Japanese supplier Toyoda Gosei has set up a new company in Mexico to strengthen its automotive rubber hose production in the US. The new company, Toyoda Gosei Rubber Mexico, S.A. de C.V. (TGRMX), will start production of fuel hoses and…
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Armenia to exchange rubber for Iran’s natural gas
According to Armenia’s UDCP official, Iran has shown readiness to receive rubber from Nairit in exchange of natural gas. He said that the price for a tonne of rubber is 6000 US$.
India to develop workforce with rubber skills
RUBBER Skill Development Centre (RSDC) Chairperson, Vinod Simon said during the recently concluded India Rubber Summit and Dinner in Kochi that about 50,000 individuals will be trained with rubber skills in the next one-year period. Together with All India Rubber…
Porsche 918 Spyder to be fitted with Michelin tyres
Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tyre’s dual thermal and electric powertrain, combines sportiness and lower fuel consumption. It also exhibits less rolling resistance and enhanced safety on wet surfaces.
Low domestic consumption strains Thailand’s pricing power, says Minister
ALTHOUGH a top global producer of natural rubber (NR), Thailand does not have the capacity to determine prices of NR; it only relies on the set prices in the global market, says Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Agricultural and…
Silicone supplier Rochester Medical inks merger deal with Bard
ROCHESTER Medical Corporation, developer and supplier of silicone urinary incontinence and urine drainage products, has entered into a definitive merger agreement with C. R. Bard, Inc., maker and marketer of vascular, urology, oncology and surgical specialty products. at a price…
Tenneco aims for European plants restructuring
US firm Tenneco Inc. is intending to close its ride performance plant in Gijon, Spain and decomplex its ride performance plant in Sint-Truiden, Belgium as the company continues to address the ongoing weak macroeconomic conditions in Europe. Both plants manufacture…
Potier cites Arkema for biosourced polymer
THE ARKEMA group wins Pierre Potier prize with Rilsan HT, the first biosourced polymer from the polyphthalamide (PPA) family to combine high temperature resistance with flexibility. These characterics make it aptly suited to replace metal and rubber in under-the-hood tubing…
Rubber World wins insulation supply contract
UAE-based Rubber World Industries (RWI), has won a contract from Arabtec Construction Group to supply rubber insulated building materials. The manufacturer of closed-cell rubber insulation ‘Gulf-O-Flex’, says in a statement, that these materials are to be used in the development…
Cabot and Risun complete new Xingtai carbon black plant
CABOT Corporation and Risun Group announced the completion and commissioning of their new joint venture carbon black manufacturing facility in Xingtai, Hebei Province, China. The partner firms, which broke ground on the new facility in April 2012, invested approximately US$140…