Around 700 cars or 2,800 tyres were inspected during the comprehensive two-day Tyre Care & Road Safety campaign held at the Infosys Mysore campus in India.About 30 service engineers from various Indian tyre manufacturers that were under the Automotive Tyre…
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Rubber growers in India urged to continue efforts for maximum production
The Rubber Board in India is urging local growers to put in all effort to maximise their plantation yield as the peak production period starts. The Kerala government has also assured farmers that the Rubber Production Incentive Scheme will continue,…
US anti-dumping duties on Chinese bus, truck tyre imports confirmed
The US Department of Commerce (USDOC) has recently announced an affirmative preliminary anti-dumping (AD) determination on truck and bus tyres imported from China as prompted by a petition on January 29 from The United Steelworkers (USW), a union that represents…
Thailand urges farmers to stop use of sulphuric acid in latex
Rubber farmers in the northeast of Thailand have been concerned over recent rumours that two major tyre manufacturers are stopping natural rubber orders from the area due to the use of sulphuric acid in the production process which results in…
Goodyear Thailand to up production with US$162 mn aviation tyre factory
Goodyear Thailand Plc recently announced its plans to expand its production in PathumThani, a province in the north of Bangkok, by investing US$162 million (around B5.6 billion) to build a new radial aviation tyre factory. The move will allow the…
Malaysia’s rubber product exports to bring in RM18.5 bnof profit
Malaysia’s rubber-based product exports are expected to produce around RM18.5 billion of earnings this year, driven by higher usage of disposal medical gloves, according to the country’s Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Datuk Seri Mah Siew Keong. The ministry will…
Cooper Standard opens HQ in India to serve growing Asia Pacific demands
Cooper Standard recently opened its new headquarters and technical centre in Pune, Maharashtra in India to better serve its growing customer base in the Asia Pacific region. The 6,000-sq ft facility, which was relocated from its previous location in Sahibabad,…
Gloves: Complying with the new standard for electrostatic properties in protective gloves
The introduction o f the EN16350:2014 standard, which deal s wi th the electrostatic characteristics of protective gloves in July 2015 meant that manufacturers had to look at new ways to match …
Materials News: Composites: going bone-deep into medical applications
Polymer composites, reinforced plastics and advanced composites have been used in the manufacture of medical prostheses and implants over the last decade. Advanced composites, containing approximately 60% of resistant continuous fibres made of carbon, glass or aramid materials, are increasingly being used in medical equipment such as surgical instruments…
Bridgestone introduces Firestone for passenger cars, SUVs in India
Japanese tyre major Bridgestone Corporation recently introduced America’s legendary tyre brand Firestone with the Firestone FR500 for cars and Firestone Destination LE02 for SUVs in India. The company said that 116-year-old Firestone brand will focus on the passenger car and…