South Korean tyre maker Kumho Tire says it will invest around US$750 million in a tyre factory in Europe to meet growing demand from regional automakers. A European plant would also limit the impact of regional geopolitical tensions such as…
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Kumho/Technip to produce recycled styrene-based rubber for tyres
South Korean chemical firm Kumho Petrochemical has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with French engineering service provider Technip Energies to work on waste polystyrene pyrolysis and recycled styrene monomers (RSM). An eco-friendly raw material obtained through thermal decomposition…
Agilyx and Kumho partner to develop eco-SSBR from plastics for tyres
US recycling firm Agilyx Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Agilyx AS, and South Korean Kumho Petrochemical, a manufacturer of synthetic rubber, are collaborating to explore the development and construction of a chemical recycling project in South Korea. The project…
Tyre development tie-up for Yokohama, Kumho
TYRE makers Yokohama Rubber Co Ltd and Kumho Tire Co Inc, are embarking on a possible technology exchange and cross ownership following a signing of a memorandum of agreement (MoU) in late November, which covered the various aspects of their…