Yokohama Tire Corp. and Michelin North America are set to raise tyre prices due to the recent hike in the cost of raw materials. Yokohama will increase prices on all of its tyres sold in the US, including all consumer,…
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Thai rubber exporters confident in meeting demands despite floods
Exporters of rubber in Thailand say they can still meet export demands despite the recent huge floods that have adversely affected growers in the region as they have enough rubber in stockpiles. Global rubber prices soared to five-year highs on…
Goodyear unveils first radial special trailer tyre built in the US
American multinational tyre manufacturing company The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company introduced Endurance, the only radial special tyre manufactured in the US. Unveiled during Goodyear’s 2017 Customer Conference in Orlando, Florida, the Endurance radial tyre is capable of transporting the…
India’s NR output likely to go up 15% as farmers go back to tapping
India’s natural rubber (NR) production in 2017-18 is expected to rise 15% to its highest in four years at 750,000 tonnes as rubber farmers take advantage of the current rally in natural rubber prices and go back to tapping trees,…
Control Union launches new worldwide standard for organic latex products
Control Union has formally introduced the newest version of its Global Organic Latex Standard (GOLS 3.0.) for both “certified organic” latex foam components and finished products made with “certified organic” latex for suppliers, manufacturers and marketers of latex-based products including…
Malaysia to build rubberised roads to boost domestic rubber consumption
Malaysia will start the construction of rubberised roads all over the country this year in order to increase domestic rubber consumption, according to Malaysia’s Plantation Industries and Commodities Ministry. Its minister, Datuk Seri Mah Siew Keong, said the move would…
Continental to build greenfield passenger, light truck tyre plant in Thailand
Leading German automotive manufacturing company Continental AG has chosen the province of Rayong in Thailand to be the site of its greenfield production facility for passenger and light truck tyres in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region. The investment into the…
Firestone increases load capacity of its Forestry Special tyres
Bridgestone Americas has improved two sizes of its Firestone Forestry Special tyres to support heavier loads and offer higher performance on the toughest of terrains. The Firestone Forestry Special tyre is designed to meet the severe service for forestry applications,…
ASTM International forms committee for recovered carbon black standards
International standards organisation ASTM International has approved the launch of a new technical committee that will focus on creating and updating standards for the field of recovered carbon black (rCB). Recovered carbon black is derived from post-consumer rubber such as…
ETRMA: Moderate increase in 2016 tyre sales, imports in European market
The European Tyre and Rubber Manufacturers’ Association (ETRMA) has published a tyre sales report of its members for the year 2016 and the last quarter of 2016 (Table 1). Despite minor fluctuations in the sales of consumer tyres in the…