India’s Balkrishna Industries (BKT) recently opened its new headquarters in Seregno, Italy. The European market represents 50% of BKT’s annual revenue, which surpassed US$900 million globally in 2018. The new headquarters houses BKT Space, a unique information and technology centre…
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NR output falls by 10% in January; but demand picks up
The world production of natural rubber (NR) experienced a fall at 10.1%, amounting to 1.080 million tonnes in January 2019 on a year-to-year basis, says the latest report from the Malaysia-basedAssociation of Natural Rubber Producing Countries (ANRPC). It says that this…
Riding out headwinds in Asian SBR market
Historically, synthetic rubber consumption registers growth that is driven by increasing rubber demand, especially in the automotive, tyre and non-tyre applications. Of types, the use of styrene butadiene rubber (SBR) rates high in a range of applications owing to its…
Riding out headwinds in Asian SBR market
Historically, synthetic rubber consumption registers growth that is driven by increasing rubber demand, especially in the automotive, tyre and non-tyre applications. Of types, the use of styrene..
Sumitomo Rubber tyre plant begins operations in Brazil
Following a three-year factory expansion project worth USD$133 million, Sumitomo Rubber Industries (SRI) has started production of commercial truck and bus tyres in Fazenda, Brazil; the installation of new production equipment will augment the production capacity from 500 to 1,000…
Prinx Chengshan expands in Thailand with a new tyre factory
Hong-Kong headquartered Prinx Chengshan recently broke ground on a new plant in Chonburi, Thailand. The new plant, the Chinese tyremaker’s first overseas production base, is expected to be commissioned in mid-2020, and will further consolidate and expand global production capacity,…
German researchers optimise synthetic rubber for less tread loss
Truck tyres are subject to heavy loads and travel over long distances – resulting in similarly heavy wear and tear. The treads of the tyres are manufactured primarily from natural rubber from rubber trees and to date has demonstrated the…
Akrochem launches new silica fillers for rubber products
Akrochem Corporation has introduced new mineral fillers Mansil 175G high-dispersing silica, a reinforcing filler for use in synthetic and natural rubber compounding. Mansil 175G can be used as the primary or combination filler for mechanical rubber goods – in tyre…
Tyres: A fresh look at recovery solutions for old tyres
Tyres that have seen better days may be imputed as pollution contributors; however, new developments are changing this notion about end of life tyres (ELTs)…
China’s Linglong breaks ground for Serbian tyre factory
China’s Shandong Linglong Tire held the groundbreaking ceremony for its greenfield tyre factory project in Zrenjanin, northern Serbia, signaling the start of construction for the US$994 million project – the factory will be built in three phases, with the final…