Markets for recycled tires are more diverse and sophisticated than ever before, with rubber-modified asphalt an especially promising technology for the future, according to Dick Gust, director of government affairs and president of national account sales for Liberty Tire Recycling…
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Reifen 2014 grants Innovation Awards
The organizers of the Reifen 2014 trade show in Essen have presented Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd., wheel maker Borbet G.m.b.H., the Italian equipment maker CEMB S.p.A. and Counteract Balancing Beads with the show’s ”Innovation Awards” for best technology, products, services…
NTDA announces membership increase
The National Tyre Distributors Association (NTDA) is reporting a strong start to 2014 with a number of past members returning and an increase in membership in general during the first quarter. For example Malvern Tyres Group (incorporating King David Tyres,…
Lehigh Technologies announces polyurethane development team
Lehigh Technologies, a leading specialty materials company that produces micronized rubber powders (MRP), today announced that it has bolstered its best-in-class research and development capabilities with the appointment of Rick Speas as Technical Manager for Polyurethanes (PU). Speas, a 30-year…
US tyre industry anticipates shortage of carbon black
The US tyre industry will start seeing shortages of carbon black as early as 2016 as carbon black producers face increasingly stringent environmental regulations, according to Gregory King, vice president of marketing for Sid Richardson Carbon Co. Speaking at the…
Alliance Rubber reports facility expansion
The largest rubber band manufacturer in the country has announced an expansion of its headquarters in Hot Springs. Alliance Rubber Company announced Wednesday that it plans to invest more than $600,000 in the new facility and add 15 jobs –…
OTR accuses Iowa tyre distributor of stealing property rights
A Washington federal court judge has granted OTR Wheel Engineering Inc.’s request for a preliminary injunction in a trade secrets case against West Worldwide Services Inc., a Clive, Iowa-based tire and tube distributor. Judge Lonny R. Suko enjoined West Worldwide…
Nigeria tyre marketers opposes import duty on tyres
AS local and foreign investors continued to key into the new automotive policy, which seeks to encourage emergence of vehicle manufacturing plants in Nigeria, tyre marketers have opposed the five per cent import duty concession on tyres imported by local…
Sameer Africa concludes agreement with Chinese tyre maker
Nairobi-listed company Sameer Africa has inked a lucrative franchise deal with a “leading Chinese tyre manufacturer”, which will see the company supply cheaper tyres to Sameer, as it seeks to boost sales after it last year ended ties with ex-partner…
Liberian President pledges support to restore rubber industry
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has pledged government’s support to the revitalization of the rubber industry following the sharp fall in its production in recent years. The Liberian President, in a meeting with the Rubber Farmers Association, shared the concern of…