AMI Consulting, a division of Applied Market Information Ltd., has just published a new report on the latest developments in the polymer distribution market in Europe. In 2014, more than 12% of polymer consumed in Europe was sold via distribution…
Category: Industry News
Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) Market To 2020 – Grand View Research
Global nitrile butadiene rubber (NBR)market is expected to reach USD 2.68 billion by 2020, according to a new study by Grand View Research, Inc. Increasing use of NBR in the manufacture of automotive parts including dash boards and brake liners…
Natural Rubber Floods the State Through Kochi
Even after the Central Government hiked the import duty on natural rubber from time to time, the import of natural rubber through the port in the state has registered a record jump in terms of volume. Among the ports in the…
‘Surge in tyre imports hurting domestic industry’
A surge in import of tyres, even as the auto sector is coming out of a protracted slump, has put the domestic tyre industry in a tight spot, the Automotive Tyre Manufacturers Association (ATMA) has said. ATMA, in a communication…
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. Announces Additional US$500 Million Share Repurchase Authorization
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. a leading retailer in the automotive aftermarket industry, today announced that its Board of Directors approved a resolution to increase the authorization amount under its share repurchase program by an additional US$500 million, raising the aggregate authorization…
Yokohama opens hose assembly plant in Mexico
Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. held an opening ceremony for its recently completed automotive hose assembly plant at the San Francisco Industrial Park in Aguascalientes on May 27. The plant began operations in January 2015 and is the Mexican production base…
Asia rubber prices rise as China snaps up more Thai cargoes
Prices for rubber cargoes in Asia continued to pick up this week as demand streamed in from the world’s biggest consumer China, while supply constraints in top grower Thailand aided the rally. Physical rubber prices have benefited from joint efforts…
German automotive engineering firm Edag seeks listing -Dow Jones
The owners of German automotive engineering group Edag plan to list the company on the stock exchange in the second half of the year, Dow Jones Newswires reported on Sunday, citing three people familiar with the matter. Edag, which develops…
ContiTech develops new printing blanket made of glass beads
ContiTech has brought something new to the market for printing securities, high-quality film embossing (hot film/cold film) and sheet-fed printing – an enhanced printing blanket with a cover layer made of tiny glass beads. The Black Pearl glass bead printing…
Malaysia to build more rubberised roads to shore up prices
Putrajaya will build more rubberised roads in a bid to shore up natural rubber prices, says Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Datuk Douglas Uggah Embas. “We should increase the use of rubber and the government is targeting to utilise 10%…