The styrene-butadiene (SBR) market in India is expected to grow at a CAGR of over 8% during 2016 until 2025 due to the increasing polymer production in the country, according to a recently released report by TechSci Research, a global…
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Yokohama tyres selected as OEM tyres for all-new Subaru Impreza
Japanese aerospace and ground transportation manufacturing company Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd., known for its line of Subaru automobiles, has selected Japanese tyre maker Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. to provide the original equipment tyres for the automaker’s all-new Subaru Impreza. Yokohama…
Rubber prices seeing an upward trend due to supply cut, better economies
The price of rubber in the global commodities market is expected to rise up to US$2,500 per tonne due to the improved state of the world economy and the joint efforts of four major rubber-producing countries – Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand,…
Integrated online measurement systems improve tyre production, quality
Micro-Epsilon’s fully integrated online measurement systems helped a UK-based tyre manufacturer improve process capability and tyre quality throughout the various stages of the tyre production process after its installation. Producing thousands of tyres on average per day for the SUV…
Medical polymers market to hit US$19bn by 2022 at 13% CAGR –report
According to a new report published by Allied Market Research, the Medical Polymers Market is expected to grow at an estimated CAGR of 13% from 2016 to 2022, reaching US$19.014 billion by 2022. In 2015, resins was the leading segment…
Kobe Steel launches world’s fastest, most accurate tyre testing machine
Kobe Steel has launched the newest model of its new tyre uniformity testing machine, called Librota-GS, which has the world’s fastest cycle time of 18 seconds per tyre and the world’s highest repeated measurement accuracy. Tyre testing machines are used…
Yokohama’s HPCI “silent tyres” research received excellence award
A collaborative research project between Japanese multinational tyre manufacturer Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. and the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS), a research arm of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), on low-noise tyres has received an Excellent achievement…
Time Magazine names Goodyear’s concept tyre one of 2016’s best inventions
Time Magazine has recently named Goodyear’s Eagle-360 concept tyre one of its “Best Inventions of the Year 2016”, which is an annual list created by the magazine’s Technology editors. This year’s list of the “best inventions that are making the…
Michelin launches the newest in its sport motorcycle road tyre line-up
Michelin North America has introduced the newest in its line-up of high performance motorcycle tyres, which combines revolutionary levels of dry-weather grip, agility, stability and superior handling performance. First introduced at the Michelin Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix, the Michelin Power…
Sri Lanka’s GRI acquires two US-based industrial tyre distributors
Global Rubber Industries Pvt. Ltd., a leading industrial tyre manufacturer in Sri Lanka, has purchased two US-based industrial tyre service and retail companies – Leffler Industrial Tire & Rubber Track Inc. and Kentucky Industrial Tire Inc. – as part of…