ChinaMarketResearchReports.com is offering “China Tire Vulcanizer Industry Report, 2014-2017” research that says mechanical vulcaniser market saw a year-on-year increase of 3.89% in terms of units during 2013, whereas hydraulic tyre vulcaniser market climbed 25.4% year on year. China Tire Vulcanizer…
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Thailand may consume natural rubber stockpile for domestic use
Thailand may use some of its huge 210,000 metric ton natural rubber stockpile for domestic infrastructure, reducing the need to export it into glutted global markets. The International Rubber Consortium says a Thai government committee is proposing using some in…
Uzhimprom to construct tyre plant in Uzbekistan
The “Uzhimprom” State Joint Stock Company (SJC) plans to bring the results of the tender for the construction of the plant on the production of car tires worth $230 million in late June and early July, the company’s representative told…
Iveco to standardise 70-series tyres on Euro 6 tractor units
Iveco has standardised on 315/70 R 22.5 tyres for new Euro 6 tractor units in the UK after witnessing the fuel-saving potential of 70-series rubber, compared with the 295/80 R 22.5 fitments previously favoured in the UK. Trials with Michelin…
Apollo extends Kerala plant manufacturing capacity
Apollo Tyres proposes to expand the manufacturing capacity for off-highway tyres by investing about Rs.400 crore in its Kerala plant, said its President-APMENA (Asia Pacific-Middle East and North Africa), Satish Sharma, on Saturday. Talking to reporters, he said at present…
Bridgestone launches new range of premium tractor tyres
While all radial agricultural tyres previously manufactured by the Bridgestone Group were sold under the Firestone brand, this newly developed tyre will be branded as Bridgestone to compete at the premium end of the agricultural tyre segment. It’s VF rated,…
Hankook concept tyres gains IDEA awards
A pair of Hankook Tire Co. Ltd. concept tires has earned International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) from the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA), completing a trifecta of design awards for these concepts. The concept tires—the Tiltread and eMembrane—were designed…
Apollo to gain Cooper valued at approximately $2.5 billion
Apollo Tyres Ltd and Cooper Tire & Rubber Company today announced the execution of a definitive merger agreement under which a wholly-owned subsidiary of Apollo will acquire Cooper in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $2.5 billion. Under the terms…
FMI opens silicone rubber manufacturing facility in China
FMI, a leading medical silicone molding manufacturer, announced the official opening of their ultra-clean manufacturing facility in Suzhou, China. The company has built a state-of-the-art ISO Class 7 cleanroom for medical device manufacturing as an addition to a facility owned…
Cooper to apply space-age innovations to company projects
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. engineers were at the University of Toledo in Ohio on June 12 to explore ways to apply space-age innovations to company projects involving the development of a coating for tyre molds and RFID technology. Members…