As the Ministry of Plantation Industries is promoting extension of rubber growing in the dry zone, particularly in the North and East of the country, it is important to discuss the subject of land evaluation and selection for rubber. Mere…
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The Natural Resources and Environment Ministry has proposed a profit-sharing arrangement between the state and rubber farmers who have illegally planted in national forest reserves and national parks, a ministry source said. Permanent secretary Mingquan Wichayarangsaridh submitted the idea to…
BCS launches Firestone steer tyre and Bandag retread product
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ITC determines US tyre industry, threatened with material injury
The US International Trade Commission (ITC) has determined that “there is a reasonable indication” that the US tyre industry has been “materially injured or threatened with material injury by reason of imports from China of certain passenger vehicle and light…
Vipal launches VT160 snow tread
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Researchers compete to transform dandelions into rubber
Dutch biologist Ingrid van der Meer often meets with disbelief when she talks about her work on dandelions and how it could secure the future of road transport. The reaction is understandable, given most people regard the yellow flowers as…
45% of India’s natural rubber plantations is low-yielding
As much as 45 per cent of the natural rubber plantations in India is in the low-yielding ‘aged’ category. Of this, one-fourth (11 per cent of the total) is over-aged, said an analysis of Rubber Board data on natural rubber…
Semperit Group announces revenue rise in first half
The publicly listed Semperit Group continued its organic growth in the first half of 2014, showing a good revenue and earnings development. Revenue in the first six months of 2014 rose 2.9 percent year-on-year to EUR 464.3 million from EUR…
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Government authorities across China have made a string of arrests in a counterfeiting crackdown since November. In the largest case, law enforcement authorities in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, broke up a counterfeiting ring selling fake Dow Corning silicone sealant across six…
GT Radial to display new tyres at IAA
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