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Turning Old Tyres Into Urban Art
August 21, 2025
Changing consumer perception was perhaps the biggest challenge as tyres are dirty and smelly. People don’t even want to touch them. So she launched a direct-to-consumer (D2C) model to test market acceptance. The Covid-19 lockdowns, surprisingly, helped.
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Epsilon Carbon Deploys LNG Tankers To Cut Supply Chain Emissions
August 20, 2025
This development follows Epsilon’s earlier introduction of electric trucks in 2023 and LNG containers in July for customer-bound carbon black logistics. Together, these initiatives form part of the company’s broader strategy to decarbonise its operati
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Orion S.A. Reports 56% Drop In Quarterly Profit Amid Demand Headwinds
August 19, 2025
Orion S.A., a global carbon black and specialty chemicals company, reported a 56% drop in Q2 net income to USD 9 million as demand headwinds and elevated tyre imports pressured performance. While speciality carbon black sales slumped, the rubber carbon bl
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Biopole Bets On Patented Bio-Based Products To Disrupt The Tyre, Rubber And Automotive Industry
August 19, 2025
Biopole, a subsidiary of Mumbai-based Elastochemie, has developed what it claims to be its patented, world’s first commercially viable bio-based antioxidants and antiozonants for rubber applications.
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Kuraray's Rubber Business Faces Headwinds As First-Half Profit Tumbles On Weak Demand
August 13, 2025
Japan’s Kuraray Co Ltd reported a 42% drop in first-half operating profit to 26.3 billion yen, hit by weak European demand, inventory valuation losses, and rising raw material costs. Sales fell 2.7% to 400 billion yen, with its key vinyl acetate segment
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CARBIOS Strikes Multi-Year Deal With Indorama Ventures For Tyre Textile Recycling
August 07, 2025
French biotech firm CARBIOS has entered the industrial fabrics sector through a new agreement with Indorama Ventures to supply enzymatically recycled PET for tyre manufacturing. The collaboration also includes Michelin, which will use the r-PET in tyre re
