VIETNAM’s Da Nang Rubber Joint Stock Co has opened a 1.15 million sq ft radial truck tyre plant at Da Nang’s Lien Chieu Industrial Zone, with a yearly nameplate capacity of 600,000 units, and with jobs expected to reach 1,000…
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ContiTech preps Slovakian site expansion; opens R&D centre
GERMAN firm ContiTech AG has broken ground on the expansion of its plant in Dolné Vestenice, Slovakia. By building a new production hall, ContiTech Vibration Control, a business unit of ContiTech AG, is enlarging the existing production area by around…
EU truck tyre market shows slow recovery in 2013 H1
The markets with weaker economies in Southern Europe are performing better than DACH or Scandinavia, says ETRMA
Myanmar rubber still short of EU quality standard
The Myanmar Rubber Planters and Producers Association said that the country’s rubber suffers from quality that is too low to profit from the EU markets.
Thai Minister urges lower production cost to push rubber price
THAILAND’s Deputy Prime Minister/Agriculture Minister Yukol Lim-laemthong encourages reduced production cost amidst declining rubber price. Yukol confirmed that last year’s export value of Thailand’s rubber fell, despite increasing the export quantity of the commodity to 3.2 million tonnes. The stagnant…
Rubber could boost rural economy in Indian state, says board commissioner
RECENTLY, Rubber Board of India (RBI) joint commissioner (rubber production), Sunny Varghes addressed farmers at the Maj Rubber Nursery and Plantation (MRNP) in Tarajulisaid, saying that rubber could boost the rural economy of Arunachal Pradesh. Rubber is a cash crop…
Holz Rubber strengthens expansion joints unit with new manager
HOLZ Rubber Company, a rubber manufacturing and moulding solutions firm has brought onboard Russell Huntley as its expansion joint product manager. To be based in Houston, Texas, Huntley will help expand the Holz expansion joint product line in an effort…
Yokohama starts design for West Point plant
YOKOHAMA Rubber Co. Ltd has chosen US-based Kajima Associates/Architects & Engineers to design the first phase of the 931,000 sq ft West Point tyre plant. The project, assumed to cost US$300 million, will include production, warehousing and operations facilities for…
Michelin leads in North America sales
MICHELIN North America Inc. has posted sales of US 9.96 billion in 2012, beating Goodyear by almost US$300 million, according to reports. Michelin sales in North America, which accounts for the company’s 35.1% corporate sales, have increased by 11.6% in…
KSB joins French firms in Bioproof project
PLANTS or other recycled materials used as feedstock is being targeted by the Bioproof Project, which is now being supported by pump and valve manufacturer, KSB. Since 2000, the demand for natural and synthetic rubber has increased by 50%, and…