Trelleborg’s Marine and Infrastructure operations is to locally produce its Gina Gaskets – vital components of construction – for various Chinese landmark projects including the ShenZhong Link project in Guangdong Province, touted to be the largest and widest immersed tunnel…
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Linglong Tire holds Hubei factory commissioning event alongside Global Partner Conference
Chinese tyre manufacturer Linglong Tire (Linglong) recently held a commissioning event for Hubei Linglong TBR manufacturing base in Jingmen, China, as well as the Linglong Tire Global Partner Conference, themed New Channels, New Layout and Create the Future. As Linglong’s…
Marangoni Ringtread network member inaugurates new branch in Vienna
Marangoni’s Austrian partner Edler Reifen has recently opened a new 3,000sqm branch in Schillingstraße, 2, Vienna, with storage capacities for 1,800 truck tyres and 25,000 passenger tyres.As the tyre retreading specialist favours Marangoni’s Ringtread System for its cold truck/bus retreading…
Goodyear Tire starts online sales in Germany; soon to include rest of Europe
US-based tyre major Goodyear has recently launched online sales of its tyres in Germany as the pilot market on European shores. German consumers can now choose to purchase tyres and schedule installation by a trusted local retailer through Goodyear’s official…
Hubner sells auto segment to Gotec
German mobility supplier Hubner will be divesting itself of its automotive segment as of 1 April 2020. The business with injection-moulded plastic components will be sold to automotive supplier Gotec Gorschlüter GmbH located in Wülfrath, Germany, close to Wuppertal. Gotec…
Trelleborg restructures; cuts back on business units
As part of a restructuring programme, Sweden’s Trelleborg A.B. is reducing the number of its business areas from five to three to target further strengthening of what it says are “already well-performing and well-positioned business areas” while highlighting areas where…
Minister claims MYR 41b value for Malaysian rubber industry in 2020
Malaysia’s rubber industry, including the rubber glove sector, is expected to contribute almost MYR 41 billion (US$9.8 billion) in 2020 – according to rubber glove industry projection, export revenue could likely hit MYR 20.7 billion in 2020,upwards from the MYR…
Apollo Tyres set to enter Saudi Arabia market after tie-up with tyre distributor
Indian tyre manufacturer Apollo Tyres (Apollo) will ease into the rapidly expanding Saudi Arabian tyre market following its partnership with local tyre distributor Al-Jomaih Tyres. Sheikh Abdullah Al-Jomaih, CEO, Al-Jomaih Tyres, said Apollo could provide quality products for local customers…
TRM supplies OTR line to Kal Tire
In the desert of Sonora, close to the biggest copper open-pit mining of Mexico and one of the largest in the world, Italian retreading technology firm TRM has delivered what it says is “the most modern OTR plant” to Kal…
Bridgestone’s first at-scale use of rCB in tyre production to shape rubber industry
Bridgestone Americas Inc. is to be an end-user of recovered carbon black (rCB), following its plans to use some 6.800 tonnes of rCB by the end-2020. The partnership with resource recovery company, Delta Energy Group (DEG) will lead to a…