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Zeon and Visolis Plan New Facility for Bio-Based Isoprene and Aviation Fuel
April 07, 2025
Zeon Corporation (Japan) and Visolis Inc. (USA) are moving forward with plans to build a commercial-scale facility for producing bio-based isoprene and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The announcement follows a successful feasibility study and marks a ke
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India’s Rubber Board Offers INR One Million Prize for Automated Tapping Solutions
April 07, 2025
The Rubber Board of India has launched a nationwide competition aimed at developing innovative, automated solutions for rubber tapping. In response to a significant shortage of skilled tappers, the initiative offers INR 1 million in financial aid to the m
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Kraton’s Niort Manufacturing Facility Receives ISCC Plus Certification
April 02, 2025
Kraton Corporation, a leading global producer of speciality polymers and high-value biobased products derived from by-products of pine wood pulping, has received an International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) PLUS certification for its ma
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Sumitomo Rubber Elucidates Mechanism Of Rubber Destruction
April 02, 2025
Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd. has said that it has clarified the process of rubber breakdown, a crucial element that affects tyre longevity, through joint research with Professor Gert Heinrich at Dresden University of Technology (Saxony State, Germany)
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German Rubber Industry Pushing For Strengthening Circular Economy For Tyres
April 02, 2025
The German Rubber Industry Association (Wdk) is advocating for a thorough and legally enforceable regulation of the end-of-waste status for Germany and the whole of Europe. The association is pusing for the circular economy to be strengthened for tyres.
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Kuraray Receives ISCC PLUS Certification For Its Thermoplastic Elastomers And Liquid Rubber
April 01, 2025
Kuraray, a global speciality chemicals company and one of the largest suppliers of industrial polymers and synthetic microfibres, has received ISCC PLUS certification for its thermoplastic elastomers SEPTON and HYBRAR as well as Liquid Rubber produced at
