Hankook Tire just showed off the results of its Design Innovation Project, a bi-annual daydream challenge to come up with the wildest, most futuristic tyre concepts imaginable. This year’s winners are amazingly sci-fi: Morphing, transforming tyres that change with the…
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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 ...
Natural rubber output in India dropped further
The long-running problem of drooping natural rubber output continues. October–January is the peak season for production in India but output in November for the RSS-4 grade was 64,000 tonnes, against 85,300 tonnes in the same month of 2013. According to…
Tyre price gap closing between Canada and US
Some Ontario tyre dealerships have dropped their prices this year, closing the price gap between Canada and the US Canada-US price gap complaints could trigger investigations Cheap US tyres on Canadians’ holiday shopping lists Some dealers say manufactures are to…
TechSci reports Saudi Arabia tyre market to boost
According to the recently released TechSci Research report, “Saudi Arabia Tyre Market Forecast & Opportunities, 2019”, tyre market in Saudi Arabia is forecast to grow at a CAGR of 17.19% in value terms during 2014-19. Prominent factors driving the market…
Faster product delivery as Nynas launches Singapore hub
Specialty oils provider Nynas recently launched a hub in Singapore, making it faster to deliver its naphthenic specialty oils to customers and increasing their availability in the Asia Pacific region. Now, customers in Shanghai, Indonesia, Thailand and surrounding countries can…
Top Glove reports revenue decline in Q1
Top Glove Corporation Bhd’s earnings fell 3.1% to RM48.68mil in the first quarter ended Nov 30, 2014 from RM50.27mil a year ago due to an increase in natural gas and electricity prices, together with their knock-on inflationary effects. The world’s…
Malaysia reports NR exports upsurge
Malaysia’s natural rubber (NR) exports in October 2104 rose 0.5 per cent, or 260 tonnes, to 54,723 tonnes compared with September 2014, the Statistics Department said. In a statement today, the department said, however, on a year-on-year (y-o-y) basis, the…
Goodyear to relocate regional office in Brazil
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. will relocate its Latin America regional headquarters in Sao Paulo, Brazil, to Akron, Ohio, the tyremaker said. Roughly 30 to 50 positions at the regional office will move to Goodyear’s corporate headquarters starting in…
Hankook partners with private firm to jointly bid for Halla Visteon
South Korean tyre maker Hankook Tire is considering partnering with private equity firm Hahn & Company to jointly bid for Halla Visteon Climate Control Corp, an official at Hankook Tire told Reuters, without elaborating. Korea Economic Daily reported that Hahn…
Mitsui and Sinopec establishes jv to construct EPT rubber plant
Mitsui Chemicals and China Petroleum & Chemical have announced the startup of one of the world’s largest EPT (ethylene-propylene-dieneterpolymer) plant for a single train under their joint venture, Shanghai Sinopec Mitsui Elastomers. EPT, which has superior resistance to heat and…