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Michelin Supplier Award a ‘great honour’ for Lanxess

Lanxess has expressed its pride in receiving one of the inaugural Michelin Supplier Awards. The German specialty chemicals company was one of a number of key suppliers acknowledged by Michelin at an awards ceremony held in France on June 15, and upon receiving the company’s award Dr. Joachim Grub, head of Lanxess’ Performance Butadiene Rubbers business unit stated “we consider it a great honour to be one of the winners of the first Michelin Supplier Award.

17th June 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Weed-derived rubber a dandy alternative for Ford

Tyre makers Continental and Cooper are not alone in seeing the possibilities locked within the humble dandelion. Researchers at the Ford Motor Company and Ohio State University have also explored the plant’s qualities and recognised its potential as a sustainable source of rubber. As Ford research engineer Angela Harris explained, the vehicle manufacturer is “always looking for new sustainable materials to use in our vehicles that have a smaller carbon footprint to produce and can be grown locally. Synthetic rubber is not a sustainable resource, so we want to minimise its use in our vehicles when possible. Dandelions have the potential to serve as a great natural alternative to synthetic rubber in our products.”

11th May 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Formosa Plastics entering synthetic rubber market to meet Chinese domestic demand

The China Economic News Service reports that the Taiwan’s based Formosa Plastics Group (FPG) intends to invest US$300 million establishing a synthetic rubber production facility in China’s Zheijiang Province. Construction of the plant Ningbo plant is expected to begin in October 2011 with volume production commencing in two years’ time. Initial output is given at 50,000 tons of IIR (isobutylene-isoprene rubber) per annum, with the tyre industry tipped to be the largest consumer of this. CENS reports that growing domestic demand from Chinese tyre makers has triggered FPG’s entry into the rubber industry. Furthermore, the company is said to be contemplating three other China based projects related to tyre production; these would require a further investment of $200 million.

28th February 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Sibur Opens China Trading House

Sibur, the largest petrochemical holding company in Russia and Eastern Europe and, has opened a Chinese trading company. Known as Citco (Shanghai) Trading Co., Ltd., the new China registered trading company is located in Shanghai and will engage in sales of petrochemical products, with payments in Chinese currency. Previously exports of Sibur’s products to China were coordinated through the corporate trading company CITCO (Austria), with payments in US dollars. Included in the petrochemical products Sibur exports is synthetic rubber, such as polybutadiene, for use in tyre production. In 2009 Sibur sold more than 47,000 tons of synthetic rubber in China.

20th September 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

IISRP Welcomes Americas International as New Member

Americas International Inc. has joined the International Institute of Synthetic Rubber Producers (IISRP). Akron, Ohio-based Americas International is a distributor of synthetic rubber. Wayne Stair, president of the company, will reportedly serve as liaison to the IISRP, and his alternate will be Ted Romans.

2nd June 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Museum to Host Lanxess History of Synthetic Rubber Exhibition

According to Lanxess, life “just wouldn’t be the same without synthetic rubber.” Such a claim may be expected from one of the world’s largest synthetic rubber producers, but the German firm does make a good point – the areas of application for this material are extremely diverse, ranging from automotive engineering, the tyre industry and energy generation to medicine, sports and aerospace. To celebrate a centenary of synthetic rubber, between February 18 and September 30 Lanxess is partnering with the Auto & Technik Museum Sinsheim in Southwest Germany and devoting an exhibition to this elastic all-rounder.

18th February 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Wages, Bonuses Frozen at Kumho Petrochemical

One of Kumho Petrochemical’s main businesses is the production of synthetic rubbers, much of which is supplied to the tyre industry. The company’s Ulsan plant in South Korea alone produces in excess of half a million tonnes of synthetic rubber per annum. To tackle the company’s recent economic crisis, in late January the Kumho Asiana division’s labour management negotiation committee met with the three main labour unions representing Kumho Petrochemical employees at its Ulsan rubber and plastic facilities and its Yeosu rubber plant and reached an agreement on a number of matters.

3rd February 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Japanese Firms to Establish Singapore Synthetic Rubber Operations

According to a November 28 article in Japan’s Nikkei newspaper, two Japanese chemical companies, Asahi Kasei Corporation and Zeon Corporation, intend to establish synthetic rubber plants in Singapore to cater for growing demand for low rolling resistance tyres.

8th December 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Goodyear Produced BioIsoprene Tyres to Feature at UN Conference

Copenhagen is hosting the United Nations Climate Change Conference, and present at the event will be the world's first concept demonstration tyres made with BioIsoprene technology. This breakthrough substance, which replaces a petrochemically produced ingredient used in the manufacture of synthetic rubber with renewable biomass, made its debut in the Danish city in early December. Several tyres, produced in collaboration between Goodyear and industrial biotechnology company Genencor, have been shipped to Copenhagen. One will make appearances at several events during the conference. Others will be displayed in several locations, including at Copenhagen International Airport’s departure lounge through to December 21.

3rd December 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

IRSG Names New Secretary General

The Singapore based International Rubber Study Group (IRSG) has announced that Dr Stephen V. Evans will take on the position of group secretary general on January 1, 2010, following the end of incumbent Dr Hidde Smit’s tenure. Dr Evans, notes an IRSG statement announcing his appointment, has been involved in the elastomer industry for the past decade and operated his own consultancy business since late 2008. The qualities he brings to the position include “extensive experience in biotechnology, business and marketing development as well as strategic management and research skills.”

19th November 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Mitsui Chemicals, Sinopec to Build China Synthetic Rubber Facility

Sales of cars in China increased more than 84 per cent in September, and for the first time passed the one million unit mark. In order to meet increasing demand from for automotive parts, Mitsui Chemicals and China Petroleum & Chemical (Sinopec), Asia’s largest oil refiner, plan to spend 60 billion yen (£406 million) to build two chemical factories in Shanghai. One of the plants will produce the synthetic rubber EPT, which is widely utilised in vehicle components.

4th November 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Nynas to Supply Lanxess Rubber Production Following DAE Ban

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To maintain its production of synthetic rubber after its utilisation of DAE oils ceases, Lanxess AG will enter into a strategic co-operation with Swedish oil producer Nynas. Lanxess will end the use of DAE oils in its synthetic rubber production as of December 1, 2009, ahead of next year’s European and Japanese bans on the substance.

25th August 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

May China Tyre Production Reaches 62.35m Units

Tyre production in China during May 2009 rose 21.21 per cent year on year and 7.2 per cent over the previous month to 62.35 million units, the country’s National Bureau of Statistics has announced. The Bureau’s figures total production in the period from January to May 2009 show a 6.6 per cent increase to 237.7 million units

Synthetic rubber production fell 8 per cent year on year to 199,000 tons in May, but for the January to May period increased 0.2 per cent year on year to 1.02 million tons.

12th June 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Dow Europe May Divest Synthetic Rubber Wing

According to reports, Dow Chemical Company has said that its Dow Europe GmbH (Dow) subsidiary is “exploring divestiture options for its synthetic rubber business.” No further details or timeframe have been released at this stage, however, the move is being seen as part of the company’s ongoing work to streamline its portfolio of businesses. Dow’s Synthetic Rubber business produces and distributes synthetic rubbers. The business is located in central Germany and includes five production plants and a research centre in city of Schkopau.

12th May 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Firestone Makes 71 Redundant at Prescott, Ark. Plant

The Firestone plant in Prescott, Arkansas will lay off 71 employees on 3 April 2009. Tina Gaines, a spokesperson for the plant, says the layoffs, based on seniority, were due to an “unprecedented decline” in construction.

The plant makes a high-performance synthetic rubber compound for roofing AND employs about 525. Firestone Building Products is owned by Bridgestone.

12th March 2009/by Tyrepress Editors