India’s Automotive Tyre Manufacturers Association (ATMA) has recently partnered with energy major Indian Oil (IOCL) to raise the awareness amongst motorists about tyre safety. Indian Tyre Technical Advisory Committee (ITTAC) will lead the nationwide initiative as ATMA-IOCL runs through a…
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Hainan Rubber to invest US$300mn into two rubber trade zones in Sri Lanka
Chinese company Hainan Rubber Industry Group (Hainan Rubber) will collaborate with Sri Lanka’s Plantation Industries Ministry to set up specialised rubber-based free trade zones in 2020 in Sri Lanka’s Kegalle and Kalutara districts. Hainan Rubber expects to purchase a significant…
Faurecia and Michelin formalise EUR140 mn hydrogen mobility jv
French tyre maker Michelin and automotive technology company Faurecia have formalised the creation of Symbio, a joint venture combining all their hydrogen fuel cell dedicated activities, with the aim of becoming a world leader in hydrogen mobility. Built around a…
Thailand uses drones against NR disease spread in south
Thailand has resorted to spraying chemicals on natural rubber (NR) plantations using drones to contain the spread of Pestalotiopsis fungal disease in Narathiwat province, along the southern border of the country. The International Rubber Consortium (IRCo) has estimated that nearly…
Mahansaria Tyres to buy major stake in Euro distributor; setting up OTR tyre factory in west India
India’s Mahansaria Tyres (MTPL) is buying a controlling stake in the European Agricultural Tyre Distributors (EATD) to help it build a distribution network in Europe. The Dutch business EATD, which was set up six years ago to handle the import/…
China’s Long March and DoubleStar Tire sign JV agreements with Pakistani firms
Chinese companies Long March and DoubleStar Tire have signed joint venture deals with Pakistani businesses, as China has begun to consider Pakistan as an investment destination. According to the Prime Minister’s Adviser on Commerce, Abdul Razak Dawood, Long March has…
Halcyon subsidiary joins NGOs for sustainable rubber in Cameroon
Corrie MacColl, a subsidiary of Halcyon Agri, the world’s leading rubber supply chain manager, has joined forces with local and international NGOs to strengthen sustainable rubber production across its Cameroon plantations. Following a long-running consultation, Mighty Earth and the Community…
Dunlop Tyres to build aircraft tyre plant in West Java, Indonesia
UK manufacturer Dunlop Aircraft Tyres (Dunlop) is soon to build an aircraft tyre factory in Karawang, Indonesia, for about US$70.9 million. Dunlop’s new plant, developed and constructed together with local tyre-making giant PT Rubberman Indonesia, is projected to be operational…
Bridgestone’s Susym is “world’s first” rubber-resin copolymer material
Tokyo-based Bridgestone Corporation (Bridgestone) has developed the world’s first polymer material that bonds rubbers and resin. Susym – a combination of the words “sustain,” “symphony” and “symbiosis” – has many advanced properties that is expected to establish the product as…
Murfitts acquisition of Sapphire to grow its tyre recycling capacity in the UK
Murfitts Industries (Murfitts), a UK tyre recycler, has recently acquired the tyre recycling assets of fellow English Sapphire Energy Recovery (Sapphire), in a move expected to nearly double the former’s tyre processing capacity. Part of Tarmac, Sapphire is a waste…