The country’s controversial natural rubber industry is open for business despite a standing moratorium on new economic land concessions (ELCs), the Cambodian government said at an industry summit in Phnom Penh on Wednesday, as it also sought to allay concerns…
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Blast hits rubber plant in Siberia, no details on casualties
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Dunlop presents StreetResponse2 for small passenger cars
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Bridgestone upbeat on tyre test results
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Intelligent tyre could improve vehicle performance
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Questions over meet on rubber
Today sees Phnom Penh host the “4th Rubber PLANT Summit” – an event promoting foreign investment into Cambodia’s expanding rubber plantation sector. With the promise of Cambodia’s abundant “unused land” splashed across the event’s website, many of the rubber industry’s…
Japan’s Yokohama Tyres bets big on India
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Hankook Tyres gears up for major retail expansions throughout UK
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Bridgestone sets higher benchmark in winter tyre safety with Blizzack LM001
Bridgestone has set higher standards in winter safety with the launch of its second tyre launch in the category in the last two years. Its Blizzack LM001 has arrived to prove its enhanced performance and longer life span. The Launch…
The Top Town Tyres building on the market
The Top Town Tyres building is on the market, as the company is moving to a bigger location near The Base. The company has been based on Te Rapa Rd since moving from Anglesea St in 2006. Director Julian Tordoff…