Up 100 new jobs are set to be created after a Bicester firm won a multi-million pound contract for its inventive tyre-measuring technology. Sigmavision’s TreadReader, an automatic tyre inspection system that spots worn tyres, can be fixed into drive-over ramps…
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India Rubber
The All India Rubber Industries Association (AIRIA) was established in 1945 with the purpose of representing the rubber sector in ...
Country Focus: An alliance that keeps Asia’s “white gold” shining
Despite challenges in the global market and supply chain, Asia’s primary rubber producers are successfully achieving their growth targets, with ...
Sustainability: Southeast Asia’s rubber sector rooting for sustainability
Promising solutions are emerging in the form of sustainable rubber practices, aimed at curbing deforestation and substantially reducing the environmental ...
Rubber industry in the digital age: how technology can save forests, boost business
Emerging policies on ethical material sourcing, such as the EU Deforestation-free Regulation (EUDR)’s zero-deforestation rule, underscore ecosystem preservation and market ...
Gloves sector holding up through the headwind
Malaysia’s glove makers are benefiting from streamlining of operations, new investments, and net-zero collaborations to mitigate the impact of low ...
Medical technology market shapes up with silicones
Global and Asian markets for silicones in the healthcare and medical industries have grown in tandem with the advancement of ...
Uganda to get a tyre factory
CCLE Rubber Company from China, is to open a $25million (about sh63bn) motorcycle tyre and tube manufacturing company in Mukono district. The factory also intends to manufacture lubrication oil. The factory, a first of its kind in the region, is…
JK Tyre launches an integrated brand campaign
JK Tyre & Industries has recently launched a 360 degree brand campaign that aims to clearly position the brand as a premium superior quality offering. The core of the campaign is rediscovering and reconnecting relationships with family and friends, that…
Exclusive Treadsetters PCR brands include Hifly HP tyre
UK and European wholesaler Treadsetters offers two exclusive passenger car tyre brands in a range of patterns up to ultra-high performance sizes. The distributor says its high performance Hifly HF805 tyre incorporates a tread pattern designed to provide improved steering…
Rubber price extend losses
The Malaysian rubber market extended its losses today as the ringgit strengthened against the US dollar, a dealer said. She said rubber prices were also influenced by disappointing economic data from the United States which sparked fears of slowing growth…
Bond almost anything with Sugru rubber
It moulds like play-dough, bonds to almost anything and turns into a strong, flexible silicone rubber overnight. Formed by hand, its properties range from adhesive to flexible, electrically insulating, waterproof and dishwasher safe plus heat resistant up to 180°C and…
Enjoy Tyre’s Rotalla brand central to growth programme
Contract tyre manufacturer Enjoy Tyre was formed a decade ago this year, and the company is viewing 2014 as an important milestone in developing its profile in the UK and Europe. Central to this is the Enjoy’s Rotalla passenger tyre…
Farm tyre unit sales improving, but prices declining
Since the recent recession that started in 2009, the farm segment has been looked at as a high point for the tyre industry, but even as unit sales continued to grow in 2013, reduced raw-materials costs led to a relatively…
Rubber procurement to stay till prices reach Rs 171 per kg
The Kerala government today announced the open market procurement of rubber from the growers in the state would remain till prices reach Rs 171 per kg . A high-level meeting chaired by chief minister Oommen Chandy decided to continue with…
‘Rubber theft major dilemma’ – Planters express concern
Rubber planters under the banner Rubber Planters Association of Liberia (RPAL) have expressed serious concern over the wave of Rubber theft in the industry. RPAL described rubber theft as an age-old problem in the sector that occurs at every level…