Category: Industry News

CEAT to distribute Pirelli tyres in India

CEAT and Pirelli announced their exclusive partnership for distribution of Pirelli’s global range of premium motorcycle tyres in the Indian market. This sole partnership will leverage CEAT’s vast distribution and dealer network pan India. Mr. Anant Goenka, Managing Director, CEAT,…

Bluestar Silicones expands custom compounding capacity

Bluestar Silicones expanded its elastomer capabilities in Spain adding capacity for silicone custom compounding and enhancing its manufacturing technology to strengthen its offering in Ready to Use Silcone Elastomers. The company will promote heat cured rubber (HCR) and liquid silicone…

World demand for tyres to reach 3 bn in 2019

World demand for tires is projected to rise 4.1 percent per year to 3.0 billion units in 2019.  In value terms, sales of tires are forecast to advance 7.0 percent per annum to US$258 billion.  Rising incomes in developing regions…

TraffiGlove & DSM Dyneema to unveil new safety glove range

TraffiGlove UK, a manufacturer of personal-protection safety gloves,  partnered with DSM Dyneema to develop an innovative new line of solid colored, cut-resistant gloves. This new product range, called ‘Iconic’, uses DSM’s Dyneema Diamond Technology in combination with the color-coded traffic-light…

Hankook Tire to be OE on 2016 Toyota Tacoma

Hankook Tire announced that they will provide the all-new 2016 Toyota Tacoma with its premium highway all-season Dynapro HT tires in the size of P245/75R16S. The Dynapro HT will be equipped 100 percent with the steel wheels standard on the…

IISRP announce online registration for general meeting

The International Institute of Synthetic Rubber Producers (IISRP) launched the website for its 57th Annual General Meeting (AGM) to be held in New Orleans, Louisiana, on April 11 to 2016: www.iisrp.com/agm. “The AGM website provides complete information on the meeting…

ZC Rubber opens second store in Mexico

The second new Westlake tire flagship store of ZC Rubber in Mexico opens after months of preparation. Vice president of ZC Rubber Guorong Ge attends the opening ceremony and hosts the dealer meeting with the local Westlake dealer in the…

Trinseo CFO to leave company

Trinseo, a global materials company and manufacturer of plastics, latex and rubber, announced via an 8-K filing today that John A. Feenan, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, has elected to leave the Company to pursue other opportunities, effective…