ExxonMobil has expanded the tyre testing capabilities of its Shanghai Technology Center to help customers meet rising quality standards in the tyre industry. The company added a new state-of- the-art Inflation Pressure Loss Rate (IPLR) test room that evaluates a…
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Solvay enhances energy saving tyre performance with its new HDS
Belgium-based chemical company Solvay is improving the performance of energy saving tyres in passenger cars as well as reducing fuel consumption and carbon (CO2) emissions with the launch of its new highly dispersible silica (HDS), Premium SW. Premium SW improves…
Indorama invests US$25 mn to expand rubber glove capacity, production
Polyester powerhouse Indorama has invested US$25 million to expand the capacity of its subsidiary, PT Medisafe Technologies, which produces rubber gloves. The investment will allow Medisafe to build its sixth plant at its North Sumatra complex, which has existed since…
Bridgestone successfully creates synthetic isoprene rubber that could beat NR
Bridgestone Corporation has successfully created synthetic isoprene rubber (IR) which has the potential to contribute to the development of next-generation rubber with performance surpassing that of natural rubber (NR), the company announced in a statement. Bridgestone was able to create…
Malaysian rubber industry eyeing growth in engineering rubber products
Malaysia’s rubber industry is eyeing potential growth through production of high-value engineering rubber products following rising demand from many countries, according to Malaysia’s Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities Datuk Seri Mah Siew Keong. He said Malaysia had the ability…
Indian rubber planters’ body against reduction of NR import duties
The United Planters Association of South India (UPASI) has expressed its opposition to the demands of tyre manufacturers to reduce the import duty on natural rubber (NR) in the country as it will be detrimental to the interest of the…
Continental, Caterpillar to collaborate on new OTR tyre designs
Leading German automotive company Continental AG signed a collaborative agreement with American corporation Caterpillar Inc. on designing new tyres for two Cat products: Medium Wheel Loaders and Articulated Dump Trucks. Under the agreement, Continental’s RDT-Master tyres (sizes 18.00R33, 21.00R33 and…
Yokohama sees growth in 2017 operating profit despite rising rubber prices
Japan’s third-biggest tyre maker, Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd., is expecting a 12% increase in their operating profit for 2017 despite the rising prices of natural rubber and other raw materials. The world’s eighth-biggest tyre maker predicts operating profit will grow…
India shows increasing trend in natural rubber production
India is experiencing a continuous rising trend in its production of natural rubber (NR), with the total production for January 2017 showing a 26.93% increase as compared to the figures during the same period last year, according to the country’s…
US imposes anti-dumping import duties on ESBR from South Korea
The US Department of Commerce will impose anti-dumping import duties on emulsion styrene butadiene rubber (ESBR) from South Korea following its decision last month to impose anti-dumping duties on dioctyl terephthalate (DOTP) from South Korea as well. The preliminary determination…