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…
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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…
Lanxess launches wastewater treatment plant at Belgian rubber site
German chemical firm Lanxess has commissioned a new wastewater treatment plant at its Belgium Kallo/Antwerp site. The special chemicals company invested around EUR12 million in the plant, which has a treatment capacity of around 260,000 litres of wastewater per hour.…
IRSG and NTU Singapore collaborate on sustainability research for rubber
To understand how climate change is impacting the rubber industry, International Rubber Study Group (IRSG), an inter-governmental organisation based in Singapore, is collaborating with Nanyang Technological University (NTU) to conduct research activities on the economic and social impacts of climate change on the…
Reclaimed rubber market growth at US$3 bn by 2032; Asia to dominate
The global reclaimed rubber market is set to witness an impressive growth rate of 10.9% over the forecasted years and anticipated to reach a valuation of around US$3.25 billion by the end of year 2032 from the current valuation of…
Yokohama Rubber starts up third tyre plant in India
In view of the growing sales of its off-highway tyres (OHT), Yokohama Rubber Co. has started up production at its Visakhapatnam plant in India, built to expand the production capacity of tyres used on agricultural and other equipment. The new…
Azelis strengthens presence in Turkey with acquisition of rubber additives provider
Speciality chemicals firm Azelis says that it has signed an agreement to acquire 100% of the shares of Dagalti Kauçuk San. (Dagalti), a specialty chemicals distributor active in the Turkish rubber and plastics additives (R&PA) market. The acquisition of Dagalti…
Yokohama Rubber develops AI-based rubber compound system
Japan’s Yokohama Rubber Co says that it has begun applying a proprietary rubber compound design system that utilises AI-based compound generation technology. The new system was developed with the cooperation of Hamagomu Aicom Inc., a Yokohama Rubber subsidiary specialising in…