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Sumitomo in jv; progresses with Thai facility

SINGAPOREAN tyre and wheel distributor Stamford Tyres has set up a joint venture with Japan-based Sumitomo Rubber Asia, a subsidiary of Sumitomo Rubber Industries, to form Falken Tyre India (FTI). The S$12.3 million joint venture firm will supply Falken tyres…

Russian/Indian jv started up

A JOINT venture between Indian firm Reliance Industries and Russian petrochemical company Sibur has started its operations in Mumbai, India, focusing on constructing a 100,000-tonne/year butyl rubber facility in Jamnagar. Sibur owns 25.1% and Reliance 74.9% of the new business…

Thai govt has 15 days to resolve rubber price woe

SONGKHLA, Thailand – Rubber planters in Thailand’s southern provinces on Monday set a 15-day deadline for the government to resolve the declining price of rubber. The planters earlier rallied at the Provincial Administration Office in the southern province of Songkhla…

Gajah Tunggal to produce TBR tyres

INDONESIAN tyre maker PT Gajah Tunggal (GT) has acquired 100 ha of land for US$108 million to build a tyre proving ground (testing track) and to allow possible future expansion of its manufacturing facility. Located at a new industrial estate…