A milestone achievement has been made by Nexen Tire in terms of design and performance. Both Nexen N’FERA SUI UHP tyre and N9000 tyre have become winners at the 2014 German iF Design Awards. The first award for N9000 product…
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TVS Tyres plans to increase manufacturing capacity
Sailing with the growth momentum two-wheeler industry witnessed during last year, the tyre maker, TVS Tyres plans to increase its manufacturing capacity by 12% or 2,00,000 tyres per month this fiscal. The company currently produces 1.7 million tyres per month.…
Conti introduces limited-edition passenger car and bus tyres
To celebrate the 2014 FIFA World Cup™ in Brazil, the official sponsor Continental has added three limited-edition passenger car and bus tyres to its product portfolio. The special design on the side walls of the ContiPowerContact and ContiMaxContact MC 5…
Renovation of Trostel Ltd.’s US facility increases pre-production development
A year-long renovation to rubber molder and compounder Trostel Ltd.’s headquarters has positioned the company to offer a more advanced set of manufacturing capabilities to its customers. The transformation has evolved the legacy manufacturer’s facility into a modern, sophisticated operation…
IISRP head warns of synthetic rubber production overcapacity
Production overcapacity, always an important issue for the global synthetic rubber (SR) industry, will continue to accelerate in the coming years. That’s the assessment of Roxanna B. Petrovic, head of the statistical program at the International Institute of Synthetic Rubber…
Indian market regulator imposes fine on Apollo due to non-compliance
Market regulator Sebi today imposed a fine of Rs 1.03 crore on Apollo TyresBSE -3.80 % for allegedly failing to comply with buyback regulations. The regulator, in its order, has imposed “a consolidated penalty of Rs 1.03 crore on Apollo…
Synthomer cuts profit perpective on strong sterling
Chemical maker Synthomer Plc said it expected full-year operating profit to be lower by about 5 million pounds ($8.5 million) due to further strengthening of sterling. Synthomer, which supplies speciality emulsion polymers used in construction, textiles, paper and latex gloves,…
Continental adds new range of bicycle tyres
Bicycle Retailer reports, “Continental has added a new line of Chinese-made tires to its offerings. The company will now have three bike tire product lines: the Premium line, which is all made in Germany; the new Performance Line, made in…
Toyo introduces new SUV tyre adopted for Ford pickup trucks
Toyo Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd. (Akira Nobuki, president) announces that the company’s Open Country A/T II (“OPAT II”) SUV tyre produced by US subsidiary Toyo Tire North America Manufacturing, Inc. (“TNA”; Jim Hawk, president) has been adopted as an…
GT Radial reveals two mass market products at Reifen 2014
GT Radial officially launched two new mass market products at Reifen 2014, the Champiro FE1 all-round premium comfort passenger car tyre and Maxmiler Pro heavy duty van tyre.rsz_gt-radial-logo The Champiro FE1, which will become one of the biggest sellers within…