Tyrexpo India has showcased the lucrative Indian market, which is a base for 39 tyre manufacturers and 60 individual production plants.
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Toyo to expand SUV tyre production in US
JAPAN-headquartered Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. , a supplier Toyota Motor , is planning to expand its US production. The move is said to be part of its plan to channel more investments on products that can give more profits,…
Tokai completes buy-out of Produflex
JAPANESE firm Tokai Rubber Industries (TRI), Ltd has completed the purchase of all the outstanding quotas of Brazil-based Produflex Minas Indústria de Borrachas Ltda. This is the second acquisition of automotive anti-vibration rubber manufacturers by TRI after the acquisition of…
Declining auto demand in China dents rubber
China’s slow demand for cars and vehicles, in the light of a cash crunch and limited access to financing, has caused a stir amongst auto dealers, according to a local automobile association.
FELDA starts NR processing plant in Myanmar
AGRICULTURAL and agri-commodities company, Felda Global Ventures Holdings Bhd (FGV) is expecting to start operations at its natural rubber (NR) processing plant in Myanmar this year. A memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed between FGV and Myanmar’s Pho La Min Trading…
India extends validity of anti-dumping tax on rubber chemicals
INDIA’s Finance Ministry has extended for another year the enforced anti-dumping duty on certain rubber chemicals, used in treating natural rubber and synthetic rubber-based compounds, from China and South Korea. Anti-dumping duties for rubber chemicals MBT, CBS, TDQ, PVI, and…
Wacker introduces tin-free catalyst for silicone rubber
MUNICH-based chemical firm, Wacker Chemie AG, will be presenting a tin-free catalyst for condensation-curing silicone rubber grades at the upcoming K 2013 show in Düsseldorf, Germany this October. According to the company’s press release, the ELASTOSIL Catalyst NEO, was tailored…
Pirelli explains tyre failures at Grand Prix in Silverstone
A series of different causes led to the tyre failures at Silverstone: Rear tyres mounted the wrong way round; low tyre pressures; extreme cambers and high Kerbs, says the Italian tyre maker.
SafeRubber to develop thiourea-based accelerators substitute
THE SafeRubber project has received EC funding under the FP7 framework to develop a new, safe, multifunctional accelerator curative molecule, which can replace thiourea-based accelerators in the vulcanisation process. Thiourea-based accelerators are used in the vulcanisation of polychloroprene rubber, primarily…
Quingdao rubber inventory down by 3%
RUBBER inventories in China’s bonded warehouses dropped close to 3% in the past weeks as commercial banks refuse lending money to tyre makers forcing the latter to cut down imports and buy domestic stocks instead. Rubber at Qingdao has also…