Author: RubberWorld

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Hankook Tire celebrates 11-years of suppling high-performance tires to BMW Driving Center

The tires supplied to the BMW Driving Center feature the world’s first full lineup of EV-specific tires, including the all-season ‘iON evo AS SUV’ from the ‘iON’ brand. Additionally, the premium sports models ‘Ventus S1 evo3’ and ‘Ventus V12 evo2’ from the flagship ‘Ventus’ tire brand are included, along with the high-performance SUV winter tire ‘Winter icept evo3 X’ from the ultra-high-performance winter tire lineup, ‘Winter icept.’

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Birla Carbon Brand to Participate at NanoTech 2025

Nanocyl, a Birla Carbon brand, will participate in NanoTech 2025, scheduled to take place from January 29 – 31, 2025, at the Tokyo Big Sight in Tokyo, Japan. Nanocyl will be stationed at Booth 4P-22, showcasing its cutting-edge range of Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotube (MWCNT) solutions and advanced materials designed to support cost efficiency, energy savings, and productivity gains across diverse industries.

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Bridgestone to close radial tire plant in Tennessee

Bridgestone Americas (Bridgestone), the group company of Bridgestone Corporation, announced its decision to close its LaVergne, Tennessee, Truck and Bus Radial Tire Plant effective July 31, 2025. This decision is part of the company’s strategic initiatives to optimize its business footprint, strengthen its competitiveness and enhance the quality of the company’s U.S. operations. Bridgestone remains committed to contributing to society, economy, and mobility of people and goods across the U.S.

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Arkema launches new range of bio-based waterborne dispersions

Arkema has launched its new range ENCOR® bio-based waterborne dispersions designed for textile printing and finishing applications. These binders, with up to 30% bio-based content, and up to 40% carbon footprint reduction compared to traditional textile resins, are supporting the textile industry’s efforts to decrease their product’s carbon footprint, supporting a more sustainable lifestyle.

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Continental’s Korbach tire plant earns ISCC Plus certification

The Continental tire plant in Korbach, Germany, recently became the company’s fourth plant to receive the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) PLUS sustainability certification. This globally recognized standard certifies that Continental meets specific sustainability documentation requirements relating to the use of more sustainable materials. It also confirms the transparent traceability of the raw materials used in the production process. Certification of the raw materials enables Continental to ensure the end-to-end traceability of materials from renewable and recycled sources. For the premium manufacturer, this is a further step on the way to 100 percent sustainable materials in its tire products by 2050 at the latest. In addition to the tire plant in Korbach, the plants in Lousado (Portugal), Hefei (China) and Puchov (Slovakia) are already ISCC PLUS-certified production sites of Continental Tires.

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WACKER expands production capacity for specialty silicones in Asia

Wacker Chemie AG this week started up two new production facilities for specialty silicones in Japan and South Korea. The expansion strengthens the company’s activities in the Asian growth market. The new plants, located in Tsukuba, Japan and in Jincheon, South Korea, will serve the growing demand from the automotive and construction industries for these products. In total, WACKER has invested an amount in the double digit million Euro range in the capacity expansions.

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