TRELLEBORG has launched its new 710/70R38 TM800 SugarCane, specifically engineered for sugar cane applications. Lorenzo Ciferri, Marketing Director Agricultural and Forestry Tires at Trelleborg Wheel Systems, said, “The Trelleborg TM800 SugarCane tyre is the result of years of experience and…
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Nigerian rubber group seeks recovery of ailing sector
Rubber used to be the fourth largest foreign exchange earner for Nigeria after crude oil, hide and skin and cocoa. Bur the Government has shifted its focus to crude oil – neglecting rubber.
Continental upgrades truck tyres’ fuel economy, wear
CONTINENTAL Tire the Americas’ Commercial Vehicle Tire group has announced updates to its commercial light truck tyre lines for North America, the HSR and HDR. Available now for both original equipment and replacement, the improved HSR (Heavy Steer Regional) and…
Michelin pulls out tyres for sidewall defect
According to the manufacturer, about 100,000 affected tyres may have a perforated sidewall, following a report from a retailer that some of the tyres have punctures and deflate quickly.
Rubber-like protein in insects finds medical applications
RESILIN, a natural polymeric rubber-like protein with outstanding elasticity found in insects (anthropods) that enable them to jump, hop or flasp their wings has been discovered to have major potential uses in medicine, according to scientists. In an article published…
India taps rural job scheme to boost rubber output
THE RUBBER Board of India is looking into utitising the government’s rural employment guarantee scheme to increase the natural rubber output of the country. According to the agency, the current 9 million tonne a year may be increased if there…
Cooper Tire and INSA to commercialise silica masterbatch technology
COOPER Tire & Rubber Company and the Industrias Negromex S.A. de C.V. (INSA) subsidiary of Grupo KUO will be developing and commercialising silica masterbatch (SMB) technology, following their successful application of SMB in high volume material and tyre manufacturing. Cooper…
Philippines issues IRR for rubber research institute setup
THE PHILIPPINE’S Agricultural Department has recently issued the implementing rules and regulations of a law that creates the Philippine Rubber Research Institute, to develop the country’s rubber industry. An initial Php 100 million (about US$2.5 million) has been allotted for…
Continental invests on R&D extension centre in Singapore
The project is expected to be completed over a year. The new extension building will accommodate around 450 employees and provide a total floor space of 5,000 square metres.
Sri Lanka rubber firms to venture in Vietnam
RUBBER manufacturing firms in Sri Lanka will be venturing in some projects in Vietnam to ensure a stable supply of natural rubber in the future, according to Sri Lanka Society of Rubber Industry (SRI) Chair, W. T. Ellawala. Vietnam, the…