In order to cater to the 18 % of healthcare workers who are allergic to latex, Medline is expanding its Honea Path, S.C plant. This plant produces a synthetic polyisoprene material called Isolex ™ by 30 percent. The company is…
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New Roadmaster RM230 WH Waste-Haul tyre by Cooper Tire launched
Cooper Tire & Rubber Company has unveiled its New Roadmaster RM230 WH Waste-Haul tyre. This adds to the company’s line of commercial tyres, and can withstand the demands of sanitation truck. “We designed this tire specifically with the steer position…
Natural rubber market consumption: report
Despite the fall of output of natural rubber in 2014, its consumption saw a year-on-year growth of 6.8 % to 12.16 million tons, fuelled mainly by the global tyre market. Global natural rubber market (consumer) is primarily concentrated in China,…
Sumitomo looks into dandelions as alternative rubber source
Sumitomo Rubber Industries (SRI) began a join research project with American Biotech Company Kultevat to use Russian Dandelions to produce natural rubber. Around 90% of the world’s natural rubber supply comes from Asia. In response to the financial and environmental…
Car sealant manufacturer SaarGummi expands to Mexico
Chinese-owned manufacturing company SaarGummi is expanding to Mexico. The company is making a new home in the La Angostura manufacturing community in Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico. La Angostura is managed by the Offshore Group who welcomed the newcomer in their community.…
Indian rubber prices are fall, tyre companies take advantage
The price of natural rubber is steadily declining due to many factors. Indian tyre companies are using this to their advantage by not dropping their prices. China, the world’s largest rubber consumer, has suddenly decreased its demand Indian rubber. Crude…
Cooper tire’s shrub-based tire due on 2017
Cooper Tire and Rubber Company is just two years away from producing a tyre made of 100% guayule (why-YOU-lee), a shrub growing in the US Southwest. Guayule is eyed as an alternative rubber resource that will decrease the demand for…
Mazda choses Bridgestone Potenza tyres for Mazda
The all-new, redesigned 2016 Mazda MX-5 Miata is getting all-new tyres from Bridgestone. The tyre company announced that Bridgestone’s Potenza S001 will be the original equipment (OE) for the Miata’s Club and Grand Touring models. Bridgestone says that the S001…
Quality Tire new member of the Michelin Commercial Service Network
Quality Tire, a family-owned auto-maintenance service, joins the Michelin Commerical Service Network (MCSN). The network helps Michelin customers have accessible tyre repair needs. Customers can now head to any of Quality Tires’ locations in the US for a complete range…
Falling rubber prices affects multiple industries in Kerala, India
Natural rubber prices are declining, and it’s taking other industries down with it. Ninety percent of India’s rubber is produced in the coastal state of Kerala. The state has over 1 million rubber farmers, and all of them are taking…