The Greenville News reports, “Viva Recycling of South Carolina, a tyre recycling company and rubber manufacturer, said Tuesday it will put a new facility in Anderson County. The $6.9 million investment is expected to create 14 new jobs over the…
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Camoplast gains Argentinian industrial tyre maker
Camoplast Solideal Inc. acquires Rodaco to improve its capacity to manufacture and distribute tyres for the material handling industry in South America. Rodaco was founded in 1997. It operates manufacturing facilities in Porto Alegre and Buenos Aires, as well as…
New market report forecasts US silicone market to climb
Reportbuyer.com has added a new market research report: U.S. Silicones Market, Freedonia. U.S. demand for silicones is forecast to climb 4.7 percent annually to $4.3 billion in 2018, with volume rising 3.2 percent per year to 900 million pounds. This…
Omsk inaugurates carbon black plant in Belarus
On July 29, 2014, a ceremony devoted to commencement of the construction of a carbon black plant was held in the City of Mogilev (Republic of Belarus). Omsk Carbon Group was appointed the operator of the international project. The date…
US rubber product trade deficit increased 1.6 %
The US rubber product trade deficit grew 1.6 percent in November, following the trend for all of 2013. The shortfall for the month stood at $898.9 million, compared with $884.5 million in November 2012, according to data from the Department…
Ethiopian farmers and investors participates in rubber tree development
Foreign investors’ as well as farmers’ participation in rubber tree development is growing, the National Rubber Tree Development Project, noted. According to the Project’s General Manager, Dawit Mesfin, currently there are around 50 partner investors and farmers involved in rubber…
Poor policy implementation hinders rubber plantation growth in Nigeria
The National Rubber Association of Nigeria (NRAN), Saturday, said poor implementation of government policies, over the years, has hindered the growth of rubber plantation and related industries. President of NRAN, Emmanuel Bassey, stated this at the first national conference of…
ITC to continue duty investigation on China tyre imports
The International Trade Commission voted 6-0 today to continue an antidumping and countervailing duty investigation against certain passenger and light truck tire imports from China, sending the case to its next phase. The ITC vote came exactly one week after…
Peru’s rubber industry expects revival in Peruvian jungle
An unexpected discovery is helping some rural families to drop coca and start cultivating valuable rubber. In 1915, the Peruvian Amazon no longer smelled of burnt wood, resin, and acid: the rubber boom had died down. It had also stopped…
Argentina’s tyre market predicted to increase 10% annually
Argentina’s tyre market is forecast to grow about 10 percent annually through 2019, according to TechSci Research. In the “Argentina Tire Market Forecast & Opportunities, 2019” market report, the research firm said a low motorization rate coupled with rising disposable…