Bridgestone India has recently announced the merger of its strategic business unit (SBU) with the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) SBU from January 1st, 2020, in line with ongoing transformation based on digitalisation opportunities. Segregating the business from the…
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ITRC members estimate nearly 800kt decline in NR production
Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia, members of the International Tripartite Rubber Council (ITRC) and global producers of rubber, have reported a significant decline in natural rubber (NR) production due to the widespread fungal Pestalotiopsis disease, which has affected hectares of rubber…
Toyo Tires develops sixth-gen Noair tyre design; fares better than conventional tyres
The development of Noair, Toyo Tires’ sixth-generation airless tyre technology, is progressing smoothly as it defies the needs of conventional tyres, which are typically filled with air for weight-bearing and to absorb impacts. Airless tyres instead use special high-rigidity resin…
Lassa Tyres to ramp up production at Turkish smart tyre plant
Turkish tyre company Lassa Tyres (Lassa) is to raise output at its US$300 million Aksaray smart tyre plant, which has already “reached important production figures in less than a year.” Established in 2018 by Brisa Bridgestone Sabanc? Tyre Manufacturing, the…
Hexpol to shut down Kardoes Rubber subsidiary in east Alabama by end-2019
The Kardoes Rubber manufacturing site in La Fayette, Alabama, owned by Swedish rubber compounder Hexpol, is expected to close by December 31, 2019 according to a recent Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) list issued by the US Department of…
Goodyear to provide sensor-equipped tyres for Priva’s mobility fleets
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Goodyear) has recently equipped Michigan-based mobility startup, Priva, with intelligent tyres to reduce vehicle downtime and allow for more efficient operations. The sensors in the tyre’s will enable Goodyear to gather data and liaise…
Toyoda Gosei, EBM Corp launch e-Rubber-based medical simulator
Toyoda Gosei and EBM Corporation, a university-launched venture company that develops training simulators, have recently launched the “SupeR BEAT” surgical training simulator – the device can reproduce the rhythmic pumping of the heart with extreme accuracy using Toyoda Gosei’s e-Rubber…
Cambodian rubber exports increase through September’19 amid falling rubber prices
Cambodia’s rubber exports was up by 23%, a revenue of US$231 million, during the January-September period, while rubber exports to China averaged US$1,303 per metric tonne – rubber demand/prices could remain stable or slightly increase over the next few years,…
Kraton sells rubber business to Daelim for US$530 mn
US speciality chemicals company Kraton Corporation has agreed to sell its Cariflex business unit, a maker of isoprene rubber latex, to South Korean petrochemical and engineering & construction company Daelim Industrial for US$530 million. The transaction is expected to close in…
Doublestar trials production at new tyre factory; to build scrap tyre recycling plant in China
Qingdao Doublestar Group (Doublestar), China’s largest tyre company, has recently started a trial run at its passenger car tyre factory in Shiyan City, Hubei Province. The 4.3 million-sq.-ft. factory, which is Doublestar’s third Chinese Industrial 4.0 factory with full-process smart…