Category: Industry News

Avon Rubber downgraded to hold at Investec

Investec cut shares of Avon Rubber to a hold rating in a research note issued to investors on Thursday. The firm currently has GBX 800 (US$12.07) price target on the stock. Investec has also taken action a number of other…

New Aither 1.1 solid tyres launched

Korean company Tannus Tires has just launched the new Aither 1.1 solid tyre which it claims only has 2% higher rolling resistance than a regular tyre, lasts at least 6,000 miles and weighs 430g. There have been solid tyres before,…

Exhibitors to showcase at MD&M West

Some highlights of the event next week: LSR moulding Described as a step change in liquid silicone rubber (LSR) processing, Canadian firm Silcotech has developed a multi-shot processing system capable of simultaneously moulding nine discrete substrates or shapes in a…

Automotive sales in South Korea to rise until 2020, report says

According to a recently released TechSci Research report “South Korea Tyre Market Forecast & Opportunities, 2020”, the tyre market in South Korea is forecast to touch around US$5 billion in 2017. Major drivers for tyre sales in the country include increasing automobile exports coupled with growing…