Category: Industry News

Yokohama Rubber Russia Plant kick-starts production

The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., announced today that its Russian passenger car tire production and sales company, LLC Yokohama R.P.Z., began production in November 2014 of original-equipment (OE) tyres for passenger cars. In November, the subsidiary began producing “GEOLANDAR G91”…

Price of tyres in Malaysia fall

The price of tyres in Malaysia have fallen by an estimate of 10 % to 15 %. The dip began as early as September last year. Some tyre-owners have been afraid to hold on to the stocks, fearing further price…

Toyoda Gosei moves to new Chinese office

Japan’s Toyoda Gosei has relocated the regional headquarters for its automotive parts business (Toyoda Gosei Shanghai or Shanghai TG) to a larger space in January 2015. In addition to the Shanghai TG regional headquarters, Toyoda Gosei has regional production operations…

Demand for rubber in India slows down

India has seen a 36% shrink in rubber production in December 2014, its steepest drop for last year. Meanwhile, consumption has increased marginally while growth in imports has slowed down. The Automotive Tyre Manufacturers’ Association (ATMA) quoting the Indian Rubber…

Malaysia’s November natural rubber rose 11%

Malaysia’s Department of Statistics says that the country’s natural rubber production rose 11% from October to 53,040 tonnes in November last year. However, it was down by 21% compared to the previous year. Meanwhile, the country’s natural rubber exports fell…