Bridgestone Americas has improved two sizes of its Firestone Forestry Special tyres to support heavier loads and offer higher performance on the toughest of terrains. The Firestone Forestry Special tyre is designed to meet the severe service for forestry applications,…
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ASTM International forms committee for recovered carbon black standards
International standards organisation ASTM International has approved the launch of a new technical committee that will focus on creating and updating standards for the field of recovered carbon black (rCB). Recovered carbon black is derived from post-consumer rubber such as…
ETRMA: Moderate increase in 2016 tyre sales, imports in European market
The European Tyre and Rubber Manufacturers’ Association (ETRMA) has published a tyre sales report of its members for the year 2016 and the last quarter of 2016 (Table 1). Despite minor fluctuations in the sales of consumer tyres in the…
2017 National Tire Safety Week dates announced by RMA
The US Rubber Manufacturers Association (RMA), a national trade and advocacy group of US rubber tyre manufacturers, have announced the dates for this year’s National Tire Safety Week. To be celebrated this year from May 28 to June 3, the…
Chinese rubber equipment manufacturers eyeing investments in India
At least five leading Chinese rubber equipment manufacturer, including Hehigher Rubber & Plastic Equipment Manufacturing, are looking to India for investment opportunities. Chinese companies usually look to Vietnam for investment tie-ups due to the ease of doing business in the…
Rubber MSMEs in India urge import duty increase on finished rubber products
Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in India’s rubber industry are calling for an increase in import duty on manufactured rubber goods entering the country. They are asking for import duties to be increased to 30% from the current maximum of…
Smithers Rapra improves indoor tread wear testing capabilities for tyres
Smithers Rapra has upgraded the indoor tread wear testing capabilities for passenger, light truck and commercial vehicle tyres of its Tire and Wheel Test Center in Ravenna, Ohio in the US as the company looks to find more controlled and…
Malaysian smallholders benefit from raw rubber price hike
Smallholders in the state of Sabah in Malaysia are reaping the benefits of the increase in raw rubber prices, with some even seeing an increase of as much as RM7,000 in their monthly income. The shortage in global supply brought…
Thailand sells 98,000 tonnes of rubber from stockpile as floods hit industry
Thailand has sold 98,000 tonnes of rubber, including block rubber and smoked rubber sheets, from state stockpiles worth over 6.64 billion baht (US$187.57 million), according to the country’s rubber authority. The rubber sold in the first state auction of the…
Bridgestone to acquire French tyre specialist Ayme
Bridgestone Europe NV/SA, a key subsidiary of Japanese multinational tyre and rubber company Bridgestone Corporation, has announced its plans to purchase France’s largest independent tyre specialist, Groupe Ayme. A successful acquisition will allow Bridgestone to support the development of the…