Artawheel Tire (Artawheel), a tyre manufacturer based in Ardebil State, Iran, has recently opened a US$ 288.5 million truck tyre production plant at its existing facilities in the northwestern city. The facility, inaugurated by the Iranian president Hassan Rowhani, employs…
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Cooper Tire & Rubber Company has closed on the agreement announced Nov. 1, 2019 to increase ownership in its Mexico joint venture tyre manufacturing facility, Corporación de Occidente S. A. de C.V. (COOCSA), from 58-100%. Financial terms were not disclosed.…
Semperit to sell medical business to return to profitability
Austrian public listed firm Semperit Group says it will focus on its transformation as an industrial rubber specialist and sell off its medical business Sempermed. The rubber products company said this will allow it to focus on the production of…
Malaysian gloves makers ready to meet demand amid nCoV spread; donates gloves to Wuhan
(UPDATED) – The Malaysian Rubber Glove Manufacturers Association (MARGMA), which comprised of Malaysian rubber glove manufacturers and associated suppliers and supporting organisations, assures that the gloves industry is able to meet the requirements for gloves amid the Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)…
DRI Rubber’s livestock rubber mats recently granted US patent
Dutch rubber supplier DRI Rubber (DRI) has gained a US patent for its “game-changing” livestock rubber mat system that is reportedly “unbreakable, durable and animal-friendly.” Developed using DRI’s fibre reinforcement technology (FRC), the new rubber fastener is safer and stronger…
Egyptian villagers recycle used tyres to less waste
The small Egyptian village of Mit Al Harun, north of capital Cairo, has gained a reputation as the country’s top rubber recycling hub – its residents have for decades made a living by recycling old tyres into new rubber products…
APBI announces alternate idea for troubled Indonesian rubber farmers
In an attempt to revive rubber demand and boost prices, the Indonesian Tire Producers Association (APBI) has recently asked the government to promote the development of a rubber-based biofuel, to prevent rubber farmers from switching to other crops. Many farmers…
QEW Group strengthens European position with Dutch rubber compounder acquisition
Rubber compound manufacturer QEW Engineered Rubber, based in The Netherlands, has acquired Rubber Compounding Holland (RCH) from the Indian Elgi Rubber Group, after a successful transaction in December 2019 through its subsidiary QEW Specialty Compounding. RCH manufactures advanced rubber compounds…
Sumitomo establishes breakthrough technique in tyre-rubber analysis
Japanese tyre maker Sumitomo Rubber Industries (SRI) has developed new observation technology for tyre-rubber materials analysis, in partnership with Ibaraki University in Japan. Using a special particle beam microscope, SRI claims it has succeeded in observing both ‘coarse and fine’ cross-linked…