Goodyear, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of tyres, has announced the original equipment (OE) fitment of its fuel efficient SUV tyre to the Nissan Qashqai.
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Thailand tyre maker targets European market
As Thailand’s leading and most successful tire manufacturer, Vee Rubber exhibited at Reifen Show 2014 not only to announce the impending introduction of an all-new winter tire collection, but also to seriously enhance the company’s increasing market present on the…
MRDP builds rubber facility to boost Philippine rubber industry
Rubber processing will be given a big boost with the establishment of P31.6 million natural crumb rubber processing in Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur. The facility, which will be turned over this month, is a big-ticket project of the Mindanao Rural…
Hankook reports strategic vision at the opening of new R&D infrastructure
Hankook Tire, the leading and one of the fastest growing tire companies in the world, held a groundbreaking ceremony today for its new R&D center, the HANKOOK TECHNODOME, at a construction site in Daejeon, Korea. Along with the celebratory event,…
Cooper and INSA establishes joint venture to produce silica masterbatch
Building on the recent announcement that Cooper Tire & Rubber Company and the Industrias Negromex S.A. de C.V. (INSA) subsidiary of Grupo KUO have jointly earned a U.S. patent (8,357,733) for silica masterbatch, the two companies today reported achieving a…
Planters association in India aspires to ban imports of rubber
Concerned over fall in rubber prices, the Association of Planters of Kerala (APK) has urged the Centre to ban imports of rubber to protect growers from further crisis. Prices of natural rubber, according to APK, have dropped to a five-year…
Thai rubber planters plans to ask NCPO for help
Rubber growers nationwide are planning to ask the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) to help shore up rubber prices which have dropped sharply in the country, said Uthai Sornlaksap, chairman of the Thai Rubber Council. Mr Uthai said…
Rubber prices might improve during the monsoon
Rubber prices have been witnessing selling pressure for the past couple of months. But lower production during monsoons and some positive consumption data from China are expected to support prices in the next couple of months. In May first week…
Myanmar rubber production increase causes smuggling to surge
Recent increases in rubber production are not reflected in export statistics, leading officials to conclude that illegal exports are on the rise. Trucks carrying raw rubber wrapped in plastic to conceal the smell often try to slip undetected through the…
Bluestar Silicones reveals new silicone solutions for the medical market
Bluestar Silicones touts its new silicone solutions for the medical market and its support of select long term implantable applications at the Medical Design & Manufacturing (MD&M) East Conference (Booth #2233), June 10-12, at the Jacob Javits Center in New…