Many rubber growers in India are shifting to other crops because of the falling rubber prices. All Rubber Planters’ Association president Col N Sharath Bhandary said the government should increase the import duty on natural rubber to protect the local…
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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 ...
Bridgestone launches “Special Edition” all-terrain tyre
Bridgestone Americas launched a special edition of its Firestone pickup truck tyre. It features a sidewall design that will appeal to your inner hunter. The Firestone Destination A/T Special Edition is the first Bridgestone tyre to feature a distinctive, etched…
Sumitomo’s Falkien tyres will be Chrysler OE
Sumitomo Rubber Industries recently announced that their Falkien ZIEX ZE914 Ecorun high-performance tyre will be the original equipment (OE) on the new Chrysler 200. The tyre company said it started delivering the tyres to Fiat Chrysler plant to be used…
Kumho Tire closes office due to strike
South Korea’s second-largest tyre maker, Kumho Tire closes down its plants last Sunday because of the ongoing strike. Kumho shuts down its plants in Gwangju, Gokseong, South Jeolla Province and Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province to secure the facilities from the union…
Continental tests car winter tyres made of dandelions
Last year, Continental Tire introduced Taraxagum, a rubber material made from dandelion roots. Today, the company used the material to make a car winter tyre—the WinterContact TS 850 P. “After several years of intensive development work together with the Fraunhofer…
Falling rubber prices affecting Kerala banks
As rubber prices hit a six-year low of Rs111/kg, banks in Kerala are starting to take a hit. Banks like the South Indian Bank and Fedaral Bank witnessed a decrease in CASA (current account, savings account), in the central Kerala…
India puts anti-dumping policy of South Korean rubber imports
India’s Ministry of Finance imposed an anti-dumping policy for all acrylonitrile butadiene rubber (NBR) imports from South Korea. Anti-dumping policies put a penalty price on very low-priced imported products. Penalties are applied to increase their price and protect the local…
Lanxess makes rubber business an independent unit
Germany-based chemical company Lanxess is making its rubber production unit a separate, independent business unit in the Lanxess Group. The new unit will be made of Tyre & Specialty Rubbers and High Performance Elastomers business units. These two combined have…
Continental invests in new foundry
Continental is investing EUR6 million to build a new foundry in the Runding site of A-Z Formen- und Maschinenbau GmbH. A-Z Formen- und Maschinenbau GmbH designs and produces tyre moulds. The company was acquired by Continental last year. The foundry…
Michelin and Fives Group try their hand at 3D printing
Michelin and Fives Group partnered up to launch Fives Michelin Additive Solutions, a company that will produce 3D-printed metal. The company will be owned half-and-half by the two companies and will hire 20 people from both camps initially. Fives Michelin…