The Sumitomo Rubber Group is pleased to announce that FALKEN Tire Corporation, our North American tire sales division, will have a display booth at the 2014 SEMA Show in Las Vegas this coming November 4th through 7th. Sponsored by the…
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Songwon to supply additives to Sibur
South Korean additives supplier Songwon Industrial and its distributor United Trading System (UTS) have signed a long-term cooperation agreement to supply the Russian petrochemical company, Sibur with additives used in polypropylene, polyethylene, rubbers, thermoplastic rubbers and PVC. Under the agreement,…
Bridgestone inaugurates new tyre plant in Vietnam
According to the consultant McKinsey, the global automotive market is expected to grow until the year 2020, with the industry recording profits of EUR79 billion, up from EUR54 billion in 2012. Thus, Bridgestone Asia Pacific (BSCAP) has opened its plant…
GAPKINDO urges members to limit sales of rubber
Indonesia’s main rubber group has asked its members to impose strict limits on sales until the second quarter of 2015, an official said on Thursday, the second attempt in less than a month to support prices by the world’s second-biggest…
Tyre makers prompted to use synthetic products due to NR price increase
A rise in the prices of natural rubber has prompted tyre manufacturers to consider replacing the commodity with synthetic products. Spot prices of natural rubber at the Ahmedabad-based National Multi Commodity Exchange (NMCE) showed a rise of six per cent…
Malaysia reports rubber market upsurge, uplifted by weaker yen
KUALA LUMPUR – The Malaysian rubber market hit a six-week high at close today, boosted by the weaker yen and coupled with the Thai government’s announcement to help planters, a dealer said. The dealer said among the measures to be…
New Zealand gov’t launches tyre fuel efficiency campaign
On 5 October transport authorities in New Zealand introduced the EnergyWise approval mark to help identify fuel efficient tyres and to help encourage consumers to ask for Energywise-approved tyres. The mark is also designed to give reassurance about the performance…
Continental provides top-end technology to cycle sports
Powerful sports cars, fast motorbikes and big trucks: Continental is well known as a producer of excellent tires for powerful vehicles. But cycle sport also benefits from the company’s leading-edge technology. On the road, the track, or off-road, the choice…
Dow Corning ES-5600 Silicone Glycerol Emulsifier gains SEPAWA Innovation Award
Dow Corning, a global leader in silicones, silicon-based technology and innovation, today announced that Dow Corning® ES-5600 Silicone Glycerol Emulsifier won first prize in the SEPAWA Innovation Award 2014 competition at the SEPAWA Congress in Fulda, Germany. A panel of…
Rosneft and Pirelli signs partnership agreement on synthetic rubber
Rosneft head, Igor Sechin, and Pirelli’s chairman, Marco Tronchetti Provera, signed a memorandum of understanding in the area of research and development, producing and shipping of synthetic rubber in the city of Nakhodka in the framework of the FEPCO (Far…