Bridgestone Americas announced its Firestone-brand Destination LE2 tyre is original equipment on select models of the all-new 2016 Toyota Tacoma. “Firestone is a brand that appeals to the work hard, play hard mantra,” said Mike Martini, president, original equipment, U.S.…
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India Rubber
The All India Rubber Industries Association (AIRIA) was established in 1945 with the purpose of representing the rubber sector in ...
Country Focus: An alliance that keeps Asia’s “white gold” shining
Despite challenges in the global market and supply chain, Asia’s primary rubber producers are successfully achieving their growth targets, with ...
Sustainability: Southeast Asia’s rubber sector rooting for sustainability
Promising solutions are emerging in the form of sustainable rubber practices, aimed at curbing deforestation and substantially reducing the environmental ...
Rubber industry in the digital age: how technology can save forests, boost business
Emerging policies on ethical material sourcing, such as the EU Deforestation-free Regulation (EUDR)’s zero-deforestation rule, underscore ecosystem preservation and market ...
Gloves sector holding up through the headwind
Malaysia’s glove makers are benefiting from streamlining of operations, new investments, and net-zero collaborations to mitigate the impact of low ...
Medical technology market shapes up with silicones
Global and Asian markets for silicones in the healthcare and medical industries have grown in tandem with the advancement of ...
EU tyre industry in the rise
The European Tyre and Rubber Manufacturers Association recently its Statistics 2015 edition, a report on the region’s rubber and tyre market. The main findings of the report include the following: General Rubber Goods (GRG): After a slow 2013, the GRG…
Vietnam will be joining ITRC
Vietnam will be joining the International Tripartite Rubber Council (ITRC), according to Bachrul Chairi, director general for international trade cooperation at the Trade Ministry in Vietnam. ITRC’s original members (Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia) welcomed Vietnam’s plan to join with the…
PanAridus gains tenth patent for guayule rubber
Arizona guayule producer, PanAridus, LLC was granted their tenth patent. PanAridus already holds nine patents for guayule plants, which yields a polymer nearly identical to tropically grown natural rubber. It’s the only known source of U.S.- grown rubber to be…
Trelleborg acquires marine docking and mooring solutions company
Trelleborg has, through its business area Trelleborg Offshore & Construction, signed an agreement to acquire Marimatech A/S, a company in marine positioning and piloting systems, primarily specializing in the development of software used for docking or mooring ships offshore or…
Accella Performance Materials changes names of business units
Accella Performance Materials, a manufacturer of polyurethanes and recycled rubber products today announced the renaming of several core businesses to Accella Polyurethane Systems including, IPS Polymer Systems, MarChem, Arnco Performance Polymers, Premium Spray Products, Burtin Polymer Laboratories; and its ArncoPathway…
Goodyear will redeem EUR250 mn in senior notes
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company announced its European subsidiary, Goodyear Dunlop Tires Europe B.V. (GDTE), will redeem all its outstanding EUR250 million aggregate principal amount of 6.75 percent senior notes due 2019 on January 14, 2016. The redemption price…
Dow and Dupont merge to form US$130mn company DowDupont
DuPont and The Dow Chemical Company announced that they will combine to form a company to be named DowDuPont. The parties intend to subsequently pursue a separation of DowDuPont into three independent, publicly traded companies. The companies will include an…
ContiTech plant manufactures 150,000th rubber track
ContiTech’s plant in St. Marys, Ohio manufactured its 150,000th rubber track. The product is used in a variety of construction and agriculture applications to drive high horsepower tractors, harvesters, grain carts, asphalt pavers and other miscellaneous applications. “This is an…
Falken Tire changes North America business units
As a result of the dissolution of the alliance between Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd. (SRI) and Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, Falken Tire Corporation announced that SRI’s North America business units will be realigned as a part of a long…