The Directorate for Roads of Vietnam ordered the installation of a rubber tyre wall to ensure safety along an “accident prone” mountain pass. The walls, made up of sand-filled old rubber tyres piled into iron pillars, are installed along the…
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Auto parts maker, Shanghai Baolong Automotive Corporation, and German automotive locking system supplier, Huf Hülsbeck & Fürst GmbH launched a joint venture (JV), BH Sens in China, Europe and the US. The jv, which was founded in January, will be…
Brazil compensates NR demand with Latin American imports
Brazil eyes the Latin American region as source of natural rubber (NR) to meet its increasing demand for the commodity, according to a study. The Association of Natural Rubber Producers in Brazil (ABRABOR) Executive Director, Diogo Esperante said in his…
Evonik on track for capacity expansions to meet tyre silica demand
German specialty chemicals firm, Evonik Industries is expanding its production capacities for tyre silica. At its plant in Adapazari, Turkey, the move is anticipated to increase the current production capacity for silica by 40,000 tonnes. The expansion is in response…
Sibur upgrades its Nd-BR facility in Russia
Russian petrochemical firm, Sibur plans to boost its production capacity for polybutadiene rubber (Nd-BR) at its facility in Voronezh City. Another 13 ktpa will be added by the firm to reach a 48 ktpa plant capacity to provide the increasing…
India unfurls national policy draft for NR stakeholders
A draft for a National Rubber policy has been written by the Ministry of Commerce & Industry to address the needs of all stakeholders and promote national economic progress. The policy will oversee manufacturing of tyres, NR production and processing,…
Indonesian government to aid rubber growers with subsidy
Rubber growers will receive subsidy from the Indonesian government this March 2019, as per President Joko Widodo’s directives, according to Governor Herman Deru of South Sumatra. The subsidy aims to help the rubber growers to improve the quality and price…
Vietnam anticipates vigorous rubber production in 2019
Vietnam’s rubber industry welcomes 2019 with a robust sales of US$220 million from 175,000 tonnes of rubber shipping. Rubber exports of Vietnam made a 10.8% increase in value and 28.9% increase in volume compared last year. Further growth is expected…
Sri Tang to acquire Thai glove plant; eyes production increase
Thailand’s rubber firm Sri Trang Agro-Industry will acquire a glove factory in Thailand this year. In addition to the two new factories which will be completed by 2020, Sri Tang plans to acquire the factory to increase its medical gloves…
TRM, Carl Zeiss sign cooperation deal on Shearography system
Italian firm TRM Srl. and German company Carl Zeiss Optotechnik GmbH signed a cooperation agreement whereby, TRM will be the authorised dealer for the Zeiss Shearography Systems; On the other hand, Zeiss will train TRM’s technical staff on tyre inspection…