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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
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Cabot Launches LITX 95F Conductive Carbon For Energy Storage Systems
August 06, 2025
Cabot Corporation has launched LITX 95F, a high-performance conductive carbon additive designed for lithium-ion batteries in energy storage systems (ESS). Optimised for residential, commercial and industrial ESS applications, this advanced material enhanc
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ANRPC Publishes Monthly NR Statistical Report For June 2025
August 06, 2025
The Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries (ANRPC) has released its Monthly NR Statistical Report for June 2025, providing an overview of key developments in the global natural rubber sector. The latest data indicates a sustained downward price
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Cabot To Acquire Bridgestone’s Mexico Carbon Manufacturing Facility
August 05, 2025
Cabot Corporation has signed a definitive agreement to purchase Mexico Carbon Manufacturing S.A. de C.V. (MXCB) from Bridgestone Corporation for USD 70 million on a debt-free, cash-free basis, pending standard closing adjustments. The deal, which requires
