Luxembourg-based OCSiAl says it has expanded its portfolio of products for reinforcing and adding conductivity to rubbers with new graphene nanotube technologies for nitrile butadiene rubber (NBR). Starting from 0.2%, graphene nanotubes can increase the modulus by up to 53%…
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VMI expands in Poland with new plant
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Sumitomo Rubber’s Thai plant goes green with solar energy
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BKT targets US$2 bn turnover from expansions at facility
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Doublestar in jv for tyre facility in Cambodia
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Apollo develops tyres with 75% sustainable materials
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Zeon invests in Visolis to accelerate biomanufacturing process
Japanese chemical firm Zeon Corporation Zeon Corporation, through its corporate venturing subsidiary Zeon Ventures Inc. (California, US), has invested in Visolis, Inc, a US start-up, developing an innovative biomanufacturing platform. Zeon says it will partner closely with Visolis to help…
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