Members of the Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries (ANRPC) have unanimously elected India as the new chairman of the intergovernmental organisation in the 39th Assembly Session of ANRPC held last month at Guwahati in India. Taking over from the…
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Goodyear increases production capacity with expansion of tyre plant in China
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, an American multinational tyre manufacturing company, is expanding its production capacity through a US$485-million investment in the expansion of its state-of-the-art tyre factory in Pulandian, Dalian, China. Upon the expansion’s completion in 2020, the…
Continental breaks ground in new truck tyre facility in Central Mississippi
Leading global technology company Continental has broken ground at the site of its new tyre plant near Clinton, Mississippi in the US, which is part of the company’s growth strategy for Continental Tire, known as Vision 2025. “This is the…
AkzoNobel expands polymer chemistry business with new facilities in China
AkzoNobel, the world’s largest producer of organic peroxides for the cross linking of elastomers, silicone rubbers and thermoplastics, expands its polymer chemistry business in China with the inauguration of new specialty chemicals facilities at its multi-site in Ningbo, China and…
Solvay increases silica production capacity in its Chicago Heights plant
Solvay, a Brussels, Belgium-based international chemical and advanced materials company, increased the production capacity of its silica plant in Chicago Heights, Illinois in the US by 10,000 metric tonnes (MT) to further extend its reach in the North American market.…
MPIC minister: No special fund to raise rubber prices in Malaysia
The Malaysian government does not have a special fund dedicated to help raise the rubber prices in the country, according to the country’s Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities (MPIC) and its minister Datuk Seri Mah Siew Keong. However, the…
Asahi Kasei boosts S-SBR production capacity as market growth continues
Global Japanese chemical company Asahi Kasei plans on boosting its solution-polymerized styrene-butadiene rubber (S-SBR) production capacity as part of the medium-term expansion strategy of its Performance Polymers Strategic Business Unit (SBU), according to the company’s recently released document regarding the…
Pirelli celebrates 10th year in Romania with further EUR200 mn investment
Celebrating its 10 years of industrial presence in Romania, Italian multinational company Pirelli announced an additional investment of EUR200 million at the Slatina production hub through 2021 to highlight the site’s strategic importance to the group’s activities. Pirelli’s Executive Vice…
BFGoodrich enters off-road accessories segment with Remington Industries
Michelin’s BFGoodrich Tires brand is entering the off-road automotive accessories category in a new partnership with automotive accessories manufacturer Remington Industries. The Ooltewah, Tennessee-based manufacturer will produce automotive floor protection and interior accessories under the BFGoodrich Tires brand name, offering…
Goodyear Dunlop approves closure of Philippsburg tyre manufacturing plant
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has recently approved the planned closure of Goodyear Dunlop Tires Germany GmbH’s tyre manufacturing facility in Philippsburg, Germany that produces passenger car and light truck tyres. The move is part of the company’s strategy…