Category: Industry News

Yokohama India opens new tyre centre in Karnataka

The Indian subsidiary of tyre manufacturer Yokohama Japan, Yokohama India, has opened an Exclusive Yokohama Club Network (YCN) outlet for its customers in Karnataka, southwest India. Yokohama India has developed the YCN across India, based off Yokohama’s global philosophy to…

ANRPC notes low NR production over early 2019

One of the backbones of the trade economy, global natural rubber (NR) production fell in Q12019 (January-March) according to the Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries (ANRPC). ANRPC Secretary General Nguyen Ngoc Bich said the drop from 3.15 million to…

Sumitomo to further optimise autonomous drive

Japan’s Sumitomo Rubber Industries (SRI) has forged a collaborative agreement with research company Tripod Works and computer equipment manufacturers Sysgration for their developing Direct TPMS (Tyre Pressure Monitoring System) solutions. SRI plans to introduce its tyre pressure control solutions via…

Thailand to cut rubber exports this week

Thailand has agreed for export cutbacks of about 240k-tonnes of rubber, together with regional producers Indonesia and Malaysia, to support declining rubber prices. However, the global rubber exporter delayed the measure because of its general election in March, and will…

Resilient NR industry fights ruin

Despite numerous hits that downplayed the natural rubber (NR) market over 2018/2019, its total downfall was prevented and ING Research analysis highlights rallying causes that supported the market. An early wintering season in Southeast Asia and strategic seasonal storms has…