American Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. has approved of plans to upgrade and automate two of its tyre manufacturing facilities in Hanau and Fulda, Germany, to increase production of premium tyres 17 inches in diameter and larger. The plan was…
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LSR stretches its industrial footprint
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Medical: Flexible artificial muscles from liquid crystal elastomers
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ICEX bargain buying on rubber likely to increase
Futures contracts of rubber settled a touch higher on the Indian Commodity Exchange (ICEX) due to bargain buying by market participants following a recent fall in prices and expectations of a rise in demand from domestic tyre makers- the most-active…
Trelleborg acquires Italy’s Provana in new market strategy
Swedish group Trelleborg has – through its Trelleborg Wheel Systems subsidiary -signed agreements and finalised the acquisitions of Provana Solutions and Provana Quality Center. Provana Solutions specialises in the distribution and service of tyres and wheels to tractor dealers and…
China’s Doublestar to acquire Shandong Hengyu Tech in US$134 million deal
Chinese game-player Qingdao Doublestar Group plans to acquire fellow Chinese tyre-maker Shandong Hengyu Technology Group for US$134 million (CNY899 million) in a careful expansion and capacity optimisation plan in 2019. Dongying City, Shandong-based Hengyu Technology Group – also known as…
Singapore’s Olam International to sell off rubber business and others to reel in US$1.6 billion
Singapore-based agriculture and food major Olam International plans to sell off four of its businesses, including rubber, over the next six years to yield an income of US1.6 billion; and to invest a further US$3.5 billion in its agriculture and…
Market for ground support equipment tyres on the uptrend
The global ground support equipment tyres market is projected to have been valued at US$395.8 million in 2018 and is projected to generate incremental opportunity worth US$233.3 million between 2018 and 2028, says Persistence Market Research in its latest research…
Faurecia/Michelin join forces to develop hydrogen fuel cells
French tyre maker Michelin and automotive parts supplier Faurecia have set up a joint venture bringing together all of Michelin’s fuel cell related activities – including its subsidiary Symbio – with those of Faurecia. Both Michelin and Faurecia will have…
Honda recalls 1.2 mn vehicles for a second time; air bags at fault
Japanese auto maker Honda has recalled 1.2 million vehicles in North and Central America from the model years 2001 to 2016. The recalled vehicles are ones that were already included in the previous long list of Takata recalls for faulty air bags,…
Ravago buys rubber chemicals supplier HB Chemical
TPE supplier Ravago Holdings America has acquired HB Chemical, a distributor for the North American rubber industry representing categories of synthetic rubber, accelerators, plasticizers, antioxidants, waxes and other specialty chemicals required by manufacturers of rubber and elastomer products. The acquisition…
Huebner to set up rubber profiles/seals factory in the US
Germany-based automotive and industrial parts supplier Huebner Group is building a new factory for the manufacture of elastomer products in the US, after securing a major order to supply the New York City subway with gangway systems last year. The…