Swiss scale-up company Tyre Recycling Solutions SA (TRS), Préverenges, has chosen Buss’s Compeo technology for implementation of its “Intelligent Compounding” concept, which transforms powder products obtained from recycled end-of-life tyres into compounds at industrial scale. TRS’s performance materials, which require a…
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GRI completes 2nd phase of US$100 mn expansion
Sri Lankan tyre firm Global Rubber Industries (GRI) says it has completed the second phase of its US$100 million capacity upgrade plan for its speciality tyre facility, which is sited next to its more established plant in Sri Lanka. With…
Birch branches out to India; expands market reach
UK-based rubber additives firm Birch Chemicals has opened its first international arm – which includes a new base in India, designed to service the Asian market. The recent launch of Birch Chemicals India includes a facility in Maharashtra (a state…
Marangoni takes over jv firm to expand in India
Italy’s retreading specialist Marangoni Group has acquired GRP Ltd.’s 50% stake in the joint venture company in India – Marangoni GRP Pvt. Ltd – through its wholly owned subsidiary, Leader Rubber Company (SA) Prop., South Africa. The 50:50 jv company, incorporated…
Michelin now sole owner of Indonesian sustainable plantation project
French tyre maker Michelin, which previously held 49% shares, has bought a further 51% of the capital of Royal Lestari Utama (RLU), a joint venture with Indonesian energy company Barito Pacific Group, thus becoming the sole owner of RLU. The project, which was…
Recycling: Finding ways to recycle rubber
In the lead-up to the K trade fair 2022, industry association VDMA provides an interview with Daniela Dingfelder, COO of Deguma-Schuetz GmbH, on the potentials of recycling rubber. Is rubber sustainable as a material? Both natural rubber and synthetic rubber…
Semperit opens new production site and hq in US
Vienna-based polymer products firm Semperit Group two years ago made the decision two years ago to invest around US$10 million into the installation of two new production lines for rubber gaskets as well as the relocation of the existing headquarters…
India’s e-trading platform for NR goes live
India’s Rubber Board says that the electronic platform it developed for natural rubber (NR) trading, known as mRube, will go live on 8 June 2022. The e-trading platform has been launched to improve the marketing effectiveness in the NR supply chain, according to the…
Wacker earmarks EUR100 mn for capacity increase of silicone rubber
To meet growing demand for silicone rubber, German firm Wacker Chemie AG is accelerating the expansion of its production capacities. Investment projects to this end are either in the planning stage or are nearing completion. Significant capacity expansions for liquid silicone rubber (LSR)…
Italian recycler receives EUR2.5 mn financing for expansion
Italian rubber recycler Rubber Conversion says it has closed a EUR2.5 million financing round. The start-up that is active in rubber recycling, spanning pre and postconsumer scrap says it will use the funds to expand its processing capacity and enter…