The annual Taipei International Cycle Show in Taiwan is happening this week. It’s the first major bicycle trade show of the year, and it’s a big one. It’s also where Wilderness Trail Bikes has decided to unveil some of their…
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ExxonMobil to build butyl rubber, resin plants in Singapore
ExxonMobil Chemical said it will build facilities to make premium halobutyl rubber and Escorez hydrogenated hydrocarbon resin at its recently expanded petrochemical complex in Singapore. Engineering and procurement activities have begun, with construction expected to begin in the second half…
Rubber World Industries to throw the spotlight on Elastomeric Rubber Insulation Pipes
Rubber World Industries LLC (RWI), the leading manufacturer of closed-cell rubber insulation ‘Gulf-O-Flex’ in the Gulf and South East Asia, is set to throw the spotlight on the newly launched Elastomeric Rubber Insulation Pipes and the rest of the award-winning…
Government says abundance of land for rubber investors
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…
Blast hits rubber plant in Siberia, no details on casualties
Emergency officials in Russia said that an explosion took place Thursday morning at a synthetic rubber plant in the Siberian city of Omsk. The Emergency Situations Ministry said the accident had claimed casualities, but gave no specific details. “As a…
Dunlop presents StreetResponse2 for small passenger cars
Dunlop recently launched its newest, innovative passenger car tyre – the StreetResponse2 for small-sized cars on European roads. This product is available in sizes ranging from 13”to 15” and fits four of UK’s five best selling automobiles of 2013. The…
Bridgestone upbeat on tyre test results
Bridgestone is confident there will be no repeat of the tyre debacle that blighted last season’s Australian MotoGP in 2014. A three-day tyre test has concluded at Phillip Island, where Yamaha’s Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi, Repsol Honda’s Dani Pedrosa…
Intelligent tyre could improve vehicle performance
A tyre with an embedded microchip linked to the car’s on-board computer has been unveiled by Goodyear Dunlop. The new concept tyre, due to be revealed at the Geneva Motor Show tomorrow, is designed to enhance the performance of the…
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
Japan-based Yokohama Tyres, which opened a manufacturing plant last month, is undertaking feasibility studies on supplying tyres to Indian car companies, a top official of the company said. “Right now we are not in position to talk to these companies…