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The latest news, events and reports from Nynas tyre and rubber oils.

  • Instant reduction

    By replacing a Nynas product with an identical one from the EVO line, customers can instantly and significantly lower their product carbon footprint while maintaining the same high performance.

  • Reflections on partnerships for reducing emissions

    Tackling Scope 3 emissions requires collective action. By fostering transparency and collaboration across value chains, businesses can drive innovation, reduce costs, and accelerate progress toward net zero. Three industry leaders, including Rafael Renaudeau from Nynas, share insights on how strategic partnerships can turn sustainability goals into scalable solutions.

  • Brains of Nynas: Annika Girod

    Annika Girod joined Nynas as Marketing Director in 2024, bringing with her a wealth of experience from operational and strategic marketing roles. Find out what's on her mind.

  • Brains of Nynas: Rafael Renaudeau

    With 21 years at Nynas under his belt, Rafael is currently the company's Director for Strategy, Sustainability and Quality. Find out what's on his mind.

  • Closing time

    The refinery industry, and in particular the base oil sector, has been in a restructuring phase for many years, with Group I plants gradually being replaced by new Group II and III capacity. Nynas offers solutions to the resulting product shortages through a full range of products designed to meet the characteristics and performance of Group I paraffinic oils.

  • Instant reduction in carbon footprint

    By simply replacing a product used today with an alternative from the Nynas EVO-line, customers can instantly reduce the carbon footprint for their product offerings. The EVO line provides drop-in replacements with a lower carbon footprint whilst maintaining the same high performance as products in Nynas existing portfolio, eliminating the need for reformulation.

  • Nynas achieves gold in EcoVadis rating

    Nynas has received the EcoVadis Gold Sustainability rating for 2024, securing a position in the top 5% among all rated companies for sustainability performance. It confirms our commitment to providing customers and partners with transparent and trustworthy sustainability credentials.

  • Finding Resolution

    A change in raw material or energy source may seem like the best route to a lower carbon footprint. However, with specialty products such as those in Nynas’ portfolio, which often contribute to lifetime, function, and performance in their use, it is more complex. Our ReSolution concept captures these benefits throughout the entire value chain.

  • Supply Chain in new hands

    Agile supply chains can adapt to changing customer demands. This flexibility differentiates Nynas in a competitive market, notes Natalia Martinez, the company’s new Vice President of Supply Chain.

  • Brains of Nynas: Elisabeth Bemm

    Elisabeth Bemm joined Nynas in 2016 as manager for ProTech, specialised in the development of Nynas refining process technology utilising the advanced Pilot Plant facility. Find out what's on her mind.

  • From H2O to H2 Carbon Zero

    Green hydrogen is being eyed as key in the global push towards a more sustainable energy future. However, its widespread adoption depends on overcoming technological and economic challenges.

  • Reflections on carbon capture and storage

    Three experts, including Nynas Sustainability Manager Dr. Tallal Belkheiri, discuss the potential of technologies for capturing carbon dioxide generated by burning fossil fuels before it is released into the atmosphere.

  • Industry gatherings

    An important forum for spreading knowledge about our products and ongoing research and development work are the various industry events held around the world.

  • Nynas supports academic studies in Türkiye

    Throughout the world, Nynas has a longstanding tradition of collaboration with institutions of higher education. In Türkiye, our General Manager now teaches classes at two of the country’s most prestigious universities.

  • Becoming sustainable

    Nynas highly refined oils contribute to longer product lifetime together with an enhanced technical and environmental performance for end users. Our sustainability work encompasses all aspects of our operations, and we are committed to lowering our own environmental impact, with the aim of becoming climate-neutral by 2050.

  • Nynas leading the way at Tire Technology Expo

    As the much-anticipated Tire Technology Expo in Hanover approaches, tire industry professionals and enthusiasts alike are gearing up for a showcase of cutting-edge technologies and advancements.

  • Nynas experts lecture at KTH

    Nynas traditionally maintains a close partnership with universities and higher education institutions. An illustrative example of this is the lecture on the oil industry held for students at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm.

  • Brains of Nynas: Sibala Libish Kumar

    Sibala Libish Kumar has worked in the industry since 2007 in various customer-facing roles. As a Customer Service Specialist at Nynas, her duties include ensuring the customer service team remains abreast of all processes and that the ongoing digitalisation aligns with the company's goals and objectives. Find out what's on her mind.

  • Getting the scope of it

    As the need to cut emissions of greenhouse gas is becoming more urgent, companies must look beyond their direct climate impact. From 2025, organisations that operate in Europe will be required to report their indirect – so-called Scope 3 – emissions.

  • NYTEX 4700 means improved fuel efficiency and smaller carbon footprint

    Naphthenic oils are an excellent solution for formulating high-performance tyre compounds. With secure supply and a smaller overall carbon footprint, NYTEX® 4700, offers an attractive alternative to Group I refining aromatic sidestreams such as TDAE and RAE.

  • 95 years and still going strong

    After nearly a century in the market, Nynas is actively developing new, forward-looking, customer-centric solutions to contribute to performance and sustainable development. The distinctive entrepreneurial spirit that characterised the company's founders continues unabated.

  • The Brains of Nynas: Tallal Belkheiri

    With a solid R&D background in process technology, Tallal Belkheiri's work as Nynas Sustainability Manager involves developing sustainable technological solutions. Find out what's on his mind.

  • Environmental responsibility at sea

    A new ship currently under construction will provide a modern, fuel-efficient platform to transport Nynas products in a cost-effective manner and support the transition to a sustainable company.

  • The future of transportation

    Three industry experts reflect on how technology, geopolitics, sustainability and other factors will affect the movement of people and goods in the future.

  • The Brains of Nynas: Alistair Meyer

    Alistair Meyer is Nynas Regional Sales Director. Essentially, this means that he operates globally, with responsibility for our naphthenics business in the Americas, APAC, Central Europe, Turkey, Middle East, Africa and India. Find out what’s on his mind.

  • NYTEX® BIO 6200 is the innovation of the year

    On 21 March, Nynas’ biobased tyre oil NYTEX BIO 6200 was awarded as the top chemicals and compounding innovation of the year at Tire Technology Expo, held in Hannover, Germany in March.

  • The Brains of Nynas: Herbert Fruhmann

    Dr Fruhmann has spent several years as Market Manager for Nynas’ lube segment and then in the same position for the tyre oil segment. He now works with Global Account Management & Business Development. Find out what's on his mind.

  • Securing supply of tyre oils

    In addition to supply pressures following the Covid-19 pandemic, recent geopolitical events, most importantly Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the ensuing sanctions, have had a substantial impact on trade flows relating to the tyre industry. This presents significant challenges to European tyre makers.

  • Reflections on the European market

    War, energy shortages, disrupted supply chains, re-allocation of demand and inflation are putting pressure on European markets. Three experts discuss how European companies should approach the future.

  • At the heart of the action

    Nynas has traditionally played an active role in connection with international gatherings. The pandemic made this important sharing of knowledge difficult, despite digital seminars and conferences, but the situation has now started to normalise once more.

  • Nynas BIO products now ISCC Plus certified

    Nynas has received ISCC Plus certification for the biobased products NYTRO BIO 300X and NYTEX BIO 6200.

  • The Brains of Nynas: Elena Minchak

    Elena is Research Manager at Nynas Naphthenics, responsible for planning and performing research activities to increase knowledge in areas of strategic importance for Nynas. Find out what's on her mind.

  • Nynas recognized for sustainability

    Nynas has received the EcoVadis Gold Sustainability rating, this puts the company in the top group of its category for sustainability performance.

  • Taking off

    There are few sectors with higher standards for safety and performance than the aerospace industry. The combination of extreme operational forces and strict safety criteria means that aircraft manufacturers can only work with partners that supply high-performance products and solutions. Nynas is one of those suppliers.

  • The future looks bright for Nynas’ bio-based tyre oil

    NYTEX® BIO 6200 is one of the most important sustainability products right now.

  • Reflections on biodegradability

    How do we assess biodegradability? Why is it important to separate between bio-based and biodegradable? And how does biodegradability fit into the concept of sustainability? Three experts share their thoughts.

  • NYTEX® BIO 6200 achieves high ranking

    Nynas bio-based tyre oil NYTEX® BIO 6200 is currently ranked as one of most important sustainability projects by the European Rubber Journal.

  • Time to go circular

    More than simply recycling, circular economy is about capturing a larger part of the value that is typically lost in our traditional linear economic model. For Nynas, a circular approach is one of the things that separates us from regular oil companies.

  • Sight set on Sustainability

    Post-pandemic, Nynas is gearing up its tyre and rubber oil products to meet the demands of a market aiming for sustainability. We asked Dr Gaia Franzolin, Marketing Director at Nynas and Dr Kamyar Alavi, Senior Specialist, to explain and to give their perspective on the pandemic and the future.

  • Driving the future of driving

    Nynas is playing an important role in the transition to electric vehicles, as a supplier to the automotive industry and a producer of high-performance oils needed to power tomorrow’s electrical infrastructure.

  • How to lower the ECO footprint of a tyre

    The environmental impact of tyres comes mainly from their usage, but also to quite some extent from the raw materials. Making more environmentally friendly tyres thus requires using more renewable and recyclable material.

  • Plasticizing rubber after Covid-19

    2020 was a year like no other. Beyond the face masks, social distancing and working from home, the economy took a dive. These unprecedented events coincided with an ongoing restructuring of the refining industry, which will have a lasting effect on the production of tyres and rubber.

  • Nynas in top 1 % for sustainability

    Nynas has received the coveted EcoVadis Platinum CSR rating, this puts the company in the top 1% for sustainability performance.

  • Achieving excellence through research and development

    The Nynas research team plays an essential role in the success of the company’s naphthenic oil business, as its experts collaborate and strive to develop high-quality, sustainable products.

  • Significant addition to Nynas rubber lab

    Tommie Ibert, Development Engineer, tests the new advanced video extensometer that has been installed at the Nynas Rubber Compounding Lab in Nynäshamn.

  • Reflections on creating a safety culture

    Safety is a top priority for manufacturing companies. Here three experts share insights on how to ensure a safe operation and avoid high-consequence accidents.

  • Nynas oils contribute to safe and efficient winter tyres

    Tyres made with Nynas oils provide low rolling resistance, reducing energy losses and fuel consumption, while maintaining wet grip for improved control on snow and ice.

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