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…
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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…
Winners choose Pirelli tyres in Grand Prix of Lombardia
Pirelli takes pride that most of the winners in the recently concluded Grand Prix of Lombardia in Mantova, Italy were sporting Pirelli tyres. Romain Febvre leads the MXGP class with 101 points and just three Grand Prix left on the…
Bridgestone now produces conveyor belts in Thailand facility
The Bridgestone NCR Co., Ltd. (BSNCR) now produces conveyor belts in their factory in Rayong, Thailand. BSNCR is a subsidiary of the Bridgestone Corporation. The first shipment from Rayong was sent to Laem Chabang Port in Chonburi Province, Thailand. The…
Research and Markets: Synthetic Rubber (SBR, BR, EPDM, NBR, and Others) Market 2015-2023
Research and Markets has added the “Synthetic Rubber (SBR, BR, EPDM, NBR, and Others) Market for Tires, Industrial Goods, Footwear, and Other End-users – Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast 2015 – 2023” report to their offering.…