ContiTech AG of Hanover, Germany, will be showcasing its new dry suit material, as well as the wide variety of possible uses for technical textiles at the upcoming Techtextil trade fair that takes place in Frankfurt from 4-7 May. The…
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Rubber farmers stretched to the limits by imports, low production
While the rubber farmers are reeling under a severe crisis owing to steep fall in rubber price, the import of natural rubber (NR) has recorded an all-time high, crossing four lakh tonne in the fiscal year 2014-15. The rubber production…
Desser Tyre & Rubber has acquired European aircraft tyre
Desser Tyre & Rubber Co., LLC has acquired Europe’s leading aircraft tyre distributor, Watts Aviation. Located in Gloucestershire, England, Watts distributes a broad range of tyres and tubes for aviation as an authorized distributor for major tyre brands. Watts enhances…
Semperit acquires German rubber seal manufacturer Leeser GmbH
Semperit AG Holding has acquired Leeser GmbH & Co. KG, a German manufacturer of high quality rubber seals. In this way Semperit is strengthening the Segment Semperform as a complete provider on the profiles market, and has thus taken a…
J.D. Power customers less satisfied with run-flat tyres
Customers with run-flat tyres are less satisfied overall and replace tyres more frequently in the first two years of ownership than do those with non-run-flat tyres, according to the J.D. Power 2015 U.S. Original Equipment Tyre Customer Satisfaction Study. The…
Bekaert completes acquisition of Pirelli tyre cord plant in China
Bekaert and Pirelli have successfully closed the acquisition by Bekaert of the Pirelli steel cord plant in Yanzhou, Shandong Province, China. The deal closing in China follows the recent ownership transfers of other steel cord plants in Figline (Italy), Slatina…
Chandra Asri to build synthetic rubber plant in Cilegon, Indonesia for JV with Michelin
Indonesia’s major petrochemical producer PT Chandra Asri Petrochemical plans to begin construction of a Rp 5.6 trillion (US$435 million) synthetic-rubber plant in Cilegon, Banten, early next year to take advantage of growing tyre demand both at home and in other…
Continental Carbon reaches US$95 milliion settlement with the EPA
Houston-based Continental Carbon Co. has reached US$98 million settlement with the U.S. Justice Department and Environmental Protection Agency on Monday after the EPA sued over alleged Clean Air Act violations at the company’s Ponca City carbon black manufacturing plant, as well as…
No more ‘Latex Free’ label
Manufacturers will now no longer be able to use the labels “latex-free” and “does not contain latex” due to a recommendation by FDA. The reason for this recommendation is that the agency is not aware of any tests that can…
Research and Markets: Indonesia Tyre Market Forecast and Opportunities, 2020
According to Indonesia Tyre Market Forecast & Opportunities, 2020, the Indonesia tyre market is forecast to increase at a CAGR of more than 13% during 2015-20. Large two-wheeler fleet size, easy raw material availability and continuing government support would continue…