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Lanxess’ Rhein Chemie BU Makes Major CO2 Reductions at Kallo Plant in Belgium

on May 12, 2023 in Materials

Lanxess’ Rhein Chemie business unit, which is widely involved in rubber additives such as pre-dispersed rubber chemicals, rubber processing aids, antioxidants and anti-aging agents, has achieved a significant reduction of CO2 emissions at its Kallo plant in Belgium, where vulcanization accelerators are manufactured. From 2022, CO2 emissions in the generation of steam used for production have been significantly reduced. This...

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Bridgestone Achieves 100% Switch to Renewable Energy for Purchased Electricity at Six Plants

on May 11, 2023 in Tires

Bridgestone has switched all purchased electricity used at its six Japanese tire and raw materials plants to renewable energy. In addition, two chemical plants (Seki and Kumamoto) have also begun switching and will continue to systematically expand the use of renewable energy in the future. The company said in 2021 that it aims to achieve 100% renewable energy at its...

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Sumitomo Rubber Increases Ratio of Sustainable Raw Materials in Tires

on May 2, 2023 in Tires

Many efforts are underway in various industries to become carbon neutral by 2050. The tire industry is no exception, and one of these efforts is the use of sustainable raw materials. In its long-term sustainability policy, “Hazumo Mirai Challenge 2050,” Sumitomo Rubber has set a goal of reducing CO2 emissions throughout the entire supply chain and increasing the ratio of...

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Cabot Acquires Solar Power Plant from Shoko Tsusho

on May 1, 2023 in Industry

Cabot Corporation has acquired a solar power generation facility from Shoko Tsusho. The plant will generate up to 3,500 megawatt hours (MWh) annually, which is equivalent to powering more than 700 average Japanese homes for a year. Located adjacent to Cabot’s carbon black manufacturing facility in Chiba Prefecture, the acquisition increases Cabot’s ability to sell and supply renewable energy from...

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Tokai Carbon and Sekisui Chemical Join Forces to Convert CO2 to Carbon Monoxide

on April 26, 2023 in Industry

Tokai Carbon and Sekisui Chemical have entered into a partnership with the aim of commercializing a technology for manufacturing various carbon materials and products (CCU) using carbon monoxide (CO) produced by a chemical looping reaction technology for highly efficient conversion of carbon dioxide (CO2) to CO and a technology for collecting and storing CO2 as solid carbon (CCS). As climate...

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Sumitomo Rubber to Use Hydrogen Energy in Tire Manufacturing

on April 25, 2023 in Materials, Tires

On April 18, Sumitomo Rubber unveiled a tire manufacturing system that utilizes hydrogen energy and is being tested at the company’s Shirakawa Plant in Fukushima Prefecture. The verification experiment has been adopted as a project subsidized by the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO). At a press conference held on the same day, Sumitomo Rubber president Satoru Yamamoto...

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