20 Bridgestone Americas announced that its Wilson, N.C. tire manufacturing plant recently received three Green Factory Environmental Achievement Recognitions at Honda’s 22nd annual Environmental, Safety and Ergonomics Symposium. The Bridgestone Wilson tire plant, which produces more than 32,000 passenger tires…
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Lindberg & Lund Group to market Wacker silicones
Germany-based Wacker Silicones has appointed Norway’s Lindberg & Lund Group to market its products of room-temperature-vulcanizing silicone rubber grades in Finland, effective March 1, 2015. Meanwhile, in Sweden, ABIC Kemi AB, (which is now part of the Lindberg & Lund)…
Continental cleared to buy Veyance, against sale of air springs plant
German auto dealer Continental has obtained clearance from US antitrust authority (the Department of Justice) to buy the rubber and plastics company Veyance Technologies under the condition that that it will divest Veyance’s air springs plant in San Luis Potosí,…
Apollo launches largest loader tyre at IMME 2014
Apollo Tyres has introduced the largest ever loader tyre in India at the 12th International Mining and Machinery Exhibition (IMME) 2014 in Kolkata. The company also launched its second product, the ALT 188 TX tyre with the industry’s first traction…
European SSBR spot prices dropped
Platts reports, “European solution styrene butadiene rubber spot prices fell to their lowest level last week since Platts started assessing the market in September 2012 on warmer-than-expected temperatures as the winter-tire season fails to take off, according to sources. The…
Thai gov’t and private sectors to launch Bt420-million rubber fund
The government and private rubber-business operators will jointly launch a Bt420-million fund, with the aim of tackling the tumbling price of rubber. Pongsak Kerdvongbundit, honorary president of Thai Rubber Association, said private operators would contribute Bt30 million each to the…
Denka to buy DuPont Neoprene polychloroprene
DuPont Performance Polymers and Denka announced they have signed a definitive agreement to sell DuPont Neoprene polychloroprene to Denka Performance Elastomer LLC, a new joint venture company owned 70 percent by Denka and 30 percent by Mitsui (Mitsui & Co.,…
Sumitomo installs tyre sales corporation in the Commonwealth of Australia
Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd. announced that, as part of the global expansion of its tyre business, it is entering into a joint venture with Sumitomo Corporation to establish Sumitomo Rubber Australia Pty. Ltd., a new local tyre sales corporation in…
Maybank Research predicts more upside for Malaysian nitrile glove maker
Maybank Investment Bank Research sees more upside for nitrile glove maker Hartalega due to the fall in the prices of the key raw material and commodity prices. It said on Thursday the price of key raw material nitrile-butadiene rubber (NBR)…
CMA adds new sizes to Double Coin truck tyre range
China Manufacturers Alliance LLC (CMA) recently expanded its Double Coin truck tyre line with new sizes. CMA Vice President Walt Weller talked about the additions to Modern Tire Dealer at the 2014 Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show in Las…