A major South Australian trial using recycled (crumb) rubber from end-of-life tyres will begin soon – at least six councils – the cities of Mitcham, Port Adelaide Enfield, Campbelltown, West Torrens, Onkaparinga, and Salisbury – will take up the project,…
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Chinese rubber track manufacturer to build first plant in the US
Global Track Manufacturing (Global Track) will invest at least US$2.5 million in a production plant in Milan, Tennessee, touted to bring at least 250 jobs to the area by 2021, according to the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development…
Egypt’s military production authority, China Poly Group agree to build tyre plant in Egypt
The Egyptian Ministry of Military Production have recently announced of a contract with Chinese manufacturer Poly Group to set up a passenger tyre manufacturing plant in Egypt. The new plant is to produce around 3 million tyres per year and…
Thailand pushes for new ways to use NR locally as Chinese demand slumps
Thailand, the world’s biggest rubber producer and exporter, is currently promoting alternate uses of the prized material – the country has seen to the relocation of tyre-manufacturing from top consumer China, primarily because of poor car sales, and aims to…
ATMA, Honda Cars drive to create awareness on tyre safety in India
Honda Cars India (Honda) have positioned large posters on tyre Tread Wear Indicators (TWI) at their corporate office and manufacturing facility at Greater Noida in an effort to spread awareness on the hazards of worn out tyres. The initiative is…
More costly rubber gloves expected as Malaysian govt. raises minimum wages
The Malaysian government has announced that minimum wages in urban centres will be raised to MYR 1,200 per month as of 1 January 2020, in line with the government’s goal of a MYR 1,500 minimum wage under the Pakatan Harapan…
Dow showcases two new “groundbreaking” LSRs which feature enhanced performance
The Dow Chemical Corporation (Dow) introduced two new liquid silicone rubbers (LSRs) in October 2019, which the company claims will add significantly to liquid silicone technology. Exhibited in Ohio, US, the new LSRs – Silastic LTC 9400 and Silastic 3D…
Austrian Semperit drafts new industrial rubber strategy; appoints new COO for 2020
Vienna-based rubber manufacturer Semperit AG Holding (Semperit) has unveiled a new strategy for its Industrial Rubber unit. According to Semperit, the four segments of the new strategy will comprise Semperit’s ‘profiles’ and ‘rubber sheeting’ business units which will be separated…
New Porsche Cayenne SUV to be fitted with Yokohama’s AVID GT tyres
Japan’s Yokohama Rubber Company (Yokohama) has been supplying premium auto manufacturer Porsche with original equipment (OE) tyres for use on the Porsche Cayenne SUV. The new Cayenne – the third model – will thus feature Yokohama’s first all-season “AVID GT”…
Dow and partners advance 3D-printable LSR with colours
American chemical corporation Dow (formerly Dow Chemical), together with Nexus Elastomer Systems and German RepRap, have recently introduced a new system which allows users to 3D-print coloured parts using Dow’s Silastic 3D 3335 liquid silicone rubber (LSR). Dow’s Silastic material is…