Rubber is natural and the main ingredient for many everyday products, from boots to condoms to surgical gloves. Roughly 70 % of the global supply of rubber is used in tyres. During World War II, the supply of rubber from…
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Gloves Sector: Malaysia’s gloves sector holds its place in a volatile market
As a main exporter of gloves globally, Malaysia is handling suitably geopolitical pressures ...
LSR stretches its industrial footprint
Liquid silicone rubber, or LSR, is an advanced elastomer that has gained traction ...
Tyre Sector: Setting in motion the wheels of change
Once liabilities and eye sore on landfills, end-of-life tyres have now become assets ...
Tyres: Space’s the limit for rubber tyres
Innovative rubber tyres are entering the era of space missions: as a catalyst ...
Medical: Flexible artificial muscles from liquid crystal elastomers
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Delphi self-driving tech powers car across U.S. in longest autonomous trip ever
Traveling nearly 3,400 miles and generating three terabytes of data, Delphi Automotive has completed the longest automated drive across North America to date. Delphi Labs, the Mountain View research base for U.K.-based Delphi Automotive, put its self-driving car technology to the test in…
Alliance Tire aims for more than USUS$ 1 billion in sales; realigns business
The North American, European and emerging markets of Alliance Tire Group have been realigned to form the key business units as the company aims to double its sales to more than USUS$1 billion. Newly hired Nagesh Basavanhalli, formerly with Fiat…
UBS Reiterates a Hold Rating on Delphi Automotive
In a report released today, Colin Langan from UBS reiterated a Hold rating on Delphi Automotive with a price target of US$80. The company’s shares opened today at US$81.64, close to its 52-week high of US$82.24. Delphi Automotive has an analyst consensus…
Trelleborg acquires agricultural tyre business in Australia
Trelleborg has, through its business area Trelleborg Wheel Systems, signed an agreement to acquire Armstrong Tyres, an Australian service and distribution company of agricultural tyres. The business specializes in tyres and complete wheels for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and tractor…
Sumitomo Rubber begins delivery of Falken brand ZIEX tyre
Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd. announces that they have begun delivering the Falken brand “ZIEX ZE914A” and “ZIEX ZE914A ECORUN” high-performance tyres to Volkswagen for use on their new model “Passat,” which they first unveiled in Europe last October. In order…
Zeon plans second Singapore factory
Zeon will up its capacity in Singapore for a type of synthetic rubber favoured by tyre makers boosting their production of fuel-efficient tyres. The leading Japanese maker of synthetic rubbers and high-function materials will invest roughly 7 billion yen ($57.8…
BFGoodrich Tyres launching new g-Force COMP-2 A/S tyre
BFGoodrich Tyres is launching its new g-Force COMP-2 A/S tyre. The tyres are now available throughout North America in more than 20,000 authorized dealers. The new g-Force COMP-2 A/S tyre, available in an initial phase of 33 tyre sizes, will…
Trelleborg acquires share of liquid silicone rubber operation
Trelleborg has, through its business area Trelleborg Sealing Solutions, utilized an option from 2011 to acquire the outstanding 50 % of the shares in Trelleborg Sealing Solutions Silcotech Bulgaria OOD, with a production unit in Pernik, Bulgaria. Its main focus…
Indian rubber farmers disgruntled
Indian rubber farmers are disgruntled as India reels from a severe crisis which sees a steep fall in rubber price. The import of natural rubber (NR) has recorded an all-time high, crossing four lakh tonne in the fiscal year 2014-15.…