Category: Industry News

Trelleborg to gain Uretek and Archer Rubber Company

The Courant reports, “A New Haven coated fabric manufacturer will be acquired by a large Swedish polymer engineering firm, the company announced Monday. Trelleborg AB has signed an agreement to acquire Uretek LLC and its Massachusetts sister company Archer Rubber…

TBC reveals new Duck Commander tyre range

TBC Brands and Harris Tire Co. are bringing two exclusive Duck Commander branded tire lines to the consumer replacement market: Duck Commander All-Terrain and Duck Commander Mud Terrain. The two lines are the first to carry the Duck Commander brand…

Chinese rubber machinery supplier acquired Fushun Yikesi

Chinese rubber machinery supplier Mesnac Co. Ltd. has acquired Fushun Yikesi New Material Co. Ltd., a Fushun City-based producer of synthetic rubber and resin products. Financial details were not disclosed. Mesnac said the acquisition marks a significant diversification into the…

QDRPM partners with German rubber machinery maker

Qingdao Doublestar Rubber and Plastics Machinery Co. Ltd. (QDRPM), a fully-owned subsidiary of rubber tire and machinery maker Qingdao Doublestar, has signed a contract to partner with Harburg-Freudenberger Maschinenbau GmbH (HF). Under terms of the 10-year contract, HF will license…

BKT reports double-digit growth in sales

Agricultural tyre specialist Balkrishna Industries Ltd. reported double-digit growth in sales and earnings for the quarter ended June 30, the company’s fiscal 2015 first quarter. Pre-tax operating income jumped 22.8 percent to $40.2 million on 17.8-percent higher sales of $161.8…

Michelin adds new tyre to SprayBib range

Michelin North America Inc. is adding a 50-inch tyre to its SprayBib line. The new MichelinVF420/95R50 177D SprayBib is designed to support larger spraying equipment. The company says the new tyre will share all the qualities of the current 46-inch…