VMI Group has won a patent infringement case in China for its tyre building drum against Shuangjun Plastic and Rubber Machinery Ltd. Shuangjun has been ordered by the Chinese Intellectual Property Office (IPO) to stop manufacturing, offering for sale, and…
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Malaysia to assist 440,000 rubber smallholders, tappers starting November
The government of Malaysia will be providing financial assistance to 440,000 smallholder planters and rubber tappers in the country over a three-month period beginning November this year. Rural and Regional Development Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob (BN-Bera) said the…
Zenyatta Ventures to develop graphene enhanced rubber products
Zenyatta Ventures Ltd., a junior exploration company based in Ontario, Canada, is teaming up with US-based rubber band manufacturer Alliance Rubber Company and the University of Sussex in the UK for the development of rubber products enhanced with graphene converted…
Southern Thailand province begins construction of six more rubberised roads
Songkhla, a province in southern Thailand, has begun construction of six more rubberised asphalt roads, bringing the province’s total to eight. Nipon Boonyamanee, chairman of the provincial organisation, said two rubber roads had just been completed in Chana district. Each…
Giti Tire to hire 1,700 new staff for its South Carolina manufacturing plant
Singaporean tyre manufacturer Giti Tire will be hiring 1,700 new staff over the coming decade to fill various positions in its US$560 million Richburg plant in Chester County, South Carolina in the US. The Richburg plant is the company’s first…
Thailand used over 7,000 tonnes of rubber for road construction, repairs
Thailand has used more than 7,000 tonnes of rubber worth Bt358.6 million for road construction and repair projects under the Department of Rural Roads this year. Department Chief Pisak Jitviriyavasin said that findings of research conducted by the department showed…
Evonik invests in fumed silica capacity expansion in Belgium
Germany-based leading global specialty chemicals company Evonik Industries is expanding its fumed silica capacities in Antwerp, Belgium with an investment amount in the upper double-digit million euro range. The company sees the move as a good fit for its strategy…
India mulling anti-dumping duty on truck, bus radial tyres from China
India’s Commerce Ministry is planning on imposing anti-dumping duty on truck and bus radial (TBR) tyres from China to protect domestic rubber players from cheap imports. “As per information received from Rubber Board, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, imposition of…
Two Nexen Tire products win IDEA Design Awards
Two products by South Korean tyre manufacturer Nexen Tire have won the International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA). Nexen Tire’s N’FERA AU7, a commercially…
Continental CST adds two new field engineers to American regions
Continental Commercial Specialty Tires (CST) has expanded its workforce and added two new field engineers to support the business in USA, Canada, South America and Mexico. The two new field engineers in the Americas will be involved with OTR (Earthmover),…