Category: Industry News

Chinese car tyre imports to U.S. at an all-time high

Chinese tyre makers, already the dominant players in the U.S. tyre import/export arena, strengthened their position considerably last year, raising their exports of passenger and light truck tyres to the U.S. by 55.8 and 75.8 percent, respectively, over 2012. Passenger…

Michelin launches updated Latitude SUV tyre

Michelin has introduced a new, updated version of its Latitude on-road SUV tyre, which is designed to improve fuel efficiency and improve braking performance while lasting for longer than its predecessor. The updated Michelin Latitude 3 tyre is available to…

Evonik opens silica plant expansion in Thailand

With growth driven by the demand for fuel saving tyres and life science applications in Southeast Asia, German chemicals firm Evonik has expanded production for precipitated silica in Rayong, Thailand. With this investment, Evonik has increased its capacity for precipitated…

Malay firm gets partner JV for new rubber plant

Malaysian agribusiness firm Felda Global Ventures Holdings Berhad Co and locally based Pho La Min Trading Ltd (PLM) have entered into a joint-venture agreement to build a rubber processing plant in Taninthar­yi Region, the two firms announced last week. The…

Hartalega presses on as competition intensify

OVERCAPACITY is a term used very much in the glove industry these days. That and rising costs of production. In fact, the industry has been wrought by more negativity than “positivity” in the past couple of years, a different scenario…

Public unrest against another Hayleys factory

Just under seven months to the incident which led to the closure of the Weliweriya glove manufacturing plant, another Hayleys group factory, Hanwella Rubber Products Ltd located in Hanwella has taken public to the streets, interestingly for the same contamination…