The Thai government opened 3,000 purchase sites across the country to buy rubber from rubber farmers. Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives Mr Surapol Jarupong spokesman said that the Rubber Authority of Thailand will buy 100,000 tons of all type of…
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Pirelli completes the first test to develop full wet tyre
Pirelli’s two-day wet tyre test, held at the Paul Ricard circuit in the south of France concluded last January 26– with the specific aim of developing the latest generation of full wet tyres. Ferrari, McLaren and Red Bull were present…
Dayco opens sales office in Argentina
Dayco, an engine products and drive systems supplier for the automotive, industrial and aftermarket industries, today announced the opening of its new sales office in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Officially opened in October 2015, the office is expected to generate new…
Lanxess rubber group to present at Tire Technology Expo 2016
The Tire and Specialty Rubbers (TSR) business unit of specialty chemicals company Lanxess will showcase its latest developments for the tire industry at the Tire Technology Expo in Hanover from February 16 to 18. The focal point of this year’s…
Lanxess additives group to present at Tire Technology Expo 2016
The Rhein Chemie Additives (ADD) business unit of Cologne-based specialty chemicals company Lanxess is presenting at the Tire Technology Expo 2016 in Hanover from February 16 to 18. ADD rubber experts will present Lanxess’ predispersed, polymer-bound additives, processing promoters and…
Yokohama Rubber opens winter tyre test course in Japan
The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., opened a new winter tyre test facility, the Tire Test Center of Hokkaido (TTCH), in Asahikawa City. Yokohama Rubber President Hikomitsu Noji and Asahikawa mayor Masahito Nishikawa attended the center’s opening ceremony on January 20,…
BFGoodrich exclusive supplier for Red Bull Global Rallycross
BFGoodrich will be the exclusive official tyre supplier for the Red Bull GRC series. The multi-year agreement will begin immediately in preparation of the opening race of the 2016 Red Bull GRC season, and covers both the Supercar and GRC…
Synthetic latex polymer market to grow by 3% by 2019
Research and Markets released a new report “Global Synthetic Latex Polymer Market 2015-2019.” This comprehensive research report forecasts that the synthetic latex polymers market will grow with a CAGR of around 3% during the 2015-2019 period. The housing market in…
Camso launches two new wheel loader tyres
Camso adds two new wheel loader tyre solutions to its line-up: the Camso WHL 775 and the Camso WHL 773 bring performance. The Camso WHL 775 is a high performance solution built to excel in severe conditions. Developed as a…
Natural rubber surplus up, demand down
A new report by MarketReportsOnline says that the global market is currently in its fourth year of surplus of natural rubber. It is expected that global surplus by the year 2020 will be approximately 1 million tons of natural rubber…