Hankook is an official sponsor and the exclusive tyre partner for the upcoming Mercedes-Benz “Stars & Cars” on December 12 in the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Stuttgart, Germany. The complete driver line-ups, including all Champions and around 45,000 visitors are expected…
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LSR stretches its industrial footprint
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Medical: Flexible artificial muscles from liquid crystal elastomers
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Thailand leads global NR and gum trade
Despite a drop in exports in 2014, Thailand continues to lead the way in the global natural rubber and gum trade, according to a study. In 2014, Thailand exported 3,409 thousand tonnes of natural rubber and gums totaling US$ 6,022…
Trelleborg to launch Interfit service brand in Australia, New Zealand
Trelleborg Wheel Systems is to rebrand Solid Service, its Australian industrial tyre service business as Interfit, bringing it in line with the Trelleborg’s other tyre service operations around the world. Paul Hansen, Managing Director of Interfit Australia, says: “This is…
Genomatica and Braskem produced renewable butadiene
Genomatica and Braskem have been successfully producing butadiene at lab scale since June 2015, using their direct, bio-based process. The companies are jointly developing a commercial process for the on-purpose production of butadiene made from renewable feedstocks, as announced in…
“Stop the Crash” campaign kicks off Brazil
From November 17 to 19, 2015, the city of Brasilia in Brazil hosted the official kick-off event for Global NCAP’s “Stop the Crash” campaign, featuring an impressive demonstration of advanced accident prevention technologies. The date had been deliberately chosen to…
Continental and Schaeffler added nine new suppliers to Premium Supplier Circle
Continental and Schaeffler have a total of more than 1,200 strategic suppliers; 110 were evaluated and assessed according to a list of requirements with ten criteria. Nine suppliers have met these strict requirements in 2015 and have been added to…
Sri Trang Ayeyar Rubber opens new plant in Myanmar
Last October 11 2015, executives from the Thai-based company Sri Trang Ayeyar Rubber attended the grand opening of its new rubber factory in Myanmar. The company is located in city Mu Dong District Mawlamyine Republic of the Union of Myanmar…
Sime Darby Plantation allows customers to trace products
Sime Darby Plantation (SDP), a producer of sustainable palm oil, launched ‘Open Palm’ – an online dashboard that provides critical information on the traceability of its supply chain. Open Palm provides SDP customers with access to key data on the…
Marangoni enters joint-venture with Indian GRP
Marangoni S.p.a and GRP Ltd, India’s largest rubber recycling company, established a joint venture to carry on the business of commercial vehicle tyre retreading in India. The JV leverages the strengths of the two partners – Marangoni as a retreading…
Michelin wins Arizona lawsuit
In a unanimous verdict handed down on November 19, a jury in Lake Havasu City, Arizona, found in favor of Michelin North America, Inc., on all claims relating to a product liability lawsuit filed by the plaintiff, Kimberly Allen. The…