Over the next five years the global automotive industry faces a reduced market growth, down from an annual 3.1% (between 2007 and 2014) to an annual 2.6% (between 2015 and 2021). At the same time the industry must invest tens…
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Nordstrom’s Automotive plans expansion
Nordstrom’s Automotive Inc. is planning a large expansion at its operation near Garretson. The almost US$4 million project will allow year-round access to the business with a new resurfaced and paved road. The project includes a 40,000-square-foot expansion, renovation and…
Demand for new tyres in the Gulf on the rise
Tyre shops are expecting brisk business this time of the year as more customers replace old tyres, which is a common practice during the summer season. Ali Akbar, manager of Al-Saad Trading along Salwa Road, said his store has experienced…
CooperVision introduces daily disposable silicone hydrogel lens
CooperVision Inc. announced the U.S. launch of MyDay, a new premium silicone hydrogel lens that expands the company’s daily disposable lens portfolio, CooperVision representatives told Primary Care Optometry News that the new lens provides improved softness, comfort and handling along with the…
Analysts neutral on natural rubber latex usage for roadbuilding in Malaysia
Analysts are neutral on Malaysian government’s plans to use 10 % of its natural rubber latex output for roadbuilding from 2016. AmResearch Sdn Bhd (AmResearch) in a report, noted that a similar proposal had been made by the Thai government…
SmartPractice® Launches Nitrile Dexterity® 300 Exam Gloves
Medical grade Dexterity 300 Nitrile Exam Gloves serve price sensitive dental practices wanting a thinner, latex-free glove at premium-level quality. SmartPractice is pricing their gloves at $14.98 per 300 count box, or $4.96 per 100 gloves– significantly below their average…
Rubberised roads to boost rubber demand and price in Malaysia
The Public Works Department (JKR) and the Malaysian Rubber Board yesterday signed a Memorandum of Agreement to undertake joint research in the use of the frozen rubber “cup lumps” as an additional material in asphalt, Bernama reports. It is good…
Engel’s new rubber injection moulding machine debuts at IRC trade fair
Engel will introduce its new injection moulding machine specifically developed for rubber processing for the first time at the IRC trade fair. The hydraulic machine is “compact, precise and economical” says the company, and can process all common rubber compounds,…
India: Industry expresses concern as rubber output shrinks
The rubber industry has pressed the panic button at the rate natural rubber (NR) production in the country has been shrinking. NR production has nosedived in the last two years and this needs urgent solution, the industry bodies said in…
Giti Tire disappointed at tyre duties decision
Giti Tire Group said it was disappointed by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s June 12 final determination to issue heavy antidumping and countervailing duties against Chinese passenger and light truck tyres imported from China. Commerce issued final antidumping duties of…