Synthetic rubber producer Synthos, has signed an MOU with Japanese tyre maker Sumitomo Rubber Industries (SRI) to promote the development and use of high-performance rubber powders for the production of sustainable tyres. Synthos offers TyreXol rubber powder, which is derived…
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Lotte to liquidate PBR jv in Malaysia
South Korean petrochemical firm Lotte Chemical Corp. says it plans to liquidate its rubber joint venture in Malaysia to scale back its basic chemicals business while selling stakes in its overseas units to raise nearly US$1 billion to cut debt. Lotte Chemical has…
Bridgestone to pilot sustainable butadiene production with DOE grant
Bridgestone Americas has received a grant from the US Department of Energy (DOE) to develop a pilot plant for converting ethanol to butadiene, a key synthetic rubber component in tyres, with a lower carbon footprint. Partnering with Pacific Northwest National…
Zeon expands technical support for synthetic rubber products in India
Japan’s Zeon Corporation Zeon Corporation has expanded its technical support capabilities for synthetic rubber products in India. Technical support staff will be dispatched to Zeon’s India-based Group company, Zeon India Private Limited to provide timely service for the growing market…
Arlanxeo breaks ground on new HNBR plant in China
Synthetic rubber supplier Arlanxeo, a wholly owned subsidiary of Saudi Aramco, recently held a groundbreaking ceremony for its new Therban hydrogenated nitrile butadiene rubber (HNBR) plant in Changzhou, China. With a nameplate annual production capacity of 5,000 tonnes, the first…
Arlanxeo to construct new HNBR plant in China
Synthetic rubber producer Arlanxeo has announced the planned construction of a hydrogenated nitrile butadiene rubber (HNBR) plant in Changzhou, China. With a nameplate annual production capacity of 5,000 tonnes, the first phase of construction will allow for the production of…
Synthos/OMV to cooperate on sustainable butadiene for tyres
Polish producer of synthetic rubber Synthos has announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with OMV, an Austrian multinational integrated oil, gas, and petrochemicals company. Under the MOU, the two companies will cooperate on the long-term supply of…
Sustainability: Southeast Asia’s rubber sector rooting for sustainability
Promising solutions are emerging in the form of sustainable rubber practices, aimed at curbing deforestation and substantially reducing the environmental footprint within the rubber sector, adds Angelica Buan in this report. For a variety of reasons, industries play an important…
Arlanxeo to up capacity for HNBR in US, Germany
Arlanxeo, one of the world’s largest synthetic rubber producers and a wholly owned subsidiary of Saudi Aramco, says it is debottlenecking its production processes at its Hydrogenated Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (HNBR) plants in Orange, US, and Leverkusen, Germany. All debottlenecking…
Malaysia’s flagging rubber industry needs govt support, says ex-MARGMA chief
More land needs to be allocated towards the cultivation of rubber trees, according to Denis Low, the former president of the Malaysian Rubber Glove Manufacturers Association (Margma). He further said the government should implement strategic measures aimed at rejuvenating the…