Hexpol has signed an agreement to acquire the business of Kardoes Rubber Co. from the founder Frank Kardoes and his family. Frank Kardoes started Kardoes Rubber in 1988 and Kardoes is today a well-known rubber compounder in the U.S. market.…
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Difficult return for major tyre makers in Nigeria due to import of second-hand tyres
Despite the coming on board of the new automotive policy, the hope of return of the major tyre manufactures – Dunlop and Michelin – as well as emergence of new players to Nigeria’s manufacturing space could be difficult as import…
API recalls Gladiator tyres imported from China
American Pacific Industries Inc. (API) has recalled 761 Gladiator-brand light truck and trailer tyres that were exported to the U.S. from China “unlawfully” without API’s knowledge and are deemed potentially unsafe. API said it has accounted for all of the…
APS raises compounding capacity to conform with North America’s TPV demand
Demand for high performance, lightweight materials combined with lower processing costs as well as adhesion to a broad range of substrates make thermoplastic vulcanizate (TPV) an ideal substitute of more costly material needed in a variety of applications. “Increasing our…
TIA’s FTS program gains award on safety category
The Tire Industry Association’s (TIA) Farm Tire Service (FTS) program, released last year, has won a Telly Award in the Safety category. This is TIA’s second Telly for 2013, the association said, with its Winter Tire Replacement video recognized in…
Piedmont switches retread brand allegiance to Continental
Piedmont Truck Tires Inc. is switching its primary new tyre and retread brand allegiance to Continental, severing ties with Goodyear after 14 years as a Goodyear new tyre dealer and four as a Goodyear certified retreader. Piedmont Truck Tires posted…
Zambian gov’t will not ban secondhand tyres despite RTSA recommendation
RTSA has called for a ban on the importation and use of secondhand tyres citing them as one of the causes for road traffic accidents. But Minister of Transport, Works, Supply and Communications Yamfwa Mukanga said secondhand tyres are widely…
Liberian Government to rescue rubber planters
The government of Liberia has come to the rescue of rubber planters in Liberia with the continuous nosedive recently in the rubber industry in terms of price on the World Market. The government through the Central Bank of Liberia has…
Rubber Association of Canada announces name change
The Rubber Association of Canada (RAC) will soon be the Tire and Rubber Association of Canada/L’Association canadienne du pneu et du caoutchouc, thanks to the unanimous vote of the RAC membership at the association’s annual general meeting June 19. When…
ITC to start preliminary ruling on Chinese tyres
The International Trade Commission (ITC) has a July 18 deadline to make a preliminary determination on whether antidumping and countervailing duties are justified against passenger and light truck tyres imported from China. The ITC must then transmit its findings to…