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,…
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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…
GT Radial Champiro SX2 extreme summer performance tyre introduced in North America
The GT Radial Champiro SX2 extreme summer performance tyre is coming to the streets of North America. Developed for driving enthusiasts who want higher levels of traction, response and driving control in dry and wet conditions, the Champiro SX2 is…
Rubber price continues downtrend from last week’s closing
The Malaysian rubber market continued its downtrend from last Friday’s closing, following the negative sentiment brought about by the fall of other regional markets, a dealer said. He said that the market sentiment was jittery due to worries over the…
Falken Tire launches its new flagship tyre
Falken Tire, a high performance tyre choice for driving enthusiasts has announced launch of its new strongest and quietest ultra high performance tyre — the AZENIS FK453, which is currently on sale in Kuwait. The next generation AZENIS FK453isFalken’s new…
No takers for dump tyres
An attempt to sell up to two million scrapped tyres piled up at the George Town landfill site received no official bids. It is the fourth time the Cayman Islands government has gone out to tender seeking a private firm…