Bridgestone Asia Pacific Pte Ltd announced that Bridgestone Asia Pacific Technical Center Co Ltd (APTC), a wholly-owned subsidiary, held a ceremony to celebrate its relocation to its new laboratory building in Pathum Thani Province, Thailand. With this new facility, APTC…
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72 killed in fire at rubber footwear factory in Philippines
A fire that engulfed a footwear factory in a suburb of the Philippine capital has killed 72 people, authorities said Thursday. The blaze swept through the slipper and shoe factory in Valenzuela City on Wednesday, sending huge clouds of thick…
Tyre recycling collaboration between China and Malaysia
China Automobile Parts Holdings has signed a memorandum of understanding with Malaysian company SRI Elastomers to build a facility in China’s Xiamen City for recycling end-of-life tyres and other processed rubber scrap into a rubber compound. The facility will adopt…
China may buy Thai rubber at price above market value
After leading a mission of Thai officials to Kunming, China, for a second meeting on agricultural-product co-operation, Commerce Minister Chatchai Sarikulya said yesterday that Thailand would soon get good news about selling big lots of rubber and rice under closer…
10 Million ECOPIA Tyres Sold in the Asia Pacific Region
Bridgestone Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. (BSCAP) today announced that more than 10 million ECOPIA passenger car tyres have been sold in the Asia Pacific region1. This milestone was achieved five years after the launch of ECOPIA in the region.3. When…
Kumho Tyre eyes 30 % jump in China sales
South Korea’s No. 2 tyre maker Kumho Tyre Co. said Tuesday it is aiming to increase its sales in China by 30 % this year and re-emerge as the top seller in the world’s largest auto market. Kumho Tyre has…
Rubber production declines sharply in Kerala
KOTTAYAM: Production of natural rubber in Kerala has declined by more than 15 % during last fiscal as against the yield for the corresponding previous year as unremunerative prices kept rubber growers away from tapping. Production of natural rubber during…
Forest Department has plan to seize back 5.1 million rai of rubber plantations
There are altogether 1,221 forest reserves scattering across the country and more than 1,000 of them have been encroached. The encroached land totals 5.1 million rai of which 4.1 million rai are in forest reserves, about one million rai in…
India government creating policy to address issues related to the rubber sector
A policy framework which will allow the Indian government to better deal with rubber stakeholders including producers, consumers and manufacturers, is underway. “The policy is being formulated to address demands of the rubber industry and growers. The committee is looking…
Thailand left with massive rubber surplus due to weak demand
Thailand is facing yet another surplus that may be worse than the rice surplus seen earlier in the year. Currently, rubber prices have tumbled from their 2011 highs as well as overall demand for the country’s rubber exports. Domestic prices…