Natural rubber production in Thailand is likely to drop in 2014 due to political upheaval and as a sharp fall in prices prompts farmers to curtail tapping, a senior official at the Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries (ANRPC) told…
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Yokohama opens tyre testing center in Sweden
Yokohama’s European subsidiary officially opened a winter tyre development and testing center in Nattberg, Sweden, roughly 50 miles from the Arctic Circle. This is the most recent development in the expanding cooperation between Yokohama and Nordic tyre specialists Arctic Falls,…
Silverfish adds Onza tyres to stable
Silverfish UK has announced the addition of Swiss based tyre manufacturer Onza to its portfolio of brands. Onza is a name which will have any mountain biker with a few decades of service under their belts regaling stories of white…
Malaysia willing to provide expertise in developing rubber estates in Cambodia, says Muhyiddin
Malaysia is prepared to share its expertise with Cambodia to develop the rubber plantation sector and padi processing in that country, said Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. The Deputy Prime Minister said that as a country with fertile land and extensive…
Specialized rolls out 650B (27.5in) tyres
Specialized has added four new tyres to its website in a size that — until now — the company hasn’t supported. Specialized will dip its toes into the 650B (27.5in) pool with the standard Ground Control (27.5×2.1in); the XC-oriented S-Works…
China’s rubber boom obliterates southern forests
A major increase in sales of car tires in China is being driven forward by a burgeoning middle class. Many of the tires are made from local rubber. That’s good for business, but bad for the environment. A generation ago,…
Hankook US production to start in 2016
Hankook Tire Co. Ltd. expects to break ground later this year on its US passenger and light truck tyre plant in Clarksville, Tenn., according to Byeong Jin Lee, president of Hankook Tire America Corp. Speaking to tyre dealers gathered for…
GITI has extreme summer performance tire
GITI Tire (USA) Ltd. has brought the GT Radial Champiro SX2 extreme summer performance tire to North America. The tire was first available in Asian markets. “We’ve been anxiously awaiting the arrival of the Champiro SX2 in North America and…
Old tyres could build pothole-resistant roads, solve disposal problem
Old tyres may pave the way for new Michigan road repairs. Gov. Rick Snyder proposed spending $1.3 billion on road repairs in his first State of the State Address in 2011. So far, no one has found that kind of…
Rubber bear market boosts Bridgestone as inventory swells
Rubber’s bear market is poised to deepen as the global supply glut stretches into a fourth year and stockpiles in China swell, cutting costs for tiremakers. Prices today dropped by the most in two weeks in Tokyo. Futures on the…