Category: Pan-Asia

South and East Asia rubber news

India’s rubber imports rise

India’s natural rubber imports rose about 11% in June from a year ago to 21,189 tonnes, state-run Rubber Board said in a statement on Monday, reflecting deals signed by local tyre makers earlier this year to cash in on lower…

German hose maker inks deal with India

Frankfurt-based Flowtech Tristone Group together with the Indian automotive company Bony Polymers signed a technical license agreement. In the agreement, Tristone will provide technical support in production and logistics for fluid applications such as engine cooling water, cooling hoses, PA…

Tyre sales spike 14% in Southeast Asia

Demand for replacement car tyre markets in the major cities of four emerging markets of Southeast Asia saw a surge of 14% in demand in Q1 2012 over the previous quarter. GfK retail tracking of replacement car tyres across bustling…

Sri Lanka aims to revive rubber industry

The Sri Lankan government is planning to increase annual rubber production by a further 50,000 tonnes by expanding new plantations, providing better incentives to growers and employing sophisticated manufacturing systems. Plantations Industries Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe said his ministry has planned…