Manufacturer of system-critical elastomer components for pharmaceutical packaging, Datwyler, will nearly double capacity at its production operation in Pune, India, and add 400 jobs in the near future. By starting up a second plant on the premises in the third…
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German chemical firm Wacker Chemie AG is preparing to build a new silicone production complex at its Charleston site in the US state of Tennessee. The Munich-based chemical group has already started a feasibility study. In a first step, it…
Trelleborg acquires manufacturer of aerospace components
Polymers firm Trelleborg Group has, through its business area Trelleborg Sealing Solutions, signed an agreement to acquire Germany-based company MG Silikon, an entity within Saint-Gobain Group. The company specialises in sealing solutions for aerospace and industrial applications. Closing of the…
Pyrum in jv to build 20 kt pyrolysis plant in Bavaria
End-of-life-tyres (ELT) recycler Pyrum Innovations says it has established the first joint venture to build and operate a pyrolysis plant in Bavaria. Under the company name Revalit GmbH, a recycling plant with a capacity of 20,000 tonnes of used tyres is to…
Birla Carbon creates digital showroom
Indian carbon black supplier Birla Carbon has launched what it says is a first-of-its-kind carbon black virtual showroom that provides a virtual reality experience, showcasing the value and diverse usage of carbon black through the lens of a virtual car. The virtual showroom can be accessed using the…
Halcyon raises US$5 mn funds for digital marketplace
Singapore-headquartered supplier of natural rubber Halcyon Agri Corporation says that its 49.9%-owned associate, HeveaConnect Pte, has completed its fourth fundraising of US$5.5 million, led by Provident Capital Partners, DeClout Ventures and HeveaConnect management. Halcyon Agri founded HC in 2018 to…
TRS uses Buss compounders to make rubber powders from used tyres
Swiss scale-up company Tyre Recycling Solutions SA (TRS), Préverenges, has chosen Buss’s Compeo technology for implementation of its “Intelligent Compounding” concept, which transforms powder products obtained from recycled end-of-life tyres into compounds at industrial scale. TRS’s performance materials, which require a…
GRI completes 2nd phase of US$100 mn expansion
Sri Lankan tyre firm Global Rubber Industries (GRI) says it has completed the second phase of its US$100 million capacity upgrade plan for its speciality tyre facility, which is sited next to its more established plant in Sri Lanka. With…
Toyoda Gosei opens new weatherstrips plant in China
Toyoda Gosei Co. group company Hubei Toyoda Gosei Zheng Ao Rubber and Plastic Sealing Technology (TG Zheng Ao), which produces weatherstrips, door weatherstrips and glass runs, has moved to a new and larger plant in Shiyan, Hubei, China. TG Zheng Ao became a Toyoda…
Birla Carbon adopts green finance framework; raises US$50 mn funding
Carbon black maker Birla Carbon has implemented a Green Finance Framework that outlines the criteria and provides guidelines for Birla Carbon to finance eligible Green Projects through Green Loans or Bonds as well as successfully concluded the first Green Finance…