Japan’s Yokohama Rubber Co has announced that its Mexican subsidiary, Yokohama Industries Americas de Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V. (YIA Mexico), will expand its production capacity. YIA Mexico manufactures air conditioning and transmission oil cooling hose assemblies for the…
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Cabot expands pyrolysis oil-based carbon black production to US
US-based carbon black provider Cabot Corporation says that it has enhanced its manufacturing capabilities in North America for circular reinforcing carbons powered by its Evolve sustainable solutions technology platform. With this milestone, Cabot’s site in Ville Platte, Louisiana, US, joins Mauá, Brazil, and Valasske Mezirici (Valmez), Czech Republic, as…
Lion Elastomers to shut rubber facility in Texas
With declining demand and profitability in North America’s butadiene elastomers, speciality polymers producer Lion Elastomers will cease rubber production at its Orange site in Texas, US, by the end of the year, affecting approximately 100 employees at a plant that has…
Malaysian firm to launch ESD chemical gloves enhanced with nanotubes
Malaysian rubber gloves manufacturer Nastah Industries has unveiled an advancement in PPE: ESD chemical gloves enhanced with Tuball graphene nanotubes. Designed to prevent static discharge while resisting chemical and physical hazards, these gloves claim to set a new standard for safety and reliability across…
Companies team up for tyre wear particles study
A research initiative coordinated by Sweden’s Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), alongside Volvo Cars, Karolinska Institute and Scania, including tyre rubber compounds and bitumen-based road materials supplier Nynas, has been set up to better understand the formation, characteristics and environmental impact of…
Kraton joins Michelin’s 5-HMF project
Polymers firm Kraton has joined the CERISEA Project, an initiative led by French tyre maker Michelin and its subsidiary to establish a manufacturing facility that will accelerate the development of 5-HMF (5-Hydroxymethylfurfural). Derived from sugar chemistry, 5-HMF is a biobased…
Toyo Tire to open Serbian R&D centre by 2027
Japan’s Toyo Tire Corporation says that it will build a new R&D facility building on the grounds of its Toyo Tire Serbia plant (Indjija, Serbia) as its new European R&D Centre, which will begin operations in January 2027. The current…
Arlanxeo to close loss-making rubber plant in France
Citing reasons of weak demand, Netherland-based synthetic rubber producer Arlanxeo Holding has announced that it intends to permanently close its plant at Port Jerome, France, where it produces polybutadiene rubber (PBR) and styrene butadiene rubber (SBR). According to Arlanxeo CEO…