Hainan Rubber Group has set up a new research facility, which will start developing graphene and natural rubber composites. The company’s partnered with Aero Engine Corp. of the Beijing Institute of Aeronautical Materials, China’s largest aerospace materials engineering institute, to…
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South and East Asia rubber news
Alibaba to set up e-commerce site for Thai rubber
Alibaba is working with the Rubber Authority of Thailand (RAT) to provide an auction system for Chinese buyers of Thai rubber in China. They anticipate annual sales of at least 200,000 tonnes. Nakorn Tangavirapat, deputy governor of the RAT, said…
Sheet rubber prices drop in India while production rises
Sheet rubber prices have fallen 5% in November so far following an increase in production amid slowing demand. On Wednesday, the RSS-4 variety, used in tyre manufacturing, was priced at Rs119 per kg. “In October, our production should be close…
Toyoda Gosei begins operations at Indian plant
The Gujarat Plant of Toyoda Gosei Minda India Pvt. Ltd. (TGMIN), started operations in October 2018. The plant is the Indian subsidiary of Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd. India is a key market for Toyoda Gosei, and the company has been…
Bridgestone becomes worldwide Paralympic partner; nets marketing rights in tyres, sports equipment
Tokyo-headquartered tyre and rubber manufacturer Bridgestone has become the International Paralympic Committee’s (IPC) seventh Worldwide Paralympic Partner. Already a Worldwide Olympic Partner through to 2024, Bridgestone now has global rights to promote and support the Paralympic Movement over the same…
Kumho enters Pakistan’s market through tie up with Century
Under a deal touted as the first of its kind in the country, South Korea’s second largest tyre maker Kumho Tire Co has signed a ten-year technology transfer agreement with Pakistan’s Century Engineering, which is essentially involved in producing car…
India cracks down on China’s FKM imports; countervailing duty probe ongoing
India has initiated a countervailing duty probe into increased imports of fluoroelastomer (FKM), a fluorocarbon-based synthetic rubber from China, following a complaint from Gujarat Fluorochemicals (GFL), a part of the $3 billion INOX Group of Companies, and India’s largest producer…
Sharp dip in India’s natural rubber output
India is forecasting a decline in natural rubber output by 18 to 20% this year that will negatively impact the tyre industry, says ICRA Ltd., an investment information and credit rating agency. The floods in Kerala, due to unusually high…
Continental opens first 3D blow moulding plant for hoses in China
Technology firm Continental has opened a EUR10 million 3D blow moulding plant for hoses in Changshu, China. The new plant is Continental’s fourth production site featuring 3D blow moulding technology across the world, following previous plants in Germany, the US…
Zeon to set up Thai subsidiary for the production of acrylic rubber
Tokyo-headquartered Zeon Corporation will establish a new subsidiary in Thailand, Zeon Chemicals Asia, for acrylic rubber manufacture and sale. The subsidiary will be located in Rayong province, Thailand and will have a capital of US$38.13 million. Acrylic rubber (ACM) is…