Climate change may have an even more profound effect on the tyre industry in the coming years than any expansion or new product imagineable, Christine Karbowiak, Bridgestone Americas executive vice president, chief administrative officer and chief risk officer, told those…
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German rubber coating specialist joins Impreglon group
Effective November 1, 2014 von Bronk Gummi- und Kunststofftechnik GmbH, Coesfeld will be a member of the Impreglon group. In the future von Bronk will complement the Impreglon coating range with rubber and polymer coatings for rolls and machine components.…
Indian rubber output expected to decrease due to suspend tapping
Natural rubber output in India is likely to drop over 10 per cent in 2014/15 from the previous crop year, hit by heavy rain in key growing regions and as farmers suspend tapping due to lower prices, the head of…
Nigeria reports rubber production downturn
Capacity in Nigeria’s rubber industry has fallen from well above 130,000 metric tonnes per annum (tpa) to between 65,000tpa and 60,000tpa on account of the failure to replenish old plantations and establish new ones experts say. Also, rubber prices which…
Retreader group to launch heat cure retreading facility in Ontario
Len Lottridge, of Prema Canada, along with several partners are about to launch Green Arc Tires Manufacturing Inc., a passenger, SUV and LT tire heat cure retreading facility. The group is seeking interested businesses looking for retreaded passenger tires. According…
Wacker to reveal new silicone impregnants at 2014 SEPAWA Congress
Munich-based chemical group Wacker will be presenting its two new silicone impregnants – Wacker HC 321 and Wacker HC 401 – at the 61st SEPAWA Congress. Both products allow manufacturers to formulate cleaning agents that lend a remarkably water-repellent surface…
Michelin unveils new wide-base single trailer tyre
Michelin North America Inc. has launched a wide-base single trailer tyre for regional operations with a new casing design to reduce irregular wear. The new Michelin X One Multi Energy T is SmartWay-verified. Michelin says the latest addition to the…
NR under threat due to crude prices downsurge
With Brent crude oil prices plunging to a four-year low at $88 a barrel, natural rubber prices, too, are set to come under pressure. This is more so because as crude prices drop, the rates of synthetic rubber will also…
Marangoni Group gains German earthmover tyre retreader
Marangoni Group has acquired Recamax Reifen G.m.b.H., a Bergkamen, Germany-based earthmover tire retreading specialist, in a move to strengthen its presence in Germany. Financial terms were not disclosed. Marangoni and Recamix have been business partners for more than 25 years,…
Nizhnekamskshina attains 2 millionth truck tyre in Nizhnekamsk plant
Russian tyre maker Nizhnekamskshina recently produced the 2 millionth all-steel radial truck tyre at its dedicated radial plant in Nizhnekamsk. Nizhnekamskshina commissioned the factory in early 2011 after a two-year, $575 million construction project. The 2 millionth tyre was a…