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Preferred to up its capacity at Mexican plant
MEXICAN rubber compounder Preferred Compounding de Mexico is quadrupling capacity at its custom compounding facility in Central Mexico and plans to add up to 24 employees. The wholly owned subsidiary of Preferred Compounding has installed and is commissioning a Farrel…
Lanxess’s rubber day in India takes on mobility theme
German speciality chemicals firm Lanxess, the world’s largest manufacturer of synthetic rubber, which has production facilities for rubber chemicals from its subsidiary Rhein Chemie in Jhagadia, Gujarat, recently held a Rubber Day in India that was themed
Rubber show witnesses growth
The All India Rubber Industries Association (AIRIA) that organised the seventh series of the Indian rubber exhibition, held January 22-24 at the Bombay Exhibition Centre, said the show had 25,000 visitors from 42 countries over the three days.
India’s rubber industry hangs by a thread due to high duties
India, the world’s 4th largest producer of natural rubber and second largest consumer, has all the positive growth statistics to stay competitive, yet the counter-productive measures are not helping,
Crisplant automates tyre handling
CRISPLANT , a part of the Beumer Group and a global supplier of automated material handling systems is launching its first automated material handling system to be specifically customised for the tyre production industry. The Crisplant Tire Tray Transportation and…
Repurposing end-of-life tyres
THE good news according to the Freedonia Group is that global demand for tyres would climb 4.7% a year through 2015 to 3.3 billion units, advancing along is the tyre market, which will be valued at US$ billion. Now the…
New tyre a force to be reckoned with
BFGoodrich’s g-Force Rival, is targeted at a growing market of drivers seeking extreme performance tyres that are versatile enough to be used in auto-cross and track-day events.
Negromex and Cooper Tire obtain patent for silica processes
The firms have been assigned a patent (8,357,733) for making silane, hydrophobated silica, silica masterbatch and rubber products.
Tokai builds up European base through acquisition
JAPANESE firm Tokai Rubber Industries (TRI) is acquiring the entire share capital of Anvis Group, a Germany-based manufacturer of automotive anti-vibration systems (AVS) serving European OEMs on a global basis. The acquisition will allow TRI to further expand its European…