The Goodyear Eagle LS2 tyre in 255/55R18 (front) and 255/50R19 (rear) sizes, in its RunOnFlat technology, will be the OE fitment for the luxury vehicle
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Ravago to buy Styron EPS unit
STYRON Europe GmbH is selling its Expandable Polystyrene (EPS) business to RP Compounds, a subsidiary of Ravago S.A., for an undisclosed sum. IN an agreement jointly signed by Styron and Ravago, the sale will include the EPS manufacturing facility in…
EU Court junks Dow’s appeal in rubber cartel fine
DOW Chemical loses the EUR64.57 million (US$84.5 million) appeal against the antitrust fine levied against it in relation to a rubber cartel. The EU Court of Justice in Luxembourg rejected arguments that the company should not be liable for the…
Alliance Rubber receives Top American Manufacturer award
ALLIANCE Rubber Company, a global supplier of rubber bands, office and packaging supplies, has been cited with a Top American Manufacturer award in the Office Supplies category by Made in the USA Foundation and Made Movement. Made in the USA…
Styrenics growth to come from Asia Pacific with SBR in tyre market
Polystyrene (PS) is the major polymer which is largely consumed, followed by Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) and Expanded Polystyrene (EPS).
Da Nang Rubber inaugurates radial truck tyre plant
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…
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…