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Lanxess celebrates 100 years of iron oxide pigment production

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Specialty chemicals company LANXESS is celebrating a century of iron oxide pigment production at its Krefeld-Uerdingen site. Since 1926, more than 15 million tons of iron oxide pigments have been produced here. This quantity could be used to produce more than 200 billion liters of paint—enough to cover an area the size of Germany five times over. With an annual production capacity of around 300,000 tons, LANXESS is the current global market leader. The Bayferrox brand is synonymous with synthetic iron oxide pigments in the industry.

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Wacker opens new production site for specialty silicones

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WACKER officially opened a new production site for silicones in the Czech Republic. After just two years of construction, the first production line officially went on stream in Karlovy Vary. Here, customized silicones for the automotive, household appliances and medical technology industries as well as for the energy sector will be manufactured.

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Continental Tires unveils sensor ready tires to advance digital tire monitoring

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Continental Tires Americas unveiled Sensor Ready tires—a new generation of tires designed to make tire monitoring faster, simpler, and more reliable for fleets of all sizes. With more than 121,000 connected wheel positions in the Americas and millions of tires connected globally, Continental continues to advance the industry through scalable, data-driven solutions that improve fleet safety, efficiency, and uptime.

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Continental and Renault collaborate on lower rolling resistance tire

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Continental has developed a highly efficient tire for French automotive manufacturer Renault Group that significantly increases the range of its electric vehicles. As part of a strategic partnership, a tire was created for Renault Group’s innovation teams with up to 35% lower rolling resistance than required for the EU tire label’s top A rating. For a vehicle with a battery range of 500 kilometers, this translates to approximately 30 additional kilometers of range per charge – roughly the distance from Paris to Versailles.

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Orion S.A. launches circular carbon black production in China

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Orion S.A. announced it is producing circular carbon black at its ISCC PLUS-certified plant in the eastern coastal city of Qingdao, China.

The facility is making three grades — ECORAX® Circular 200, 210 and 215 — from tire pyrolysis oil (TPO). ECORAX® 200 is a hard black suitable for tires, while the 210 and 215 grades can be used for tires and mechanical rubber goods (MRG).

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