The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., announced today that its Russian passenger car tire production and sales company, LLC Yokohama R.P.Z., began production in November 2014 of original-equipment (OE) tyres for passenger cars. In November, the subsidiary began producing “GEOLANDAR G91”…
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Thai Rubber chemicals market to grow 5 % until 2020
According to recently published report by TechSci Research, market for rubber chemicals in Thailand is expected will witness a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of around 4% during 2015-20. Major factors that are driving market growth include growing tyre exports…
European Tyre and Rubber Manufacturers’ Association : 2014 sales closed on a positive note
The European Tyre and Rubber Manufacturers’ Association published today its members’ sales in the last quarter of 2014 as well as for the whole year. The last quarter of 2014 further confirmed the downturn in sales registered in the third…
International Automotive Components to increase jobs
International Automotive Components (IAC) plans to increase 180 jobs at its plant in Strasburg, Virginia. Company spokesman David Ladd says that the auto market has improved and car makers have increased production. He says the Strasburg plant produces components considered…
Price of tyres in Malaysia fall
The price of tyres in Malaysia have fallen by an estimate of 10 % to 15 %. The dip began as early as September last year. Some tyre-owners have been afraid to hold on to the stocks, fearing further price…
Vietnam’s automotive sales jumped 43% in 2014
The latest report by the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (VAMA) says that sales of automotives hit 157, 810 last year – a 43 % increase from the year before. The report also stated that: Sales of trucks grew by 42…
Global NBR market to grow for the next 4 years, analysts say
A new report by Research and Markets predicts that Global Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR) market will grow at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 6.85% until 2019. Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR), commonly known as Buna-N or nitrile rubber, is…
Shares of Goodyear Tire & Rubber (GT) fall
Shares of Goodyear Tire & Rubber (GT) fell 5.69% to US$26.44 in morning trading Tuesday. It came amidst the company’s announcement that it now expects full-year 2014 segment operating income (SOI) growth to be slightly below its original 10% to 15% range. The…