The world production of natural rubber (NR) experienced a fall at 10.1%, amounting to 1.080 million tonnes in January 2019 on a year-to-year basis, says the latest report from the Malaysia-basedAssociation of Natural Rubber Producing Countries (ANRPC). It says that this…
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Riding out headwinds in Asian SBR market
Historically, synthetic rubber consumption registers growth that is driven by increasing rubber demand, especially in the automotive, tyre and non-tyre applications. Of types, the use of styrene butadiene rubber (SBR) rates high in a range of applications owing to its…
Riding out headwinds in Asian SBR market
Historically, synthetic rubber consumption registers growth that is driven by increasing rubber demand, especially in the automotive, tyre and non-tyre applications. Of types, the use of styrene..
Prinx Chengshan expands in Thailand with a new tyre factory
Hong-Kong headquartered Prinx Chengshan recently broke ground on a new plant in Chonburi, Thailand. The new plant, the Chinese tyremaker’s first overseas production base, is expected to be commissioned in mid-2020, and will further consolidate and expand global production capacity,…
German researchers optimise synthetic rubber for less tread loss
Truck tyres are subject to heavy loads and travel over long distances – resulting in similarly heavy wear and tear. The treads of the tyres are manufactured primarily from natural rubber from rubber trees and to date has demonstrated the…
China’s Linglong breaks ground for Serbian tyre factory
China’s Shandong Linglong Tire held the groundbreaking ceremony for its greenfield tyre factory project in Zrenjanin, northern Serbia, signaling the start of construction for the US$994 million project – the factory will be built in three phases, with the final…
Continental opens Greenfield facility in Thailand
German corporation Continental has marked the grand opening of its Greenfield Tyre Plant in Rayong, Thailand, on March 27, 2019, with important delegates and around 500 guests. Dr. Somchai Harnhirun, Thai Deputy Minister of Industry, Nikolai Setzer, Member of the…
Saudi Aramco to acquire Sabic in megadeal for US$69 bn
In what is said to be one of the largest deals in the chemical industry, the world’s largest oil/petrochemical firm Saudi Aramco is to acquire a 70% stake in Saudi Basic Industries Corp (Sabic) for US$69.1 billion, from its owner,…
Honda recalls 1.2 mn vehicles for a second time; air bags at fault
Japanese auto maker Honda has recalled 1.2 million vehicles in North and Central America from the model years 2001 to 2016. The recalled vehicles are ones that were already included in the previous long list of Takata recalls for faulty air bags,…
Huebner to set up rubber profiles/seals factory in the US
Germany-based automotive and industrial parts supplier Huebner Group is building a new factory for the manufacture of elastomer products in the US, after securing a major order to supply the New York City subway with gangway systems last year. The…