The International Trade Commission (ITC) has a July 18 deadline to make a preliminary determination on whether antidumping and countervailing duties are justified against passenger and light truck tyres imported from China. The ITC must then transmit its findings to…
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Rubber plantations in Myanmar operates at a loss due to price fall
A number of rubber plantations are operating at a loss due to falling price of natural rubber which drops to US$1,700 per ton this month from $2,600 at the end of 2013. Rubber farmers have aired their grievances, particularly the…
Warship construction in India opens new avenues for rubber
The collaboration between Rubber Research Institute of India (RRII) and National Institute of Research and Development in Defence Shipbuilding (NIRDESH) in the area of indigenization in making defence ships would open a new chapter in the use of natural rubber…
Indian Rubber Board renders awareness programme for rubber planters
Campaign 2014, an awareness programme on rubber plantation was conducted by Dimapur regional office of Rubber Board India, in association with Land Resources Department, Dimapur at Hevishe village, Niuland sub-division June 6. The awareness campaign is conducted annually to sensitize…
Michelin adds new tyre to motorcycle range
Michelin announces the latest addition to its motorcycle tire line-up, the 2AT-based “Frankentires”. 2AT stands for Dual Angle Technology, and it represents the most advanced motorcycle tire paradigm in the GT bikes segment. Long story short, you get a tire…
Pakistan customs retrieves smuggled tyres
The Directorate of Customs Intelligence and Investigation (I&I), Karachi has recovered about 800 smuggled tyres, worth Rs13 million, in a raid on Friday. A statement issued by the directorate said the raid at a warehouse situated in the city was…
Indian NR imports increase 64% in May
MUMBAI: India’s natural rubber imports in May jumped 64 from a year earlier to 34,419 tonnes, the state-run Rubber Board said on Friday, as a drop in global prices prompted local tyre makers to increase overseas purchases. The south Asian…
Toyo launches energy efficient tyres without price premium
A new high energy efficiency tyre capable of being fitted to more than 50 per cent of all vehicles sold in Australia is to be launched without price premium. Japanese tyre maker Toyo Tires says its new Nano Energy 3…
Dow Corning introduces two new fluoro liquid silicone rubbers
Building on its breakthrough elastomer technology in fluoro liquid silicone rubber (F-LSR), Dow Corning Corporation – a global leader in silicone and silicon-based technology and innovation – is introducing two new Silastic® brand F-LSRs to expand design options and provide…
CEAT to open car radial tyre production facility
CEAT Kelani Holdings, a joint venture between India’s RPG Group and Sri Lanka’s Kelani Tyre, is scheduled t o officially open a Rs.600 million passenger car radial tyre production facility next week, with the aegis of Economic Development Minister Basil…