The synthetic rubber business group of Reliance Industries, Relflex Elastomers, inaugurated a hi-tech elastomers customer support center at its petrochemicals complex in Vadodara. The ECSC would serve as a springboard for mutual collaborative efforts, value additions and joint product development…
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Summer storm wrecks Thailand rubber plantations
In Bueng Kan Province, a summer storm has destroyed about 5,000 rubber trees and caused major distress to about 21 local families living within the area. Rubber plantations in Bueng Kan Province have been hammered by a summer storm that…
Fire hits rubber glove warehouse in Malaysia
Recently, a fire razed the warehouse of a factory that produces rubber gloves for medical use in the industrial area of Bandar Baru Salak Tinggi. The incident, which occurred at 9.45am, also destroyed several container lorries parked in the warehouse.…
Hankook launches new truck and bus tyres
Hankook Tire announced on April 18 that it has released two new tyres for trucks and buses—AH 30 and AH36. The AH30, a tyre for large cargo and tractor trailers, is applied with zigzag 3 grooves that are best optimized…
Indonesian company expands rubber plantation
Astra Agro Lestari plans a fivefold increase in the size of cultivated land for its rubber plantation in Kalimantan this year by adding 2,000 hectares, in a bid to boost production. The agricultural arm of Astra International currently has 500…
Desser rolls out new tundra tyre range
Desser Tire & Rubber Company has just introduced its new line of ultimate backcountry Tundra tyres. The first iteration in a series of new tyre releases is the Aero Classic LSA/Experimental 8.50-6 4 ply rating smooth tyre. This tyre has…
Mexican cement plant plans to use tyre-derived fuel
New Mexicans produce roughly 2 million scrap tyres every year, many of which end up in illegal tyre dumps around the state while the rest are shipped out of state or recycled into other products. GCC Rio Grande has a…
Oman public authority prohibits distribution of old tyres
The sale, marketing, display and distribution of used tyres of all sizes has been banned by the Public Authority for Consumer Protection (PACP). The PACP has also prohibited the sale, marketing, display and distribution of tyres that have not been…
Yokohama incorporates US industrial product subsidiaries
The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. announced that as of April 1, its two U.S. industrial product manufacturing and sales subsidiaries have been merged into the newly established Yokohama Industries Americas Inc. The merged former subsidiaries are YH America Inc. and…
Turners merge with Goodyear Dunlop tyres
The deal sees the family company fit its 1000 vehicles and 1400 trailers with not only the KMax and FuelMax but Goodyear’s retreads, TreadMax. Turners are also taking full advantage of Goodyear Dunlop’s dedicated TruckForce service to support the business…