French tyre maker Michelin is upgrading its retreading process by offering an automated regrooving solution known as NAZCA to modernise the century-old retreading process, reduce ergonomic hardship, and boost workshop productivity. Regrooving has been a key step in truck, bus,…
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Zeon sets up new company for acrylic rubber
Japanese firm Zeon Corporation has established Zeon Chemicals Kurashiki Co., Ltd to take over the acrylic rubber business of group company Tohpe Corporation. Tohpe and the new company entered into an absorption-type company split agreement. Accordingly, Zeon says it has…
Wacker launches new silicone rubber for e-mobility
German chemical firm Wacker says it will be presenting an oil-exuding liquid silicone rubber (LSR) with coolant resistant properties at Fakuma, the 30th international trade show for plastics processing, to be held in October. Elastosil LR 3822 was specifically designed…
EU project to produce biobased rubber from food waste
An EU-funded Horizon Europe initiative known as the Rubbio project is aiming to manufacture high-performance, bio-based synthetic rubbers: specifically polybutadiene (PB), styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR), and nitrile butadiene rubber (NBR), from starch-rich bread and potato waste. Besides the production of three…
Dunlop ties up with Thai universities to improve rubber yields
Dunlop under Sumitomo Rubber Industries has announced that it has signed a joint research agreement in Thailand as a project under the Hevea Research Platform in Partnership (HRPP), an international platform for natural rubber research. The other parties to the…
Toyoda Gosei/Tohoku University launch materials lab in Japan
Japan’s Toyoda Gosei and Tohoku University have set up a joint research centre at the Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University. The aim of the lab is to focus on developing high-performance rubber, plastic and other functional materials. Known as…
LSR stretches its industrial footprint
Liquid silicone rubber, or LSR, is an advanced elastomer that has gained traction in high-value sectors such as healthcare, automotive, and electronics, with further scope of applications expected, says Angelica Buan. Easier processing and automated manufacturing have spawned the adoption…
Arlanxeo/Covestro advance on sustainable rubber
Synthetic rubber materials producer Arlanxeo and German materials maker Covestro are strengthening their collaboration to advance more sustainable solutions in synthetic rubber production. By transitioning to the use of ISCC Plus-certified chlorine from Covestro in its chloroprene rubber (CR) production,…
Pirelli/Xingda drive project for recycled steel in tyres
Italian tyre maker Pirelli has actively promoted and participated in the ISCC Plus pilot project to introduce recycled steel into the ISCC Plus materials list, working alongside Xingda, a supplier of rubber reinforcement materials. As part of this initiative, Pirelli…
Orion launches circular carbon black production in China
Specialty chemicals firm Orion S.A. has announced it is producing circular carbon black at its ISCC PLUS-certified plant in the eastern coastal city of Qingdao, China. The facility is making three grades — Ecorax Circular 200, 210 and 215 — from tyre pyrolysis oil (TPO). Ecorax 200 is a hard black suitable for tyres, while the 210 and 215 grades can be used for tyres…