German automotive supplier and tyre maker Continental has concluded an agreement with The Carlyle Group based in Washington D.C., US, relating to the purchase of Veyance Technologies based in Fairlawn, Ohio, US for approximately EUR1.4 billion. Veyance operates globally in…
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Indian rubber sector comes to terms with challenges
India, the world’s fourth largest producer of NR , is grappling with challenges but stakeholders are teaming up to resolve these issues, and new investments are expected to perk up the industry.
On the road to higher gains
The increase in demand for tyres from Asia, is estimated to reach 4.3% annually through 2017 to 2.9 billion units and this should bode well for the synthetic rubber industry
Sempermed Introduces new and improved GripStrong nitrile gloves
Sempermed USA announces the introduction of a new and improve GripStrong Nitrile glove. GripStrong Nitrile gloves have been redesigned to provide additional durability and even more protection in an array of environments. GripStrong Nitrile by Sempermed is now manufactured with…
Righteous Rubber Roofing now offering thick, durable 90 Mil EPDM roofing for sale to public
EPDM membrane is an industry favorite for easy-to-install roofing in both the commercial and residential sectors. This type of roofing rubber can be used for flat roofs or low-slope roofing. Key features that make EPDM the most popular rubber roofing…
Goodyear enhances three tyres for improved fuel mileage
Goodyear says it has enhanced three tire lines to improve fuel economy. The G399A LHS Fuel Max, G572A LHD Fuel Max and G392A SSD wide-base tire with DuraSeal and Fuel Max have been improved upon to deliver reduced rolling resistance…
Families to file complaint with IFC over rubber plantations
Some of the hundreds of families losing land and community forest to Vietnamese-owned rubber plantations in Cambodia’s northeast will this week file a complaint with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) over the investment it has made in the plantations’ parent…
Finnish tyre maker Nokian Renkaat sees growth in 2014
Finnish tyre maker Nokian Renkaat said it expected to increase both sales and profits in 2014 as demand in Russia, its key market, recovers sligthly from a slump in 2013. The leader in the Russian and Nordic winter tyre markets…
Apollo Tyres says yes to Eastern Europe, Asia, and no to China
It appears to be a case of once bitten, twice shy for Apollo Tyres. Following its experience with Cooper Tire & Rubber, and particularly its joint venture subsidiary Cooper Chengshan, the Indian tiremaker seems ready to give China a wide…
Rubber inventories in producing countries set to decline: IRCo
Rubber stockpiles in Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia are low and may decline further when the low-production season starts, International Rubber Consortium Ltd. said in statement on its website. Inventories available for sale in the three countries are “low contrary to…