The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) launched a new website, RecycledRubberFacts.org, highlighting the various benefits of recycled rubber. The website will serve as a visual and educational resource on the vital yet largely unseen role recycled rubber plays in…
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Malaysian Rubber Board to train skilled workers
The Malaysian Rubber Board (MRB) and the International Institute of Plantation Management (IIPM) signed a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate in the training of skilled workers for the rubber industry in Malaysia. IIPM is a professional body representing all sectors…
Accella transitions from Arncopathway to Accella Tire Fill Systems
ArncoPathway and Zeus Tyre Fill have formally consolidated as Accella Tire Fill Systems, a subsidiary of Accella Performance Materials, a leading manufacturer of polyurethane systems and recycled rubber products. Accella purchased both entities and transitioned operations to the new nomenclature…
Aston Martin nominates Bridgestone as project partner
Bridgestone has been selected by Aston Martin as an official project partner for the new DB11 model to be launched later in 2016. This exciting program sees Bridgestone support Aston Martin with a series of technical developments, durability testing and…
Pinette PEI completes turnkey plant
Pinette PEI demonstrates its evolution and the scope of its expertise as a general contractor through the delivery of a turnkey forming plant in Asia for a Western customer. The industrial engineering company based in France announced the completion of…
Kalmar to deliver first rubber-tyred gantry cranes in Egypt
Kalmar, part of Cargotec, will deliver four Kalmar E-One2 rubber-tyred gantry cranes (RTGs) to Damietta Container & Cargo Handling Company (DCHC) in Damietta, Egypt. The order has been booked into Cargotec’s 2015 fourth quarter order intake with a delivery and…
Sri Lanka gov’t to subsidize rubber farmers
The Sri Lankan government will provide fertilizer subsidy to tea, rubber and vegetable farmers, Special Assignments Minister Sarath Amunugama said. “According to our estimates one third of the fertilizer subsidy for paddy farmers ultimately ended up with tea and rubber…
General Motors named Bridgestone Supplier of the Year
Bridgestone Corporation and its global family of companies, including Bridgestone Americas, Inc. (BSAM), was named a GM Supplier of the Year by General Motors during its 24th annual Supplier of the Year awards ceremony held Thursday, March 10 at Cobo…
Rubber spray coating could ice-proof surfaces
University of Michigan researchers developed a spray-on formula that can make surfaces ice-repellant/ Thin, clear and slightly rubbery to the touch, the spray-on formula could make ice slide off equipment, airplanes and car windshields with only the force of gravity…
Benecke-Kaliko opens second plant in China
Benecke-Kaliko has officially opened a new plant in Changzhou, China to manufacture the environment-friendly, low-emission and non-allergenic automotive interior materials Acella Eco und Acella Eco green. Series production has been running since the end of 2015 with an approx. 100-strong…