US firm Kraton, a global producer of high-performance elastomers is showcasing its Cariflex polyisoprene products, a natural rubber alternative, at the upcoming Medtec Europe to be held February 26-28 in Germany. br/> According to Kraton, Cariflex is an ideal substitute…
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Goodyear divests farm tyre business
GOODYEAR Tire & Rubber Co. is exiting the farm tyre business in the Europe, Middle East and Africa or EMEA region. The company earlier announced that its Goodyear Dunlop Tires France subsidiary (GDTF) planned to discontinue consumer tyre production at…
Cabot to get royalties from technology deal
MICHELIN will pay royalties to Cabot. for 10 years for the exclusive use of Cabot’s patented liquid-phase rubber mixing technology, which both companies developed four years ago. Value of the payment has not been disclosed. Cabot describes the patented technology…
High cost, tight supply support Asia butyl glycol
Demand for BG from the downstream solvents sector in China is low amidst a weak global economy.
Hankook hit higher profits in 2012
THE South Korean tyre maker said it generated higher profits by 57.9% last year compared to only 8.3% in the year earlier, as sales of its high-performance tyres increased more than 30%. Its operating income reached US$812.9 million on revenue…
BMW Mini to run on Kumho tyres
Kumho’s Ecsta V700 will be used as the OE tyre for the Mini JCW GP, of which, only 2,000 limited edition units will be produced worldwide.
IRSG launches World Rubber Summit website
The new website at www.event2013.rubberstudy.com will be providing more detailed information about the event.
Indonesia proposes rubber be made environmentally friendly
The country proposed to Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit to put palm oil and rubber on the list of environmental goods.
Preferred to up its capacity at Mexican plant
MEXICAN rubber compounder Preferred Compounding de Mexico is quadrupling capacity at its custom compounding facility in Central Mexico and plans to add up to 24 employees. The wholly owned subsidiary of Preferred Compounding has installed and is commissioning a Farrel…
Lanxess’s rubber day in India takes on mobility theme
German speciality chemicals firm Lanxess, the world’s largest manufacturer of synthetic rubber, which has production facilities for rubber chemicals from its subsidiary Rhein Chemie in Jhagadia, Gujarat, recently held a Rubber Day in India that was themed