Bluestar Silicones touts its new silicone solutions for the medical market and its support of select long term implantable applications at the Medical Design & Manufacturing (MD&M) East Conference (Booth #2233), June 10-12, at the Jacob Javits Center in New…
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Bridgestone follows Indonesian rubber, other rubber grades controlled
Top tyre maker Bridgestone Corp chased Indonesian rubber this week for nearby delivery, dealers said on Friday, but falling prices kept other sellers out of the market. Singapore’s tyre grade prices were trading near their lowest in almost five years…
McLaren Industries launches OTR solid cushion tyres
With more than 10 years of field testing and continuous improvements of the tyre structure, McLaren’s Nu-Air semi-pneumatic tyre series integrates the strength and stability of a solid tyre with the smooth, cushioned ride of a pneumatic tyre. With its…
Warship construction in India opens new avenues for rubber
The collaboration between Rubber Research Institute of India (RRII) and National Institute of Research and Development in Defence Shipbuilding (NIRDESH) in the area of indigenization in making defence ships would open a new chapter in the use of natural rubber…
Michelin adds new tyre to motorcycle range
Michelin announces the latest addition to its motorcycle tire line-up, the 2AT-based “Frankentires”. 2AT stands for Dual Angle Technology, and it represents the most advanced motorcycle tire paradigm in the GT bikes segment. Long story short, you get a tire…
Indian NR imports increase 64% in May
MUMBAI: India’s natural rubber imports in May jumped 64 from a year earlier to 34,419 tonnes, the state-run Rubber Board said on Friday, as a drop in global prices prompted local tyre makers to increase overseas purchases. The south Asian…
Toyo launches energy efficient tyres without price premium
A new high energy efficiency tyre capable of being fitted to more than 50 per cent of all vehicles sold in Australia is to be launched without price premium. Japanese tyre maker Toyo Tires says its new Nano Energy 3…
Dow Corning introduces two new fluoro liquid silicone rubbers
Building on its breakthrough elastomer technology in fluoro liquid silicone rubber (F-LSR), Dow Corning Corporation – a global leader in silicone and silicon-based technology and innovation – is introducing two new Silastic® brand F-LSRs to expand design options and provide…
CEAT to open car radial tyre production facility
CEAT Kelani Holdings, a joint venture between India’s RPG Group and Sri Lanka’s Kelani Tyre, is scheduled t o officially open a Rs.600 million passenger car radial tyre production facility next week, with the aegis of Economic Development Minister Basil…
TVS exhibits off-road and two-wheeler tyre range
TVS SRICHAKRA Ltd, one of India’s largest manufacturers & exporters of off-road and Two wheeler tyres, recently participated in Automechanika 2014, the largest international automotive trade exhibition in the Middle East. Organised at the Dubai International Exhibition centre, from 3rd…