Japanese Toyo Tire Corporation – through its manufacturing subsidiary Toyo Tire Serbia-Belgrade – has commenced the construction of a US$465 million passenger vehicle tyre plant in Indjija City, the Republic of Serbia. The 300,000sqm plant will have a capacity of…
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Country Focus: Indonesia’s rubber sustainability at a crossroads
Deforestation in Indonesia, the world’s second largest natural rubber producer, is an issue to reckon with. According to Greenpeace, the country has one of the highest rates of deforestation globally, with over 74 million ha cleared for agriculture, as well…
Ceat to supply SecuraDrive tyres for Nissan Magnite SUV
Anticipating growth in the compact SUV market in India, Ceat Tyres has begun a new partnership with Nissan Motors as OE tyre supplier for the latter’s subcompact SUV – the Nissan Magnite. According to Ceat, it will provide its SecuraDrive…
Mesnac “liquid gold” rubber mixing plant to come on stream by 2023
Mesnac Co., Ltd. (Mesnac), a Chinese rubber and machinery manufacturing group, announced its rubber wet-mixing production plant in Qingdao is set for 2023 commissioning; the plant is to produce nearly 300,00 metric tonnes of chemically mixed compounds (EVEC) to support…
Toyoda Gosei’s new technology for tougher EPDM
Japanese chemical firm Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd. and the Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, the University of Tokyo, have developed material crosslinking technology that enhances the toughness of synthetic rubber. This new technology enhances the toughness of the synthetic rubber…
Steady OE, replacement market sales for Bridgestone India
Bridgestone India, part of leading rubber and tyre company Bridgestone Corp., has seen remarkable improvement and demand in the original equipment (OE) segment and the replacement market, which has settled to those before the COVID-19 pandemic. Rajarshi Moitra, Executive Officer…
Hankook to supply OE to 2021 Chevvy Silverado, Sierra
Hankook Tire America Corp. (Hankook) has been selected to provide a new OE fitment to General Motors Co. 2021 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra 2500HD heavy-duty models. Hankook will supply the Silverado and Sierra pickup trucks with an 18-inch version…
TSA, RMIT evaluate crumb rubber from passenger car tyres in asphalt
A new research project undertaken by Tyre Stewardship Australia (TSA) and RMIT University (RMIT) in Melbourne, will evaluate the performance of crumb rubber made from passenger car tyres in bitumen and asphalt. The project aims to ascertain whether there are…
Ceat launches farm tyre range though specialty arm
Tyre manufacturer Ceat Ltd., through off-highway tyre (OHT) division Ceat Specialty Tyres, has virtually launched its new “Vardhan” farm tyre range in India this past week. Ceat Specialty offers a wide range of OHT tyres for various segments such as…
Cabot to increase global price for activated carbon
US-headquartered Cabot Corp. (Cabot) will increase prices globally by as much as 3 – 8% for all its activated carbon products effective for all shipments made on or after 1 October 2020, or as customer contracts allow. According to Cabot,…