The 43rd edition of the Pirelli Calendar was created by one of the most celebrated American photographers and portraitists, Annie Leibovitz, who shot the work last July in her New York studio. Leibovitz is also the creator of the 2000…
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World tyre market to grow by 4.1 percent by 2019
Worldwide demand for tyres is projected to increase 4.1 percent per year to 3.0 billion units in 2019. In value terms, sales of tyres are forecast to grow 7.1 percent per annum to US$258 billion. Increasing incomes in developing regions…
Goodyear offers EUR250 mn European notes
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company announced that its European subsidiary, Goodyear Dunlop Tires Europe B.V. (GDTE), will commence a private offering of EUR250 million aggregate principal amount of senior notes due 2023. The notes will be senior unsecured obligations…
EU initiative presents options for exploiting carbon dioxide to produce rubber/synthetic fibres
New possibilities for utilising the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide were a topic at the recent UN Climate Change Conference in Paris, a European Union initiative for climate innovations. Based on a model programme named enCO2re, Climate-KIC wants to promote the…
Yokohama creates latest simulation technology for rubber
Japanese tyre maker Yokohama Rubber Co (YRC)has developed a simulation technology for multi-objective design exploration of rubber materials. The new technology was developed to support innovative thinking about rubber material design, including creating tyres that meet the highest standards in…
New rubber trading platform to be set up by 2016
Ministers from the world’s top three rubber producers could set up a new trading platform for the commodity by the end of the first quarter of 2016, as they try to turn around five years of falling prices. But analysts…
Kerala seeks regulation of rubber imports
The Kerala government sought for a regulation of natural rubber (NR) import and increase excise duty to check its falling prices in domestic market. Chief Minister Oommen Chandy responded that unregulated rubber import had contributed to the decline in prices.…
Industrial gloves market to reach US$9.7 bn by 2020
According to a new report by Allied Market Research, global sales of industrial gloves would reach US$9.7 billion by 2020, registering a CAGR of 12.8% during 2015 – 2020. The disposable gloves segment accounted for over half of the market…
HB Chemical to distribute Orion carbon black in North America
Orion Engineered Carbons LLC and HB Chemical Corporation have signed a letter of intent to establish HB Chemical as a distributor for Orion Rubber Carbon Black products in North America. The companies expect to finalize the arrangement in the next…
CEAT to distribute Pirelli tyres in India
CEAT and Pirelli announced their exclusive partnership for distribution of Pirelli’s global range of premium motorcycle tyres in the Indian market. This sole partnership will leverage CEAT’s vast distribution and dealer network pan India. Mr. Anant Goenka, Managing Director, CEAT,…