Bridgestone Corp, the world’s largest tyre maker, purchased Indonesian rubber for nearby shipments at prices below 100 U.S. cents a pound, offering some respite to an otherwise depressed physical market, dealers said on Wednesday. SIR20 for March/April delivery was sold…
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Polish company Synthos bolsters SBR business
Synthetic rubber producer Synthos S.A. is expanding its operation on two fronts. The Poland-based company has formed a key alliance with Harwick Standard Distribution Corp. to distribute Synthos’ SBR and butadiene products in the U.S. and Canada. It also is…
Extreme flotation tyres from Goodyear
Goodyear Farm Tires has launched a new category called Extreme Flotation. These new tires offer a number of advantages, including tighter turn radius, a smoother ride, reduced soil compaction and better flotation. Two tires are being offered in the Extreme…
Apollo Tyres open to transactions despite Cooper Tire deal collapse
Apollo Tyres of India remains open to future strategic acquisitions despite the collapse last year of a potential $2.5 billion deal with the Cooper Tire and Rubber Company, its vice chairman said Friday. The deal would have been the largest-ever…
Lehigh Strengthens R&D Capabilities
Sustainable materials company Lehigh Technologies Inc. has strengthened its research and development capabilities by investing in new mixing and analytical equipment for its Application and Development Center (ADC) and through the appointment of Chad Jasiunas as technical manager for functional…
Cambodia’s rubber export up 34 pct in 2013
Cambodia has seen a 34 percent rise in dry rubber export last year thanks to rising demand globally, the figures of the Ministry of Commerce showed Thursday. The country had exported 74,200 tones of dry rubber last year, up 34…
Wacker expands its technical centre in Kolkata
Munich-based chemical group Wacker is strengthening its presence in India by opening its expanded technical centre for silicone products in Amtala near Kolkata. Operated by the joint venture Wacker Metroark Chemicals (WMC), the enlarged regional competence centre now comprises state-of-the-art…
Semperflex pumps EUR10 mn to expand hose capacity
Austria-based Semperit Group is expanding its hose production in the Semperflex segment. More than EUR10 million will be invested to raise capacity at the Semperflex Optimit plant in Odry, Czech Republic. Semperflex Optimit is already Europe’s largest manufacturer of hydraulic…
Yulex sets up guayule seed and genetics centre
US agricultural biomaterials company Yulex Corporation has opened a Seed & Genetics Centre focused on plant breeding, molecular genetics and development of agronomic best practices to support the global cultivation of sustainable guayule plantations for medical, consumer, industrial and bioenergy…
Kossan eyes Indonesia for its new plant and targets Vietnam too
Malaysian rubber products manufacturer Kossan Rubber Industries Bhd plans to set up a new manufacturing plant in Jakarta, Indonesia, in the second half of this year. According to its General Manager of Group Corporate Affairs and Business Development, Edward Yip,…