Sumitomo Rubber Industries says that its tyre manufacturing and sales subsidiary in Thailand, Sumitomo Rubber (Thailand) will be installing what it says is “the world’s largest rooftop solar panel array (for a single facility)”, as well as a gas cogeneration…
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BKT targets US$2 bn turnover from expansions at facility
Indian tyre maker Balkrishna Industries Ltd. (BKT) says recent enhancements at its plant in Bhuj, Gujarat, India, will enable the company to double its output and achieve a tyre production of 600,000 tonnes/year at the facility and total sales of…
Doublestar in jv for tyre facility in Cambodia
Chinese car tyre manufacturer Qingdao Doublestar has entered into a joint venture with UBE Development, the developer of a Cambodian special economic zone, to set up a tyre factory in what it says is to “circumvent international trade barriers and…
Apollo develops tyres with 75% sustainable materials
India’s Apollo Tyres says it has developed tyres with 75% sustainable materials. This is aligned with Apollo Tyres’ sustainability roadmap of increasing the usage of sustainable raw material to 40% by 2030. The concept agriculture tyres containing 75% sustainable materials,…
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…
Tafnet buys Uzbek tyre maker Birinchi
Russian oil company Tatneft has signed an agreement with Uzkimyosanoat and Uzkimyoimpex recently to buy 100% shares of tyre producer Birinchi Rezinotexnika Zavodi (BRZ). Terms of the deal were not disclosed. It was reported earlier that an agreement on the…
Arlanxeo launches new BR production line in Brazil
Arlanxeo, a wholly owned subsidiary of Saudi Aramco, has opened a new 65 kilotonne/year polybutadiene (BR) production line in Brazil, typically used in tyre and other rubber compounds. The new production line supplements Arlanxeo’s existing production capacity in Brazil, and reinforces our commitment…
Bridgestone to invest EUR70 mn in Pune plant expansion
Tyre maker Bridgestone says it will invest around EUR70 million over the next three years in its Indian plant to expand production capacity and upgrade technology at its Chakan, Pune, plant. The investment will be for capacity and technology upgrades…
Enviro delivers pyrolysis oil to Preem
Tyre recycler Scandinavian Enviro Systems (Enviro) will begin delivering recovered pyrolysis oil as part of the order from Swedish oil company Preem that was announced in November of last year. Preem will use the oil as a raw material for…
US backlash on latex gloves; Thailand to focus on China and India
According to the Rubber Authority of Thailand (RAOT) Governor Nakorn Tangavirapat since some US states have banned the use of latex gloves among food service workers, authorities in Thailand are looking to expand the export of natural rubber gloves to…