The Kerala government today approved a formula to help rubber farmers after holding discussions with 12 tyre manufacturing companies in the country. Talking to reporters after cabinet meeting, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said as per the formula, companies would purchase…
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Mitas to test Russian dandelion for agri tyre
Mitas is planning to test its first agriculture tire made with rubber extracted from the Russian dandelion plant. The rubber from the dandelion will complement rubber tree latex in the compound for its agriculture tires, according to the tiremaker. Taraxacum…
CMA to recall Bluestar LQ225 tyres
China Manufacturers Alliance issued a recall for certain Bluestar LQ225 size 8-14.5 low platform trailer tyres. The recall affects nearly 10,500 tyres. The potentially affected tyres, which were manufactured Feb. 24, 2013 to Aug. 9, 2014, can develop a sidewall…
Nissan selects Toyo Open Country A25 for NP300 Navara pickup
Nissan Motor has chosen Toyo Tire & Rubber Co.’s Open Country A25 as original equipment tyre for its NP300 Navara pickup truck. According to Toyo, Nissan plans…
Asia SBR prices expected to decline next month
Asia styrene butadiene rubber (SBR) prices are likely to weaken further in January 2015 because of ample supply, waning demand and plunging crude and feedstock costs, market sources said on Wednesday. A slowing Chinese economy, abundant supply and waning demand…
Indian NR imports increased in November
India’s natural rubber imports in November jumped 19 per cent to 33,156 tonnes from a year earlier, the state-run Rubber Board said, as a drop in local output and lower prices in the world market prompted tyre makers to increase…
CEAT introduces Gripp MX tyres
With the community of motorsport professionals and enthusiasts sharply rising in India, CEAT is optimistic about its new offering. The new range of tyres is called Gripp MX and it’s specifically designed for motorsport. At the announcement of the launch…
Hankook reveals new futuristic tyre concepts
Hankook Tire just showed off the results of its Design Innovation Project, a bi-annual daydream challenge to come up with the wildest, most futuristic tyre concepts imaginable. This year’s winners are amazingly sci-fi: Morphing, transforming tyres that change with the…
Natural rubber output in India dropped further
The long-running problem of drooping natural rubber output continues. October–January is the peak season for production in India but output in November for the RSS-4 grade was 64,000 tonnes, against 85,300 tonnes in the same month of 2013. According to…
Tyre price gap closing between Canada and US
Some Ontario tyre dealerships have dropped their prices this year, closing the price gap between Canada and the US Canada-US price gap complaints could trigger investigations Cheap US tyres on Canadians’ holiday shopping lists Some dealers say manufactures are to…