Hyundai Motor began production at its fifth passenger car plant at Chongqing, in China, to meet the demands of the rapid-growing car market. The new plant is a joint venture with Hyundai’s local partner Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Co., who…
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Lexus LC 500 partners with Marvel Studios’ Black Panther
Lexus, a luxury vehicle division of Toyota, and Marvel have announced a collaboration at the brink of the opening of Comic-Con to pair the first ever 2018 Lexus LC with Marvel’s Black Panther character in the highly anticipated film, Marvel…
Kossan Rubber aims to automate plants, lessen headcount by 2020
Kossan Rubber Industries Bhd, a Malaysian manufacturer of disposable latex gloves, is looking to automate its plants and complete the overhaul by the year 2020. Higher automation means less dependence on the uncertain — chief of which is availability of…
Malaysia’s rubber export industry moving toward high-value engineering
Malaysia’s Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Datuk Seri Mah Siew Keong said the country’s rubber export industry is now moving toward high-value precision engineering, with structural bearings export rising by 36.2% to RM14.14 million in 2016 from RM10.38 million in…
Michelin Thailand launches limited edition Multi Z+ truck tyre
Ten thousand units of the limited edition truck tyre Michelin X Multi Z+ has been launched recently by Michelin Thailand in order to gauge market reception and potential for local production at its Nong Khae Saraburi and Laem Chabang production…
Mubadala invests in Nexen Tire as part of strategic partnership
Mubadala Investment Company (Mubadala), the Abu Dhabi strategic investment fund, has made a direct investment in South Korean tyre firm Nexen Tire as part of their agreement to explore strategic partnership opportunities. Nexen Tire is one of the fastest growing…
India may impose anti-dumping duty of up to US$266 per tonne of SBR
The government of India may impose anti-dumping of up to US$266 per tonne on a certain type of synthetic rubber imported from EU, Korea and Thailand, and used in items like footwear and conveyor belts. The imposition of the duty…
Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia consider cutting rubber exports
Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia are looking to reduce rubber exports soon in order to stabilise the 40% plummet in rubber prices, according to Malaysia’s Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Datuk Seri Mah Siew Keong. Since January until now, he noted…
Sumitomo Rubber to increase Chinese tyre output capacity by 60% by 2020
Japanese firm Sumitomo Rubber Industries will increase its Chinese production capacity of passenger vehicle tyres by 60% by 2020, predicting lively demand for fuel-saving tyres. The Kobe-based rubber company plans to boost capacity in China to 100,000 tyres daily. To…
Shandong Linglong Tyre, BUCT successfully produce 3D-printed TPU tyres
Chinese automotive tyre manufacturer Shandong Linglong Tyre and the Beijing University of Chemical Technology (BUCT) have successfully developed and tested a prototype of 3D-printed tyres made from thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) rather than rubber. The 3D-printed TPU tyre, the first of…