Under a deal touted as the first of its kind in the country, South Korea’s second largest tyre maker Kumho Tire Co has signed a ten-year technology transfer agreement with Pakistan’s Century Engineering, which is essentially involved in producing car…
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France’s association for rubber and polymers Syndicat National du Caoutchouc et des Polymères or SNCP in short has issued a statement to say it is “in no way associated with this cooperation agreement” signed between French rubber & plastics industry…
Chinese firm Sailun to become Cooper Tire’s jv partner
US tyre company Cooper Tire & Rubber Company’s partner in the China-based Qingdao Ge Rui Da Rubber Co. (GRT) truck and bus radial (TBR) tyre production joint venture will change to Sailun Jinyu Group Co. The latter firm has signed…
Nordic companies add Marangoni retreads to their productions
Italian company Marangoni is expanding its operation in the Nordic Countries, in an effort to further strengthening the relationships with two of the major retreaders in the region: Lujakumi Oy and Gummiservice Rade AS. Lujakumi Oy is a growing tyre…
BKT forms off-highway tyre partnership with Australian cricket league
Indian multinational company Balkrishna Industries Ltd. (BKT) is now the first sub-continent group to partner with the Australian cricket league KFC Big Bash League (BBL) as the new off-highway tyre supplier. The company signed a three-year agreement with Cricket Australia,…
Apollo Tyres starts producing own brand tyres in Hungary
India’s Apollo Tyres has started commercial production of its in-house brand truck tyres from its Hungarian facility. The Hungarian unit in Gyongyoshalasz region, is Apollo Tyres’ second production facility in Europes, and sixth worldwide. The production capacity continues to be…
Sumitomo boosts investments in Brazil to accommodate rising demand for tyres
Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd. has decided to make an additional investment in equipment and facilities for the production of truck and bus tyres at their Brazil factory. In addition to producing tyres for passenger cars and light trucks, the group’s…
Birla expands carbon black production in Spain
Birla Carbon Spain, a key business of the US$44.3 billion India-headquartered Aditya Birla Group, have announced an investment of EUR5 million towards sustainability and energy efficiency projects. As a manufacturer and supplier of carbon black, Birla Carbon has seen an…
Wacker to open 3D printing lab for silicone rubber in US
German chemical group Wacker says it is expanding its ACEO 3D printing services for silicone rubber and will open a US-based printing lab later this year. The facility, which will be located at Wackers’s R&D centre for silicones in Ann…
Evonik to build new plant for silicones in Northern Germany
Evonik is investing tens of millions of euros into the construction of a new multi-purpose facility at its Geesthacht location in Northern Germany, 30 km outside the city of Hamburg. The new facility will produce a range of silicones and…