South Korea’s Kumho Tire, a subsidiary of China’s Doublestar, has tied up with Saudi Arabia’s Blatco (Black Arrow Tire Co.) to establish a factory in Riyadh for tyre production, since currently there is no tyre production in Saudi Arabia. This was part of the…
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Enviro receives pyrolysis oil order from US oil company
Scandinavian tyre recycler Enviro Systems has received a recovered pyrolysis oil order worth US$300,000 from the subsidiary of a leading US oil company. The oil will be used for production tests at a European oil refinery owned by the oil company. Completion of the transaction…
BREAKING: India’s CCI penalises Tyre manufacturers, Association over cartelization
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) issued a final order on August 31, 2018, against Apollo Tyres, MRF, CEAT, JK Tyre and Industries, and Birla Tyres, as well as their association. Automotive Tyre Manufacturers Association (ATMA) for engaging in cartelization…
SRI switches to 100% renewable energy for 2 China tyre plants; eyes carbon neutrality by 2050
Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd (SRI) has switched to 100% renewable energy at its two tire factories in China (Changshu Factory and Hunan Factory). Furthermore, with plans to set up solar power generators in the second half of the year, these…
Liberty Tire Recycling opens North Carolina plant for rubberised mulch
This February, a North American tyre recycling service provider opened a new manufacturing facility in Sanford to produce rubberised mulch, a sustainable and resilient alternative to traditional mulch made from recycled scrap tyres. Liberty Tire, a Pittsburgh-headquartered tyre recycling service…
Purcell expands with Callender Tire acquisition
Purcell Tire & Rubber Co., based in Missouri, has acquired the Colorado-based tire dealership Callender Tire Inc. Purcell, one of the largest retreaders in the United States, expects the acquisition to broaden the market reach of its specialty retread product,…
Belt Power acquires Accurate Industrial Products
Belt Power, a full-service distributor and fabricator of belting and components for lightweight conveyor systems based in Marietta, Georgia, has completed the acquisition of Accurate Industrial Products, a Missouri-based fabricator and distributor of a wide range of lightweight belting products…
Two strategies for mitigating auto industry’s semiconductor crisis – report
Among the key findings in Roland Berger’s recent study “Steering through the semiconductor crisis: A sustained structural disruption necessitates strategic responses by the automotive industry” is a global semiconductor shortage that is expected to last beyond 2022 for the automotive…
Vietnam rubber sector to gain in export, price hike in 2022
A double windfall is on the way for Vietnam’s rubber sector. According to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) Agency for Foreign Trade, Vietnam’s export revenue is expected to reach US$3.5 billion in 2022, with rubber prices expected to…
Weir Minerals launches new mill lining rubber compound for mining industry
Weir Minerals, based in the UK, hopes to revolutionise mine site mill operations with a new mill lining rubber compound. Vulco R67 rubber, the company said, is made with proprietary new compounds to provide superior wear life, uptime, and reliability…