Nokian Tyres recently shared plans to invest EUR650 million in a new passenger car tyre factory in Romania. With a capacity of 6 million tyres/year, the Romanian plant is set to replace some of the lost output from Nokian’s now…
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Cabot expands elastomer portfolio for tyre/rubber applications
US chemical firm Cabot Corporation says it has expanded its Engineered Elastomer Composites (E2C) product line with the launch of two new products, FX9570 and EX9620 solutions. These solutions provide rubber manufacturers with additional options to design products for high…
Russian union marks 95 years of global synthetic rubber production
The Russian Chemists Union recently marked the 95th anniversary of Russia’s contribution to the global rise of synthetic rubber.While it often goes unnoticed, rubber is one of the most essential and widely used materials today. Products made from rubber are ubiquitous…
Zeon to use bio-butadiene from Shell to produce SSBR
Chemical firm Zeon Chemicals Singapore will use biomass-derived butadiene to produce solution-polymerised styrene-butadiene rubber (SSBR). Zeon entered into an MOU with Shell Eastern Petroleum to agree on a supply of sustainable butadiene for its SSBR production. Zeon adds it is working…
UNEP, partners to finance NR producers in bid to combat Indonesia’s deforestation
Bukit Tigapuluh National Park in Sumatra, Indonesia, may be one of the world’s great ecological hotspots, containing plants and animals found nowhere else. However, sprawling oil palm and rubber plantations outside the park’s boundaries are thought to infringe on the…
China exports more Covid protective equipment to North Korea
According to Reuters, as North Korea stepped up its efforts to combat a potential COVID-19 crisis, its exports from China increased at a slower rate in September than those of masks and other COVID-related goods, based on customs data. China…
Hankook sets up German subsidiary for auto battery
Hankook & Company Co., Ltd., the holding company of Hankook Tire & Technology Co Ltd, has established the Hankook & Company ES Deutschland GmbH under its Energy Solution (ES) Business Headquarters to supply Hankook branded batteries directly to European markets.…
Klean selects Chemex for flagship tyre pyrolysis project
Canada’s Klean Industries Inc., a tyre pyrolysis equipment manufacturer and project developer, says it has selected Chemex Global, a subsidiary of The Shaw Group, to engineer, procure and fabricate Klean’s 20,000-tonne hydrocarbon upgrading system for its Boardman, Oregon, project. Both…
Bridgestone to implement RFID tech at US plant
Japanese tyre maker Bridgestone says it will start producing radio-tagged tyres in 2024 for commercial vehicles like trucks and buses, linking them to a cloud-based system designed to help clients maximise the tyres’ lifespan and minimise carbon footprints. The company…
Yokohama Rubber integrates hydraulic hose series under one brand
Yokohama Rubber Co. says that it will integrate its three core overseas high-pressure hydraulic hose series under the Versatran1 brand name from this October. The integrated rebranding is intended to enhance the competitiveness of the hoses for the overseas market.…