Continental Automotive has opened its AI Lab in Berlin, Germany for application-independent development work for autonomous driving and robotics. Here, AI experts from a wide range of corporate divisions work together on technologies such as Computer Vision (machine vision), Hybrid…
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Continental realigning Contitech; consolidating auto business
German tech firm Continental says it is realigning its ContiTech group sector, which specialises in material-driven solutions, with the aim of increasing effectiveness and efficiency as well as customer and market proximity. To this end, the group sector will focus…
Enviro receives follow-up order for pyrolysis oil from US
Tyre recycler Scandinavian Enviro Systems says it has received an order for pyrolysis oil, the total value of which Enviro estimates to be approximately US$450,000. Behind the order is the subsidiary of a leading US oil company that submitted an…
Synthos to re-start production of BR in Germany
Synthetic rubber producer Synthos says it will resume production of butadiene rubber (BR) at its plant in Schkopau, Germany, in March 2023. Recommissioning activities started in the first half of 2022 in direct response to challenging market conditions for butadiene…
Continental strengthens drive belt portfolio with uniform brand ID
German technology firm Continental says it is strengthening its drive belt portfolio with a globally uniform brand identity. It says customers will be able to read the performance level as well as the properties of a belt directly from the…
Cabot to pump US$75 mn into carbon additives capacity for EV battery applications
US carbon black maker Cabot Corporation says that it plans to add conductive carbon additives (CCA) capacity in the US to enhance its position in the market and support the transition to electric vehicles (EVs). Cabot plans to add conductive carbons…
Sibur develops special component for production of rubbers and SBS polymers
Russian petchem firm Sibur says it has completed the development of a proprietary technology for the production of n-Butyllithium, a polymerisation initiator for the production of synthetic rubbers and SBS polymers. Rubbers and SBS polymers made using n-Butyllithium offer increased…
Goodyear Tire to axe 500 jobs against weaker demand
US tyre maker Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. says it is reducing its workforce by about 5%, or 500 jobs, in first half of 2023, as part of a restructuring in response to a “challenging” industry environment and inflation-related cost…
Orion reduces air emissions with new technology in US plant
US carbon blacks supplier Orion Engineered Carbons says it will sharply reduce air emissions at its Borger, Texas, plant with new control technology. The US$60 million project also involved upgrading the site’s cogeneration system, which takes heat created by the carbon…
Goodyear unveils 90% sustainable demo tyre
US-based Goodyear Tire has unveiled a demonstration tyre comprised of 90% sustainable materials, which it says has passed all applicable regulatory testing as well as Goodyear’s internal testing. This demonstration tyre also tested to have lower rolling resistance when compared…