Family-run Huf Group from Velbert, Germany, and Chinese automotive supplier Baolong from Shanghai are to tie-up to establish a joint venture in the field of tyre pressure monitoring systems (TPMS). The aim is to accelerate growth through joint activities in the areas of…
Category: Pan-Asia
South and East Asia rubber news
China imposes anti-dumping measures on NR from Japan and South Korea
China’s Ministry of Commerce has imposed temporary anti-dumping measures on nitrile rubber imported from South Korea and Japan from 16th July. The Ministry says it will collect deposits ranging between 12 and 37.3% on imports of the rubber from South…
US to impose fines on imports of rubber bands from China
The US Commerce Department says that rubber bands imported from China will be subject to hefty state subsidies. Meanwhile, a similar investigation into the same products from Thailand resulted in a leaner fine. Imports of rubber bands from China were…
Zeon to increase production of HNBR in Japan
Japanese firm Zeon Corporation is boosting the production capacity of the Kawasaki plant to expand its business of specialty cross-linked hydrogenated nitrile rubber (HNBR). Marketed as Zetpol, the firm says the HNBR is increasingly being adopted for use in important safety…
Saint-Gobain starts sale of fluoropolymer parts from India
US-based Saint-Gobain Seals says that it has established the production of Rulon 123 stamped fluoropolymer parts at its Bangalore, India, facility in order to supply local parts to a global industrial customer for use in gasoline metering pumps. The business…
Cabot to expand carbon black capacity globally; major addition in Indonesia
US carbon black manufacturer Cabot is adding on significant capacity to its worldwide network of carbon black plants. Through the combination of a plant expansion, operational improvements, and debottlenecking projects, Cabot is expanding its global capacity by over 300,000 tonnes. Cabot…
China opposes EU anti-dumping duties on tyres
China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOC) has reportedly said that the European Commission (EC)’s decision to impose duties on China-made bus and lorry tyres is a measure to artificially raise the dumping margins by using the cost of production in a…
Toyoda Gosei to strengthen business in China by making rubber automotive parts company a subsidiary
Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd, a specialty manufacturer of rubber automotive parts and LEDs, is set to strengthen its business in China by making Tianjin Star Light Rubber and Plastic Co., Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary in April 2018. Tianjin Star Light…
Philippines identify suitable area for planting rubber
A study conducted by the College of Forestry and Natural Resources and Institute of Renewable and Natural Resources of the University of the Philippines Los Baños has found that the province of Compostela Valley have high potential areas for planting…
Malaysia’s natural rubber output fell 2% in January
Malaysia, one of the world’s top five natural rubber producers, saw its natural rubber production in January fall 2 % to 65,792 tonnes as compared to December 2017. If compared to January last year, the production rose 1.4 %. Meanwhile,…