The country is targeting a production of 9.5 lakh tonnes of natural rubber in 2014-15, Rubber Board Chairperson Sheela Thomas today said. The production this fiscal is 8.5 lakh tonnes so far. “Our estimate was that production would touch over…
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The world’s first non-studded winter tyre with studs
Nokian Tyres presents the world’s first non-studded winter tyre with studs in connection with the 80th anniversary of the winter tyre. With this revolutionary concept tyre and its unique stud technology the inventor of the winter tyre gives a hint…
Michelin joins tire recycling efforts in France
Michelin has announced that its tire recycling project (TREC) is partnering with the French Atomic Energy and Alternative Energies Commission (CEA); biotechnology company Proteus; and Solides Divisés Technologies (SDTech), an industrial company specializing in ultrafine powders, to develop two new…
Wacker expands its technical centre in Kolkata
Munich-based chemical group Wacker is strengthening its presence in India by opening its expanded technical centre for silicone products in Amtala near Kolkata. Operated by the joint venture Wacker Metroark Chemicals (WMC), the enlarged regional competence centre now comprises state-of-the-art…
ContiTechl brings conveyor belts to Chile mines
GERMANY-headquartered ContiTech is delivering conveyor belts and belt monitoring systems for the development and expansion of the Chilean copper mine in El Teniente, which is run by mine operator Codelco. More than 20 kilometers of steel cord belts are to…
Malaysian NR exports in November scores high
THE STATISTICS Department in Malaysia said that natural rubber (NR) exports in November last year rose 15% to 74,792 tonnes from the same period in 2012. The Standard Malaysian Rubber (SMR) contributed 92.1% of the total exports, with 66.5% of…
Sustainability, theme of forthcoming Rubber Summit in Singapore
THE World Rubber Summit (WRS) 2014, promised to be the biggest gathering of business and policy makers for the rubber industry will be held at the Marina Bay Sands Expo & Convention Centre in Singapore on May 19-21, The summit…
Alaska Rubber acquires new sites in Washington
US hose and fittings supplier, Alaska Rubber Group has acquired five additional locations in Washington state. The Group, which consists of three locations within Alaska, namely, Anchorage, Fairbanks, and Wasilla, has bought the five additional locations that used to be…
New Hampshire rubber plant named hazardous by EPA
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has added a former rubber plant located at Farmington, New Hampshire to the Superfund list of hazardous waste sites. The Superfund investigates and cleans up identified hazardous waste sites across the US. The 123-acre site…
K2013: Maplan to set up a new facility in Austria
Wolfgang Meyer, CEO on the operative side in sales, development and production, says the firm’s main focus will be on its core business, that is, rubber injection moulding.