Minnesota Rubber & Plastics announces the creation of thin-walled diaphragms for medical devices that require high strength and flexibility. Utilizing liquid silicone rubber (LSR) processes, custom design and injection molding, design function and cost efficiency are improved. Used in a…
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Indian rubber farmers request to halt imports
The Hindu Business Line reports, “The Indian Rubber Growers Association has asked the center to suspend rubber imports, considering the fall in prices. When the prices fell in 1999, the government had stopped imports under advance licence scheme through a…
ITC to continue duty investigation on China tyre imports
The International Trade Commission voted 6-0 today to continue an antidumping and countervailing duty investigation against certain passenger and light truck tire imports from China, sending the case to its next phase. The ITC vote came exactly one week after…
Mercedes-Benz’s GLA picks Yokohama eco tyre
Daimler Benz A.G. has selected Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd.’s C.drive2 high-performance eco tyre as an OE fitment — in standard and run-flat versions — for its 2015 GLA-Class compact SUV sold in overseas markets. The GLA-Class — a four-door, five-passenger…
Magna introduces new size for MB01 tyres
The new tyre size 18.00-33 MB01 E4 finds its way to more and more container terminals. The most recent delivery took place in the Netherlands. This Kalmar reach stacker, running at a regional container terminal in Waalwijk, is equipped with…
Evonik setting up silica plant in Brazil; grows world silica output by 30%
Germany-based Evonik Industries plans to build a plant to produce precipitated silicas in São Paulo, Brazil. The company is investing a mid-double-digit million euro amount; the plant is scheduled to go on stream in 2016. This will be the first…
Asian tyre makers ride high on demand rebound for cars
The slump in car sales in the previous years due to global-wide economic slowdown has resulted in a gloomy market climate for a while. However, good news has pervaded the industry currently with a revitalised auto sales. This year, US…
CMA to launch “Duraturn” brand at ITEC
China Manufacturers Alliance L.L.C (CMA) will launch the “Duraturn” brand as a full tyre line — passenger, light truck, trailer and medium truck — at the upcoming International Tire Exhibition & Conference–Tire Dealers/Auto Service (ITEC) Aug. 20-22 in Orlando, Fla.…
Carlsson C25 range chooses Michelin sport tyres
Carlsson Autotechnik G.m.b.H., an aftermarket tuner specializing in Mercedes-Benz models, and Group Michelin have agreed to cooperate on tyre and…
Dunlop reveals new road race tyre
Progress on the racetrack is easy to measure: Stopwatches don’t lie. In 2013 at Road America, back-to-back testing of the existing Dunlop Sportmax D211 GP-A race tyre and the prototype GP-A Pro saw Yamaha riders Garrett Gerloff and Cameron Beaubier…