The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) wants to change the internationally recognized tyre plant identification number to a three-symbol code from a two-symbol code because the agency’s database supposedly is running out of two-symbol codes. The agency also wants…
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Condoms coated with virus-deactivating gel
Coming soon: A condom coated with a special gel that has been able to deactivate as much as 99.9 percent of viruses in laboratory testing, including but not limited to HIV, the herpes virus and the human papillomavirus A condom…
Vipal Rubber and Tatko proclaims successful tie-up
Vipal Rubber clients have held a joint event with Turkish distributor Tatko in Serbia to celebrate recent sales successes in the region. Tatko is responsible for distributing Vipal and Ruzi products in Turkey, Ukraine and other countries in Central Asia,…
Training on rubber plantation assists AgNor farmers
The Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Agusan del Norte was grateful to the Department of Agriculture (DA) and JCA Rubber Employees Multi-Purpose Cooperative (JARBEMCO) for the successful conduct of training on rubber production and tapping system that benefited the farmers of the…
Toyo to reveal new Open Country R/T in Sept 2014
The tyre will be manufactured at the company’s plant in Georgia, making it the first tyre for the company to be entirely made in the US, Off-Road.com reported. The Open Country R/T will be situated in the Toyo Tires lineup…
Pirelli maintains status as largest tyre company in Central/South America
Pirelli Tyre S.p.A. retained its status in 2013 as the largest tyre company in Central/South America, reporting $2.89 billion in sales throughout the region, a 5.2-percent gain over 2012. Pirelli is narrowly ahead of Japan’s Bridgestone Corp., which generated an…
Wacker increases annual income projection
Wacker Chemie AG has upgraded its annual projection for EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization). An announcement to this effect was issued by the Munich-based chemical company today. EBITDA for 2014 is now projected to be at least…
Yokohama builds new facility in California
Yokohama Tire Corp. (YTC) plans to move its western distribution operations to a larger, newly constructed warehouse in Chino, Calif. by the end of 2014. The new facility is about 22 miles from the current warehouse in Fullerton, Calif. At…
Indian Rubber Board requests to cultivate Jharkhand and other states
Rubber Board has submitted a proposal to the Centre highlighting the potential for rubber cultivation in areas affected by extremist activities in some parts of the country. In an informal chat with presspersons on the sidelines of a meeting of…
Trelleborg reports operating earnings increase
Trelleborg Wheel Systems reported improved operating earnings for the three and six months ended June 30, but sales were down 4.9 and 1.7 percent, respectively, for the periods. For the quarter, Trelleborg Wheel reported operating income of $22.5 million, a…