’s largest tyre dealer, JAX Tyres, into its group after the successful its acquisition of the company from its Chairman Fred Hurrell and other shareholders. Following through the acquisition, Hankook…
CEAT, A.K. Khan JV to build a tyre manufacturing plant in Bangladesh
Tyre manufacturer CEAT, the flagship company of Indian industrial conglomerate RPG Group, has signed a joint venture agreement with a major Bangladeshi business group, A.K. Khan and Company to build a tyre manufacturing plant in Bangladesh. Jyotibrata Banerjee, managing director…
Rogers expands portfolio with acquisition of Diversified Silicone Products, Inc.
Rogers Corporation is expanding the portfolio of its Elastomeric Material Solutions business (EMS)in cellular sponge and specialty extruded silicone profile technologies with the acquisition of Diversified Silicone Products, Inc. (DSP), a custom silicone product development and manufacturing business serving a…
Evonik’s silica/silane combo in green tyres cuts emissions, fuel consumption
Green tyres with S-SBR rubber grades and Evonik’s silica/silane combination technology have proven to have significantly lower rolling resistance, resulting in a reduction in fuel consumption by 5% and thus lower carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions compared to conventional tyres made…