Asahi Kasei Corp., Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corp., and Asahi Kasei E-materials Corp. have made a decision to strengthen their petrochemical operations in Japan as described below. Having identified acrylonitrile (AN) and solution-polymerized styrene-butadiene rubber (S-SBR) for fuel-efficient tires as world-leading…
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SIMTEC announces LSR manufacturing program for global medical device company
SIMTEC Silicone Parts a custom manufacturer of Liquid Silicone Rubber (LSR) parts and high-precision LSR 2-Shot components has announced a new production partnership with a global healthcare leader. SIMTEC will begin production in 2014 on a high precision LSR component…
The importer of Bridgestone Tyre will expand its bussiness in Middle East
Big news comes from the importer of Bridgestone tyres for Dubai and the Northern Emirates. They said they are going to launch about 10 new outlets in the region. Nasser bin Abdullatif Alserkal Establishment as the importer of Bridgestone tyre…
Double Camel recalls 1,440 Vail trailer tyres
Qingdao Xiyingmen Double Camel Tyre Co. Ltd., in cooperation with Lionshead Specialty Tire & Wheel LLC, is recalling certain Vail Sport ST LH 99 tubeless trailer tyres. The number of potential units affected is 1,440. The tyres, in size 225/75D15,…
Thai rubber sector outlook brightens
Both the government and private sectors have indicated that the global price of natural rubber will begin to recover within the next 2-3 months. Both sources agree that the political turmoil has no bearing on the local natural rubber price,…
Rubber tappers’ income falls short
Some 30,000 rubber smallholders here, in Temerloh and Jerantut claim their income has been affected by the drought that began early this month. Masood Mat Jali, 49, said he used to earn between RM40 and RM50 a day, but only…
Domestic supply-demand gap is widening in natural rubber
The gap between domestic production and consumption of natural rubber is on the increase, leading to heavy shortage for the commodity in local market. Total production during April–January period of the current financial year was 723,000 tonnes, while consumption was…
Rubber price continues downtrend from last week’s closing
The Malaysian rubber market continued its downtrend from last Friday’s closing, following the negative sentiment brought about by the fall of other regional markets, a dealer said. He said that the market sentiment was jittery due to worries over the…
Falken Tire launches its new flagship tyre
Falken Tire, a high performance tyre choice for driving enthusiasts has announced launch of its new strongest and quietest ultra high performance tyre — the AZENIS FK453, which is currently on sale in Kuwait. The next generation AZENIS FK453isFalken’s new…
Tung Yu’s collaboration with Rep bears fruit
In 2004, Taiwanese rubber injection machine maker Tung Yu started a collaboration with French injection moulding machine maker Rep International, which has been manufacturing since 1948. The cooperation was based on the technology and sales channel cooperation to become the…