Global automotive solutions provider Vibracoustic has opened a 2,000sqm Material Development Center in Weinheim, Germany, to house 25 material experts who will collaborate with Vibracoustic engineers to produce and conduct comprehensive testing on new compounds/technology. The new centre is expected…
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Hainan Rubber to acquire latex foam furniture maker Aidefu
China Hainan Rubber Group (Hainan Rubber) plans to acquire an 80% share in latex pillow/mattress manufacturer, Jiangsu Aidefu Latex Products (Aidefu), for US$53.4 million. Hainan Rubber is principally engaged in the planting, processing and distribution of natural rubber. The company’s…
Continental to build EUR26 mn motorcycle tyre factory in Thailand
German tyre maker Continental has laid the cornerstone for a new motorcycle tyre factory in Rayong, Thailand. In the course of the next few years, the company plans to invest approximately EUR26 million. When the plant comes on stream in…
IRSG’s call for research papers on sustainable rubber development for smallholders
Singapore-headquartered intergovernmental rubber group, International Rubber Study Group (IRSG), is inviting academicians, young economists and researchers to submit rubber-related economic research under the hashtag #IRSGforResearch. This year, the theme the association has selected is “How can rubber smallholders achieve sustainable…
Goodyear launches space experiment to enhance tyre performance
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Goodyear) will launch to the International Space Station (ISS) US National Laboratory in late July 2019 with the SpaceX CRS-18 to evaluate and improve their tyres. Goodyear will test tyre components, particularly the formation…
Toyo to expand US tyre production facility
Japan’s Toyo Tire (Toyo) is to again expand its 13-year-old North American tyre plant in rural Bartow County, Georgia. The company will invest some US$65 million for the project, which will involve installing new manufacturing equipment to boost the annual…
Arlanxeo to set up R&D centre in Saudi Arabia; collaborates with Dhahran Techno Valley
Synthetic rubber materials firm Arlanxeo’s next phase of its growth plans will be to expand its R&D efforts into Saudi Arabia, by setting up a technical R&D centre focused on elastomers in Dhahran Techno Valley Company (DTVC), Saudi Arabia. Arlanxeo,…
China’s Maxtrek Tyres breaks ground on Malaysian plant
Kuantan, on the eastern coast of Malaysia, will be home to Maxtrek Tyre’s first car/truck tyre plant outside of China – the plant will be built in the Malaysia-China Kuantan Industrial Park and is slated to produce some 6 million…
Continental’s radial tyres driving China’s SlideWheel
Continental’s ContiRV20 industrial pneumatic tyres are moving the world’s first and only rotating water slide at the Chimelong Water Park in Guangzhou, China. The 140m-long adventure SlideWheel lends pendulum rotations over a 250m stretch and requires tyres at a diameter…
India’s Govt considers modified tyres to reduce road accidents
The Indian government is mulling the use of silicon and rubber in the manufacture of tyres to improve their durability as well as using nitrogen instead of normal air, as per international standards. Air is replaced with nitrogen to reduce…