SPECIALITY chemicals firm BASF is increasing by 50% its production capacity of Kerosin, a branded phenolic resin used as a tackifier for tyre manufacturing, at Ludwigshafen, Verbund in Germany. The company has been producing Koresin from acetylene and t-butylphenol at…
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Rhein Chemie opens rubber additive facility in Russia
SPECIALITY chemicals firm Lanxess’s subsidiary Rhein Chemie has officially opened its first Russian production facility in Lipetsk. The company will produce Rhenogran (pre-dispersed, polymer-bound additives) for the rubber processing industry. The product range includes accelerators, sulphur donors, antioxidants, and crosslinking…
Rubberex buys Alliance Rubber
MALAYSIAN glove maker Rubberex Corporation has bought another glove producing firm based in Penang for RM113 million. Its sub-subsidiary, Rubberex Alliance Sdn Bhd acquired the glove business and the entire nitrile and latex disposable glove production facilities of Alliance Rubber…
Lanxess converts Geleen EPDM site to ACE technology
SPECIALITY chemicals company Lanxess has successfully converted its largest production line for the Keltan-branded EPDM synthetic rubber at Sittard, Geleen, The Netherlands, to the company’s innovative ACE technology. “This is another important step into an even more sustainable future with…
Yokohama launches large radial tyre for construction, mining
YOKOHAMA Rubber Co., Ltd., has officially released in June a large-size radial tyre for rigid dump trucks in the construction and mining sites – a 27.00R49 size model of its “RB42.” The tyre has a TRA code* of E-4 and…
US stimulus moors rubber from decline
CCORDING to Bloomberg, rubber has recovered from a nine-month low, and has finally leashed the worst quarterly decline in a year, amidst optimism the US Federal Reserve will maintain stimulus after slower-than-estimated growth in the country’s economy. The contract for…
Kenda Rubber bolsters tyre production capacity by 50%
TYRE manufacturer Kenda Rubber Industrial Co is increasing its production capacity for car tyres by up to 50% to meet rising market demand, the company said during an annual shareholders’ meeting. The company expects to hike up its output to…
Sumitomo Rubber posts drop in Q1 sales, earnings
SUMITOMO Rubber Industries Ltd. has reported sales and earnings slipped for the first quarter ended March 31. Operating income fell 6.5% to US$162.3 million in the first quarter. Sales also hit low at 1.8% to US$1.78 billion. Net income dropped…
Malaysian agricultural firm to develop rubber plantations in Cambodia
MALAYSIAN-based global agricultural and agri-commodities company, Felda Global Ventures Holdings Bhd (FGVH) will be developing rubber plantations in Cambodia as well as market its products including palm-oil based products in the country. These products will be marketed in Cambodia following…
Emrald Tyres joins upcoming Tyrexpo India
INDIAN tyres and wheels maker Emrald Tyres has confirmed its participation in the upcoming Tyrexpo India on 9-11 July at the Chennai Trade Centre. Chennai-based Emrald produces a complete range of tyres, tubes, rims and wheels for the materials handling…