Apollo Tyres is eyeing Indonesia, Vietnam or Thailand to build its mega tyre plant. “Our tyre plant in Asean will have big capacity and big economies of scale,” president Satish Sharma said last week. Apollo Tyres achieved US$2.08 billion (Bt74.6…
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Double Coin looking into building first plant outside China
Chinese tyre manufacturer Double Coin Holdings Ltd is considering building a plant outside China. It already has five tire plants in China, but building one overseas might ease the high export duties needed to sell their tyres in the US.…
Vietnamese company builds rubber plant in Cambodia
The Tan Bien-Kampong Thong Development Company, an affiliate of the Vietnam Rubber Group (VRG), recently opened a rubber latex plant in Cambodia’s Kampong Thon province. The processing plant was designed to produce 3,000 tonnes of rubber latex per year. The…
Michelin and Harley co-branded tyres will be available in replacement market
Michelin and Harley-Davidson recently signed an agreement allowing their co-branded tyres to be sold in authorized dealers of both companies. The Michelin Scorcher 11, Scorcher 31, and Scorcher 32 were original equipments on the Harley-Davidson Sportster, Dyna, V-Rod and Harley-Davidson…
Michelin recalls RV and Truck tyres due to rupture hazard
Michelin North America Inc. is recalling around 104,000 BF Goodrich tyres because of rupture hazards. Under severe conditions, a rupture on the sidewall may cause the tyres to lose air pressure. This may lead to loss of control or car…
Nynas opens adhesive lab in Sweden
Swedish firm Nynas recently opened an adhesive lab located at the company’s Technology Centre in Nynäshamn, Sweden. The speciality oil company said it built the lab to work closer with its clients to meet their individual needs. “We see a…
Lanxess opens new rubber plant in Singapore
Specialty chemicals company Lanxess recently opened its new neodymium butadiene rubber (Nd-BR) plant in Jurong Island, Singapore, which as an annual production capacity of 140,000 tonnes and created 100 jobs for local residents. The plant is also the first Nd-BR…
Falling rubber prices may push growers to stop rubber tapping
The price of rubber declined to Rs 110/kg and the rubber growers are incurring loses just to produce the product. The production cost is Rs 140/kg, so growers are losing money rather than gaining it. If the prices keep going…