Tyre stocks have been making the news in India after the floods in the southern state of Kerala. Shares of industry majors like Apollo Tyres, JK Tyre, MRF and Goodyear are down by 10% so far, according to analyst Moneycontrol…
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Liberia gets call to boost rubber sector to pump economy
In a forum held recently, the President of the Liberia Bank for Development and Investment (LBDI) has called for a robust and innovative rubber sector in Liberia. John B. S. Davies, III, also wants a master plan that will guide…
Chandra Asri/Michelin jv synthetic rubber plant completed in Indonesia
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Linglong to build US$1 bn tyre plant in Serbia
Chinese company Shandong Linglong said on Monday it plans to invest around US$1 billion in the construction of a tyre factory in Serbia’s Zrenjanin Free Trade Zone. The construction of the factory is planned to officially start in April 2019 and will be carried…
Apollo Tyres grapples with floods in Kerala
Following the devastating floods in the state of Kerala in India, which is the largest area in the country for rubber plantations, one of India’s biggest tyre maker, Apollo Tyres, has seen production operations disrupted in the company’s plants in…
Evonik and Chinese partner to build silicon compounding plant in China
Germany’s Evonik Industries and Jiangsu Zhongneng Polysilicon Technology Development Co. Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of GCL-Poly Energy Holdings Limited (GCL-Poly), have established a joint venture for the production of fumed silica and ultra-pure silicon tetrachloride in China. Evonik will…
India’s rubber output to be affected by floods in Kerala
With the southern Indian state of Kerala affected by worst floods in a century, the rising water levels are likely to impact rubber and other plantations in the region. Torrential rains in Kerala, India’s largest rubber producer and also a…
Samir Group to set up rubber processing plant in Ghana
Saudi Arabia’s Samir Group is to establish a rubber processing plant in the Eastern Region by next year under the Ghana government’s district industrialisation programme, One-district, One-factory (1D1F) initiative. Subsequently, the company says it has started up a 1,000 hectare…
Gajah Tunggal/IRC jv to build tyre plant in Indonesia
PT Gajah Tunggal IRC Manufacturing Indonesia recently held a groundbreaking event for the construction of its plant. The joint venture company between PT Gajah Tunggal and Inoue Rubber Company Ltd (IRC) of Japan, known as IGM, will manufacture motorcycle tyres…
Haydale expands elastomer capability
UK-based materials company Haydale says that it has completed the installation and commissioning of a two-roll lab mill at its site in Loughborough. This new investment will allow Haydale to compound nanomaterials into a range of elastomers that will support…