According to global advocacy organisation Mighty Earth, an investigation by European multilingual news website Voxeurop into a “sustainable” rubber project by French tyre giant Michelin and Indonesian partner conglomerate Barito Pacific has led to fresh allegations of widespread deforestation, wildlife…
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Troester expands to India with new subsidiary
To grow within the Indian market, German rubber machinery maker Troester has set up a new subsidiary Troester India Pvt Ltd based in Chennai (Tamil Nadu) to focus on expanding the rubber business unit. India is a steady growing market…
Rubber centre for skills training for auto sector in Pune
In a significant push to skills training in the field of rubber, the Auto Cluster Development and Research Institute (ACDRI) in Pune, India, will soon have a Centre of Excellence for Rubber Industrial Skill Development. The Rubber Chemical & Petrochemical…
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…
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…
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.…
Sumitomo Rubber able to synthesise biopolymer for tyres
Sumitomo Rubber Industries says that, as a result of joint research undertaken with Associate Professor Seiji Takahashi of Tohoku University, Associate Professor Satoshi Yamashita of Kanazawa University and Professor Yuzuru Tozawa of Saitama University, it has succeeded in synthesising new…
Weir expands rubber product manufacturing facility in Malaysia
Weir Minerals, the sole producer of Linatex rubber products, has expanded its rubber manufacturing facility in Batu Caves near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The site, which sits on 18 acres, has been expanded to include a new Continuous Rubber Process (CRP2)…
Additional plant breeder teams up in Continental dandelion project
Continental Tire’s Taraxagum project, which focuses on the acquisition of natural rubber from dandelions, has expanded its research network with the plant breeder Kartoffelzucht Böhm. The aim of the reinforcement is to gain even greater clout in the breeding of…
Safic-Alcan buys Brazilian rubber distributor
Safic-Alcan, a major distributor of specialty chemicals, says that it has acquired 100% of Proquimil Produtos Químicos, a Brazilian chemical distributor specialising in rubber and plastic polymers and additives. The integration will be led by Luiz Maranho, a seasoned Brazilian…