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…
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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…
Glut in global rubber affects Ivory Coast
Rubber trees take six to seven years to mature before they can be tapped, a process which involves making incisions in the tree’s bark to allow its milky sap to collect in a cup attached to the trunk “We’re not…
FinTyre gets green light from EC to purchase Reifen
Italy-based European FinTyre Distribution Limited (EfTD), one of the largest Pan European tyre distributors, has been given the green light by the European Commission (EC) to acquire privately held Reifen Krieg Group, a leading full-range tyre wholesaler in Germany, a deal…
Sumitomo starts up South African plant for truck/bus tyres
Sumitomo Rubber Industries (SRI) says that the group’s South African factory in Ladysmith has started producing tyres for trucks and buses, with an aimed capacity by 2020 of 750 tyres/day. With the aim of ensuring a stable supply of truck…
Magna Tyres Group expanding OTR tyre production at the Hardenberg (NL) plant
As an industry leader, and currently the fastest growing OTR company in the world, Magna Tyres Group is committed to delivering the premium quality and guaranteeing the product availability demanded by its ever-growing customer base. Earlier this year Magna Tyres…