India-based Sun Tyre & Wheel Systems, a division of Sundaram Industries, plans to build a factory for making solid industrial tyres and related products at a new facility in South India. Sun Tyre did not disclose information pertaining to the…
Category: Pan-Asia
South and East Asia rubber news
Indian NR rubber on a high
Natural rubber production in India increased by 4.3% in fiscal 2011-12, according to the Rubber Board, with the growth to continue without much fluctuation. Production and consumption of NR in 2011-12 was 899,400 tonnes and 966,750 tonnes, respectively. NR consumption…
Thailand to clear illegal rubber farms
The Natural Resources and Environment Ministry of Thailand will invest US$1.58 million to clear extensive illegal rubber plantations in headwater areas in the south. According to the ministry, there has been extensive encroachment into national forest reserves and wildlife parks…
BASF India to set up new chemical production site
BASF India will build a new chemical production site at the Dahej Petroleum, Chemicals and Petrochemicals Investment Region (PCPIR), located on the west coast of India in Gujarat. The investment is estimated at EUR150 million. To be an integrated hub…
Yokohama to build plant in India
Yokohama Rubber will construct a new plant in the state of Haryana adjacent to Delhi, India. The plant is scheduled to operate in mid-2014 with an annual production capacity of 700,000 tyres for passenger vehicles. Construction of the new plant…
Cancarb opens new warehouse in Singapore
CANCARB, a producer of N990 thermal carbon black, opened its new Singapore-based warehouse. Seeing Asia-Pacific as a very important growth region, the company’s new warehouse in Singapore will help provide their customers with a greater level of supply security. Furthermore,…
Hartalega to triple glove capacity
Post Hartalega Holdings will triple its current annual capacity of rubber gloves to 29.1 billion pieces. The project is expected to begin in 2013 and will be completed by 2021 at an estimated cost of US$490 million and will consist…
Samsung invest on chlorinated PE project
Samsung Chemical announced that it has invested about US$13.3 million for a new plant that will help increase its annual output of chlorinated PE to 60,000 tonnes. The company’s current output is 30,000 tonnes. The expansion project will be done…
Kaiping and Second invest on new tyre cord weave plant
Kaiping High-Performance Rubbers and Second Co. Ltd held the opening ceremony of its new facility in Guangdong Kaiping Green Lake New District. The plant, worth US$50 million, covers an area of 497,763 square metres and will be producing 600 tonnes…
Engel doubles up capacity in Shanghai
AFTER realising huge sales from Asia, Engel Austria will continue this growth by doubling the capacity of its large-scale machine works in Shanghai. Engel has invested EUR 12 million in the extension of the Shanghai plant. The injection moulding machine…