Japanese tyre company Panaracer was showing off some additions to its road range at the Taipei Cycle Show last week. For the first time, Panaracer has a gravel-specific tyre, plus larger diameter road tubulars and a lightweight 25c Race tyre.…
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Asian rubber prices near multi-year lows; haze shrouds parts of Sumatra
A few tyre grade cargoes changed hands for nearby shipments this week but some consumers could be waiting for bargains as prices held near multi-year lows despite tight supply, dealers said on Tuesday. The dry wintering season is underway in…
Bridgestone Potenza S001 – Bridgestone still make good tyres
The Ferrari Enzo, Lexus LFA, Porsche 997 Turbo, Ferrari 599 GTO. These are seriously fast cars, which place extreme demands on their tyres, and just some of the range of premium hypercars which have chosen to be fitted with the…
China hints at extending duties on S. Korean rubber chemical
China has advised its domestic companies to file applications for a renewal of anti-dumping investigation into a type of synthetic rubber imported from South Korea, Japan and Russia, a step that could lead to extension of five-year duties against the…
Felda Global Ventures forms JV in Myanmar to build rubber processing plants
YANGON: Felda Global Ventures Holdings Bhd (FGV) plans to build a rubber processing plant worth RM30mil to RM45mil in Myanmar this year as part of its initiative to venture into rubber business in the country. The group, via its subsidiary…
Sumitomo opens synthetic rubber plant in S’pore
Japan-based chemical firm, Sumitomo Chemical, has officially opened its first solution-styrene butadiene rubber (S-SBR) plant in Asia outside Japan. The plant will make Singapore’s Jurong Island one of the world’s largest manufacturing sites for synthetic rubber. The product is used…
Stable latex price bodes well for rubber sector
KUCHING: The relatively low and stable prices of latex, coupled with robust demand, will boost the performance for rubber glove makers in Malaysia for the years to come. Affin Investment Bank Bhd’s research side (Affin Research) said latex prices have…
Toyo is latest tyres manufacturer to join TyreSafe
Toyo is the latest leading tyres manufacturer to join TyreSafe to help raise awareness about the possible dangers of illegal and defective tyres. As one of the leading manufacturers of high performance tyres, Toyo’s membership is another boost for the…
FGV to set up rubber processing plant in Myanmar
FGV Pho La Min Co Ltd, a joint venture company between FGV Myanmar (L) Pte Ltd and Pho La Min Trading Co Ltd (PLM), will invest between US$10 million (RM 32.6 million) and US$15 million to set up a rubber…
Affin Research maintains Overweight on rubber gloves, bullish on prospects
Affin Research has maintained its Overweight on the rubber gloves sector, naming Kossan as its top pick. In a note on Friday, the research house said its positive view on the sector is backed by the low and stable latex…