Lisburn manufacturer of heavy duty conveyor belts and CNC cut rubber parts, is investing £2.4m in a growth project that will create 31 new jobs over the next two years. Smiley Monroe a family-run business, which was founded in 1979,…
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Thailand is bracing for the country’s biggest public protests since May’s coup, as farmers frustrated by falling prices threaten to take to the streets in defiance of martial law. Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha told farmers last week that they…
Spain to recycle 100,000 tons of vehicle tyres
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Giti announces new R&D facility in Ohio
Giti Tire Group announced its new Giti Tire R&D Center for North America is in Uniontown, Ohio, which also is the home of Modern Tire Dealer. The company says a highly experienced tyre design and development team has been assembled…
French tyre maker petitions NHTSA on replacement motorcycle tyres
Michelin North America Inc. has petitioned the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for a finding of inconsequential noncompliance regarding 889 Michelin Pilot Street Radial replacement motorcycle tyres. The tyres — sizes 110/70 R17 54H, 130/70 R17 62H and 140/70 R17…
Cheng Shin Rubber to upgrade R&D facility in China
Cheng Shin Rubber Industry Co. is ramping up R&D spending at its Kunshan, China, facility this year with the hope of securing more orders from international brands, reports the Taipei Times. The tiremaker, which produces Maxxis, CST, Sakura and Presa…
Khatod and Momentive develops SIO3 silicone lenses
Khatod did an encore! Two years ago, first in the industry, Khatod introduced PL50SIL, the first TIR lens made of silicone for high brightness LEDs. Today, Khatod was first to launch on the market The World’s First Range of SILICONE…
Thai Democrat Party urges PM to resolve rubber price crisis
The Democrat Party yesterday called on Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to implement its five-point proposal to urgently resolve a price crisis facing rubber growers. Deputy leader Nipit Intarasombat said that while the government was on the right track to address…
Dunlop to develop GT-class race tyres
Dunlop Motorsports Europe plans to broaden its race tyre program next year with the development of a tyre for GT-class cars competing in international endurance racing series. As such, Dunlop Motorsports—a unit of Goodyear Dunlop Tires Europe B.V.—said it hopes…
Bridgestone inaugurates new research center in Arizona
Bridgestone Americas cut the ribbon on its Biorubber Process Research Center in Mesa, Ariz., on Sept. 22. The 10-acre campus is the center of Bridgestone’s efforts to extract natural rubber from guayule, a shrub mainly native to Mexico and Texas.…