CGS group sells off its full share in Buzuluk to Dalian and focuses on off-road tyres and technical rubber
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Reliance and Sibur firm up Indian jv
Reliance Sibur Elastomers will be the first manufacturer of butyl rubber in India and the fourth largest supplier
of the polymer in the world
Sales of vehicles grow in Asia and UK
Demand for new passenger cars and commercial vehicles totalled 2.69 million
units, a 16.7% drop from the 2010 figure
Sumitomo breaks ground on facilities in Singapore and Brazil
JAPANESE firm Sumitomo Chemical recently held a groundbreaking ceremony for its new 40,000 tonnes/year
solution styrene butadiene rubber (SSBR) plant in Singapore, based on the high growth of SSBR in tyres.
Ansell grooming for wellness
Ansell’s first-half profit increased by 1.1% or US$64.9 million in the six months to 31 December
Hitting the million mark
Both Apollo Tyres’s Chennai facility Bridgestone’s Aiken County passenger and light truck tyre facility have reached their millionths mark
Michelin targeting double-digit billion mark
Its advantages include forefront positions both in the premium tyre segment and in all of its speciality businesses
Synthomer to set up SBR facility in Malaysia
This latest investment follows the recently announced major expansion of the 100,000 tonnes/year acrylonitrile butadiene latex (XNBR) facility
Apollo’s tyre awards recognise Indian fleet operators
The two top winners and other awardees were selected from more than 5,140 entries received from fleet operators across India.
New website for European fleets
Goodyear Dunlop has launched a website dedicated to providing fleets with information to reduce their costs and improve their carbon footprint.