The replacement car tyre market for the key capital cities of Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines collectively registered a slight growth in volume demand by 2% in 2014 compared to the previous year. However, total sales dollar generated was…
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Linden invests in Chicago silicone manufacturer
Linden Capital Partners a Chicago-based healthcare private equity firm, announced on Feb 5 that it has completed an investment in The Flexan Corporation a leading global manufacturer of high-precision silicone and rubber parts predominately serving the medical device industry. The…
Intel to make a mark in the automotive industry
Having missed out on the mobile revolution, leading PC chipmaker, Intel seems determined to be an early entrant in the Internet-of-Things (IoT) market, which is considered to be the next big wave in computing. Last year, Intel changed its reporting structure…
Global automotive safety systems to thrive: report
Increasing concern among consumers about automotive safety is driving demand in the Global Automotive Safety Systems Market, which is expected to post a CAGR of 9.43 % from 2014-2019, says research firm TechNavio. According to the latest report from TechNavio, in-vehicle…
German firm to team up with Weld County company
Pyrolyx AG, a German company that recovers carbon black from old tires, intends to enter the U.S. market through a partnership with a Weld County company. The Munich-based company has signed a letter of intent with CH2E Group, which owns…
Goodyear agrees to US$16 mn raps settlement
Goodyear Tire & Rubber will pay US$16 million to settle allegations that two of its corporate subsidiaries in Africa paid bribes to win tyre sales in Kenya and Angola. Goodyear Tire & Rubber (GT) is paying US$16 million to settle allegations…
Indian tyre makers in bid to acquire Kesoram
Two of India’s leading tyre makers, Madras Rubber Factory (MRF) the country’s largest tyre manufacturer and Onkar Kanwar led Apollo TyresBSE -0.40 % are battling it out to acquire the main tyre unit of BK Birla flagship Kesoram Industries raising…
Rubber growers and tyre makers in Kochi clash over import data
Rubber growers and tyre manufacturers are on a collision course over the natural rubber import data, even as the former is keenly looking at the upcoming Union Budget for sops, in the wake of the slump in prices. The farmer…
22,400 oil palm and rubber seeds distributed in Kotabaru
Regent Kotabaru, H Irhami Ridjani has distributed 22,400 trunks of palm oil and rubber seedlings to farmers, Antaranews reported. Head of Kotabaru Plantation Agency, Ibn Bhayangkara Foen, here on Monday detailing aid in the form of 19,600 seedlings of palm…
Fisker Automotive to be rebranded as Elux
Sources familiar with the plan say that Chinese auto parts maker Wanxiang Group) will push back its planned relaunch of the defunct Fisker Karma hybrid sports car until mid-2016 and rebrand Fisker Automotive as Elux. Wanxiang, which acquired the assets…