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Double Camel recalls 1,440 Vail trailer tyres

Qingdao Xiyingmen Double Camel Tyre Co. Ltd., in cooperation with Lionshead Specialty Tire & Wheel LLC, is recalling certain Vail Sport ST LH 99 tubeless trailer tyres. The number of potential units affected is 1,440. The tyres, in size 225/75D15,…

Thai rubber sector outlook brightens

Both the government and private sectors have indicated that the global price of natural rubber will begin to recover within the next 2-3 months. Both sources agree that the political turmoil has no bearing on the local natural rubber price,…

Conti adds commercial tyre management

Continental Tire the Americas L.L.C.’s Commercial Vehicle Tire group has reassigned six executives for its commercial specialty, product development and sales regions. In the commercial unit, which encompasses medium radial truck tyres and commercial specialty tyres, Fedérico Jiménez will be…

Michelin launches SmartWay regional steer tyre

Michelin Americas Truck Tires a division of Michelin North America, Inc. announced the launch of its new MICHELIN X Multi(TM) Energy Z, a regional steer tyre that meets U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) SmartWay verified requirements. With a 15 per…

Rubber tappers’ income falls short

Some 30,000 rubber smallholders here, in Temerloh and Jerantut claim their income has been affected by the drought that began early this month. Masood Mat Jali, 49, said he used to earn between RM40 and RM50 a day, but only…

Metflex develops bends with undersea umbilical

Precision rubber moulding specialist, Metflex, has launched a range of high performance rubbers designed for demanding subsea applications. MetflexSubsea NRX is a natural rubber available as moulded shapes for pipeline connectors, protective shielding and umbilical connection systems. “The NRX range…

Domestic supply-demand gap is widening in natural rubber

The gap between domestic production and consumption of natural rubber is on the increase, leading to heavy shortage for the commodity in local market. Total production during April–January period of the current financial year was 723,000 tonnes, while consumption was…