Tyre recycler Pyrum Innovations says it has successfully completed the mechanical assembly of a new grinding plant at the site in Dillingen. With an input material of 1,650 kg/hour and an output material of 1,350 kg/hour, the jet mill developed…
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Continental to further axe 3,000 jobs in R&D in automotive biz
German tech firm Continental plans to cut 3,000 R&D jobs in its Automotive Group segment by the end of 2026. Half of these will be in Germany and represent around 10% of the R&D work force, within the Automotive Group, which…
Biesterfeld expands in Asia through acquisition of Singapore distribution firm
Germany-headquartered distribution firm Biesterfeld SE continues its global growth course. GME Chemicals (S) Pte Ltd, part of the Biesterfeld Group since 2021, has acquired the entire distribution business of Singapore-based Tat Lee Engineering Private Limited. Terms were not disclosed. Tat…
Prism/Sherwood partner for sustainable TPEs in extruded rubber sheets
Tyre recycler Prism Worldwide, which uses end-of-life tyres in its thermoplastics elastomers (TPEs), and Sherwood Industries, a family-owned sheet extruder of thermoplastics, have announced a partnership to introduce Prism’s TPEs into extruded TPE sheets. Extruded TPE rubber sheets are widely used across multiple…
PCBL to build India’s first acetylene black plant
Indian firm PCBL Chemical Ltd has announced a significant expansion in its specialty chemical portfolio by entering the acetylene black production market. The company has signed a technology transfer agreement with Chinese manufacturer Ningxia Jinhua Chemical Co to bring acetylene black production…
Zeon/Yokohama Rubber to set up pilot plant for plant-based butadiene
Materials firm Zeon Corporation and Yokohama Rubber Co have agreed to establish a pilot facility to demonstrate technology for producing butadiene from ethanol derived from plant-based and other sustainable materials. The facility will be based at Zeon’s Tokuyama Plant (Shunan…
Toyo Tire exits China market; sells majority stake in Chinese subsidiary
Japan’s Toyo Tire has announced that it will sell 86% of its equity interest in Toyo Tire Zhangjiagang (TTZ), its tyre manufacturing subsidiary in China, to Chinese investment firm Liaoning Hengdasheng Investment Co Ltd. Against the back of the China exit,…
Virdis Chemicals acquires rubber additives business from Allcock
UK-based Virdis Chemicals Ltd has acquired the rubber curatives and additives business activities from compatriot Manchester-based rubber recycler J. Allcock and Sons. Terms were not disclosed and this does not affect any of Allcocks’ other business activities. This acquisition strengthens Virdis’…
Vianode receives US$300 mn loan for US synthetic graphite plant
Battery materials firm Vianode says it has made significant progress on the project financing for the planned development of a North American, large-scale synthetic graphite plant. Euler Hermes AG, the export credit agency acting for the German government, has confirmed in a Letter of…
Bridgestone enhances tyre development capabilities with driving simulator set-up
Tyre maker Bridgestone has announced an investment in a new driver-in-the-loop (DiL) simulator at its EMEA R&D Centre based near Rome, Italy. Complementing its Virtual Tyre Development (VTD) capabilities, the new DiL simulator underscores the company’s commitment to fully digitalise…