Pirelli has confirmed it made ‘useful progress’ in the Bahrain tests this week after accumulating over 100 laps of testing with experimental tyres for next season. Overall eight new constructions and six new compounds were tested during the two days,…
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GAIL to build PBR rubber plant
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Rubber farmers in Ghana to form groups to gain support
The Minister of Food and Agriculture (MoFA), Mr. Clement Kofi Humado, on Saturday entreated rubber farmers in the country to form farm groups in order to access technological support to enhance production. He said Ghana has a high potential of…
Indian rubber market stays neutral
Spot rubber finished unchanged on Saturday. The week-end session was almost inactive and the market remained neutral amidst scattered transactions. Sheet rubber was quoted steady at Rs.145.00 a kg by traders and the Rubber Board. The grade finished flat at…
Egypt’s Ministry of Industry to retread old tyres
The Ministry of Industry and Foreign Trade will start refurbishing and reusing heavy truck tyres, Minister Mounir Fakhry Abdel Nour announced Wednesday in an official statement. The project, a joint effort of the Industry Council for Technology and Innovation, the…
Nokian launches new winter contracting tyre
This spring, Nokian Heavy Tyres, the specialist in most demanding environments, is introducing a new winter contracting tyre for winter road maintenance and snow clearing. Nokian Hakkapeliitta TRI introduces totally new technologies and user benefits to the market of winter…
Bridgestone released run-flat tyres to the wider aftermarket
Run-flat tyres released into the aftermarket are typically intended for vehicles initially fitted with run-flats as original equipment, however the latest run-flat Bridgestone is releasing in North America is aimed at cars purchased new with standard tyres. Bridgestone Americas says…
MRF launches new aircraft tyres
After consolidating its presence in the automobile industry, MRF is now rolling out tyres for Indian Air Force Sukhoi-30 range of aircraft. MRF Chairman and Managing Director K M Mammen, Air Vice Marshal J K Singh and Aero Director General…
Rubber insulation manufacturer reveals profit surge
Rubber World Industries, the manufacturer of closed-cell rubber insulation ‘Gulf-O-Flex’, has posted a 15% increase in profit for the first quarter of 2014. The company also saw a 30% increase across its global distribution operations for 2013, reflecting 15.5% real…