Malaysia’s rubber industry, including the rubber glove sector, is expected to contribute almost MYR 41 billion (US$9.8 billion) in 2020 – according to rubber glove industry projection, export revenue could likely hit MYR 20.7 billion in 2020,upwards from the MYR…
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Apollo Tyres set to enter Saudi Arabia market after tie-up with tyre distributor
Indian tyre manufacturer Apollo Tyres (Apollo) will ease into the rapidly expanding Saudi Arabian tyre market following its partnership with local tyre distributor Al-Jomaih Tyres. Sheikh Abdullah Al-Jomaih, CEO, Al-Jomaih Tyres, said Apollo could provide quality products for local customers…
TRM supplies OTR line to Kal Tire
In the desert of Sonora, close to the biggest copper open-pit mining of Mexico and one of the largest in the world, Italian retreading technology firm TRM has delivered what it says is “the most modern OTR plant” to Kal…
Three of Pirelli’s tyres chosen for the brand-new Aston Martin DBX
British manufacturer Aston Martin will exclusively use Pirelli’s tyres in its new DBX model: the P Zero developed to offer optimum performance and handling, the Scorpion Zero AS for off-road driving, and the Scorpion Winter for safe and dynamic performance…
Bridgestone’s first at-scale use of rCB in tyre production to shape rubber industry
Bridgestone Americas Inc. is to be an end-user of recovered carbon black (rCB), following its plans to use some 6.800 tonnes of rCB by the end-2020. The partnership with resource recovery company, Delta Energy Group (DEG) will lead to a…
IRSG calls for papers on rubber-related research
Singapore-based International Rubber Study Group (IRSG) has launched #IRSGforResearch, a call for papers for rubber-related economic research. All submissions should be sent to IRSGforResearch@rubberstudy.comnot later than 20 February 2020, it said. The aim of the award is to promote high-quality…
Toyoda Gosei to restructure operations shares in German production subsidiary
Japan’s Toyoda Gosei Co. (Toyoda Gosei) is to transfer ownership of Toyoda Gosei Meteor (TGM), based in Bockenem, Germany, to Munich-based AEQPH, which recently changed its name from Scur-Alpha 1123. The sale is part of a global restructuring plan at…
Sailun, Cooper Tire celebrate first tyre at Vietnam tyre JV
Cooper Tire & Rubber and joint venture partner Sailun Vietnam, a subsidiary of China’s Sailun Group, have recently celebrated production of a first tyre at their US$280 million ACTR facility at Phuoc Dong Industrial Park, near Ho Chi Minh City.…
ATMA, Indian Oil to push nationwide tyre safety programme; pilot exercise started in South
India’s Automotive Tyre Manufacturers Association (ATMA) has recently partnered with energy major Indian Oil (IOCL) to raise the awareness amongst motorists about tyre safety. Indian Tyre Technical Advisory Committee (ITTAC) will lead the nationwide initiative as ATMA-IOCL runs through a…
Hainan Rubber to invest US$300mn into two rubber trade zones in Sri Lanka
Chinese company Hainan Rubber Industry Group (Hainan Rubber) will collaborate with Sri Lanka’s Plantation Industries Ministry to set up specialised rubber-based free trade zones in 2020 in Sri Lanka’s Kegalle and Kalutara districts. Hainan Rubber expects to purchase a significant…