Continental is banking on China as the country leads the development of electric mobility – the German technology company is providing new vibration control technologies to the Chinese electric vehicle market. Yimin Zhu, Head of R&D at Continental China has…
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Oqema acquires chemical distributor EVS
German chemical distribution company Oqema Group has acquired Italian chemical firm Elettrochimica Valle Staffora (EVS). EVS’s business line covers the full organic and inorganic product ranges in the following business lines: industrial, food, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics, water treatment, and rubber…
Global automotive tyre market to be valued at $645bn by 2027
The global automotive tyre market expects an overall robust growth rate during the forecast period with a CAGR of 6.3% and will have an anticipated value of about US$645 billion by end-2027. Passenger vehicles are expected to lead the global…
Kobe Steel takes over L&T jv in India
Japanese rubber machinery maker Kobe Steel has taken full control ofits Indian tyre/rubber machinery joint venture, L&T Kobelco Machinery (LTKM). LTKM began as a joint venture in 2010 with 51% held by Indian firm Larsen & Toubro and the remaining…
Kraibon: the best of both worlds from Kraiburg Rubber
At the recently concluded plastics and rubber show in Seoul, South Korea, Koplas 2019, Germany’s Kraiburg Rubber was promoting its Kraibon elastomers for lightweight construction of automobiles, which is a key issue in modern vehicle production processes, while taking into…
Marangoni GRP adds Chennai Ringtread franchisee
Indo-Italian JV Marangoni GRP (MGPL) has introduced a new entrant into the commercialtyre retreading business with Ringtread franchise eXtramiles in Chennai, India. Giuseppe Marangoni, Vice President of Marangoni Group, and Harsh Gandhi, Joint Managing Director of GRP inaugurated the franchisee…
Retread tyres market sales projected to increase by US$9 mn
The global retread tyres market value is expected to increase by a CAGR of 4.6% during the 2018-2028 forecast period as reported by Future Market Insights (FMI) – the global sales of retread tyres are estimated to be valued at…
TARRC’s world-first seismic testing machine for rubber bearings
The Tun Abdul Razak Research Centre (TARRC), the UK-based laboratory of the Malaysian Rubber Board (MRB) has opened a new US$2.8 million Engineering Laboratory in Hertford, UK, that will provide and support the global earthquake community with a research and…
Vipal’s distributor opens new European training centre
Tyre retreader Vipal Rubber’s Bulgarian distributor Basvulk recently inaugurated a new training centre specifically to train customers, in the city of Kyustendil, Bulgaria. The Basvulk centre offers training opportunities on excellence and the correct application of materials during the repairing…
Pyrolyx to supply rCB to Continental
German Pyrolyx has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with German tyre manufacturer Continental that details a five-year supply agreement for 10,000-15,000 tonnes per annum of recovered Carbon Black (rCB). The minimum five-year supply agreement requires the development of an…