Author: RubberWorld

Elkem re-started one out of three furnaces at its silicon plant in Salten, Norway. Production will remain halted at the two other furnaces until further notice.
A fire broke out at the Salten plant in Norway on 10 December 2023. The fire started in a building housing raw material, including carbon materials. It was under control by emergency services and mostly extinguished within 24 hours.

The Recycled Rubber Coalition has released a white paper, titled “An Unexpected Electric Vehicle Environmental Problem With Common Sense Solutions,” which examines how the rapid adoption of EVs will lead to an increase in scrap tires and provides practical solutions for the recycling and reuse of these tires. 

The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., announced that, together with the Surat Thani branch of the Rubber Authority of Thailand (RAOT), it held a seminar event in December 2023 to help Thai natural rubber farmers improve the quality and productivity of their natural rubber. Seventy farm households in the Surat Thani area participated in the event. Each participating household received a complimentary 250 kg of fertilizer developed using RAOT’s specialist knowledge. The seminar is the sixth held by Yokohama Rubber and RAOT since 2020

A 19-year member of the SRNA team, Bradford has experience working with several departments throughout the company. Most recently, Bradford was the Senior Manager of Motorsports and Events, where he and his team oversaw an abundance of successful motorsports marketing and dealer support initiatives.

The new bulk pricing structure aims to benefit wholesale distributors. This change incentivizes larger purchases by rewarding long-term anyseals partners and customers with high volume requirements. With more than 400 million seals in over 25,000 SKUs, a wide range of materials, and metric and inch sizes, anyseals continues to meet the diverse needs of its customers across various industries.

Elkem has completed its first pilot for carbon capture and storage (CCS) at its plant in Rana, Norway. The pilot recorded high capture rates of CO2, up to 95%, indicating technical viability of CCS in smelters.

Dow announced it received International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) PLUS certification at its PO/PG and Polyols manufacturing site in Freeport, Texas. An ISCC PLUS certification recognizes Dow’s implementation of decoupling fossil feedstocks by using waste sourced feedstock, following a full independent, external audit.

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The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., announced its decision to expand the production capacity of Yokohama Tire Philippines, Inc. (YTPI), its passenger car tire production and sales subsidiary in the Philippines. Yokohama Rubber plans to invest about 3.5 billion pesos (about ¥8.4 billion) to expand the plant’s daily output capacity to 32,500 tires, an increase of 1,800 tires/day. In addition to expanding capacity of tire sizes currently being produced, the planned expansion will include a new line that will expand YTPI’s size lineup to 21- and 22-inch tires.

Akron Rubber Development Laboratory, Inc. (ARDL) announced the promotions of Nicki Hershberger and Katie Kelley. Their dedication and initiative have proven to be a valuable asset in the growth and success of ARDL, benefiting both the company and its employees.