Singaporean tyre manufacturer Giti Tire will be hiring 1,700 new staff over the coming decade to fill various positions in its US$560 million Richburg plant in Chester County, South Carolina in the US. The Richburg plant is the company’s first…
Thailand used over 7,000 tonnes of rubber for road construction, repairs
Thailand has used more than 7,000 tonnes of rubber worth Bt358.6 million for road construction and repair projects under the Department of Rural Roads this year. Department Chief Pisak Jitviriyavasin said that findings of research conducted by the department showed…
Evonik invests in fumed silica capacity expansion in Belgium
Germany-based leading global specialty chemicals company Evonik Industries is expanding its fumed silica capacities in Antwerp, Belgium with an investment amount in the upper double-digit million euro range. The company sees the move as a good fit for its strategy…
India mulling anti-dumping duty on truck, bus radial tyres from China
India’s Commerce Ministry is planning on imposing anti-dumping duty on truck and bus radial (TBR) tyres from China to protect domestic rubber players from cheap imports. “As per information received from Rubber Board, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, imposition of…
Continental CST adds two new field engineers to American regions
Continental Commercial Specialty Tires (CST) has expanded its workforce and added two new field engineers to support the business in USA, Canada, South America and Mexico. The two new field engineers in the Americas will be involved with OTR (Earthmover),…
Hyundai Motor to increase local SUV production with Chongqing plant
Hyundai Motor began production at its fifth passenger car plant at Chongqing, in China, to meet the demands of the rapid-growing car market. The new plant is a joint venture with Hyundai’s local partner Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Co., who…
Lexus LC 500 partners with Marvel Studios’ Black Panther
Lexus, a luxury vehicle division of Toyota, and Marvel have announced a collaboration at the brink of the opening of Comic-Con to pair the first ever 2018 Lexus LC with Marvel’s Black Panther character in the highly anticipated film, Marvel…
Kossan Rubber aims to automate plants, lessen headcount by 2020
Kossan Rubber Industries Bhd, a Malaysian manufacturer of disposable latex gloves, is looking to automate its plants and complete the overhaul by the year 2020. Higher automation means less dependence on the uncertain — chief of which is availability of…
Malaysia’s rubber export industry moving toward high-value engineering
Malaysia’s Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Datuk Seri Mah Siew Keong said the country’s rubber export industry is now moving toward high-value precision engineering, with structural bearings export rising by 36.2% to RM14.14 million in 2016 from RM10.38 million in…
Michelin Thailand launches limited edition Multi Z+ truck tyre
Ten thousand units of the limited edition truck tyre Michelin X Multi Z+ has been launched recently by Michelin Thailand in order to gauge market reception and potential for local production at its Nong Khae Saraburi and Laem Chabang production…