Vipal Rubber Corp. will display its DV line, VL130 ECO tread and other retreading products at the 2014 Latin American & Caribbean Tyre Expo July 23-25 (exhibit booths M718 and M727) at the ATLAPA Convention Center in Panama City, Panama.…
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Malaysia expected to increase 2.7% on rubber products export
Malaysian exports of rubber products this year is expected to increase 2.7% year-on-year to RM15 billion backed by a growing demand in newer markets like Asia, Middle East and Africa. This year will mark a turnaround after three difficult years…
Demand for global rubber gloves expected to surge
The global demand for rubber glove is estimated to increase by 8 per cent in 2014 compared to 2013, with a projected output of 178.6 billion pieces. Malaysia is the world’s leading producer and exporter of rubber gloves and it…
Goodyear OTR earned new contract from London Gateway
Goodyear Off-The-Road (OTR) tyres have been fitted to 28 Kalmar ESH-250 Shuttle Carrier vehicles at London Gateway. The new fitment forms a 3-year contract between Goodyear and DP World London Gateway to provide Goodyear OTR EV-3+, EV-4A and EV-4C Industrial…
BMW and Mercedes-Benz selects Hankook tyres
Hankook Tire Co. Ltd. announced that it has been selected by the BMW Group to equip the new 2014 BMW MINI, and the tyre maker will also be equipping the new Mercedes-Benz C-Class. The company will supply the original equipment…
Truck and bus tyres top first quarter sales in EU – ETRMA
The European Tyre and Rubber Manufacturers Association (ETRMA) recently published sales generated by its members in the first half of 2014. The figures indicated an uptrend in truck and bus tyres sales in Europe during the first quarter of the…
Bright outlook on improving tyre demand vanishes, tyre manufactures buy less SBR
Platts reports, “Optimism about improving tire demand appears to be fading as tire manufacturers nominated lower feedstock emulsion styrene-butadiene rubber contractual volumes in July as tire sales fell, market sources said this week. Weak replacement tire figures were described as…
Malaysian rubber smallholders and tapper’s payment, not compensation
The payment from the government to rubber smallholders and rubber tappers should not be considered as compensation but special assistance. It was to help them tide over the current slump in the market price of the commodity, Rural and Regional…
Two Nexen tyres gains German iF Design award
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…
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.…