Malaysia’s Hong Seng Consolidated Bhd is said to have put a halt on a RM3 billion project for a nitrile butadiene latex (NBL) plant in Kedah Rubber City, due to what it says is “weak market sentiment” in the industry.…
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Michelin produces SBR with recycled styrene in France
Canadian tech company Pyrowave working with French tyre firm Michelin and expanded polystyrene (EPS) packaging maker Knauf Industries have successfully produced batches of finished elastomer and plastic products incorporating 100% styrene from plastic waste recycled in Canada using Pyrowave technology.…
Enviro/Siemens tie up for digitalisation of facilities
Tyre recycler Scandinavian Enviro Systems and tech firm Siemens have signed a MOU regarding a collaboration in support of the European expansion plan that Enviro announced earlier this year together with Antin Infrastructure Partners. Through the collaboration, Enviro gets access…
Continental uses rCB in solid tyres; material from Pyrum
German firm Continental says it recently added recovered carbon black (rCB) to its newly produced Super Elastic solid tyres at its tyre plant in Korbach, Germany, thus reducing the use of fossil raw materials and CO2 emissions. Solid tyres such…
Orion to invest EUR12.8 mn in circular carbon black project in Germany
Specialty chemicals producer Orion is investing EUR12.8 million – including EUR6.4 million in funding from the German government and the European Union – to further develop and demonstrate a climate-neutral process for producing carbon black from alternative carbon sources, the…
Zeon to start up rubber Li-ion battery binder production in the US
Japan’s Zeon Corp. says it is making preparations for the establishment of a new production line for its rubber-based Li-ion battery binders at its manufacturing site in Pasadena, Texas. Zeon expects the newly established facility to be operational within 2026.…
Hankook introduces new technology for EV tyre brand
South Korean tyre company Hankook Tire & Technology has introduced its exclusive technology system for iON, a tyre brand designed for electric vehicles (EVs). Based on the internal test conducted by Hankook Tire, the iON demonstrates up to 18% reduction…
ZC Rubber strengthens partnership with Leapmotor on future EV projects
China’s tyre maker ZC Rubber has announced that the strategic partnership with Zhejiang Leapmotor Technology Co Ltd, an electric vehicle (EV) company in China, to further strengthen the two parties’ cooperation in the automotive field. Leapmotor manufactures EVs and auto…
Goodyear to slash 1,200 jobs in Europe, Middle East and Africa
US tyre maker Goodyear Tyre & Rubber says it has approved a rationalisation and workforce reorganisation plan in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region that will lead to 1,200 job cuts. This move is in alignment with their…
LD Carbon/TRS to produce rubber powders in South Korea
South Korean waste treatment and raw material recycling company LD Carbon and TRS, end-of-life tyres recycler, have entered into an MoU for the set up of the first factory to produce TRS’s TyreXol rubber powder produced utilising TRS’s water pulse…