Malaysian agribusiness firm Felda Global Ventures Holdings Berhad Co and locally based Pho La Min Trading Ltd (PLM) have entered into a joint-venture agreement to build a rubber processing plant in Tanintharyi Region, the two firms announced last week. The…
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Michelin’s Alpin 5 to revolutionise winter tyre concept
Tyre Giant Michelin added Alpin 5 to its winter tyre portfolio at an event held in Austria last month. The tyre, Michelin says, is a result of immense research that was done with the aim of understanding the usage of…
Rubber seen advancing as drought reduces Southeast Asian supply
Natural rubber will probably climb as dry weather cuts production in Southeast Asia, the main growing region, and consumption increases, said the International Rubber Consortium Ltd. Output in Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia is set to drop by 6 percent to…
Tyre importers demand reduction in Customs duty
The Pakistan Tyres Importers and Dealers Association (PTIDA) on Saturday proposed to reduce customs duty in the range of five percent to 20 percent on tyres to arrest smuggling of the product. In the budget proposals presented to Finance Minister…
Region 2 farmers to venture on rubber tree plantation
With the potential export market of rubber tree, the national government agencies and farmers in region 2 have moved for the massive plantation of rubber tree seeing its potential for export market. During the regional forum on Rubber: Its Potentials…
Goodyear proves eco tyres can save money
Goodyear will use its stand at the CV Show 2014 to promote the proven benefits of its KMax and FuelMax ranges launched in September. The Goodyear KMAX has been developed for improved mileage performance, while not compromising on other important…
Hartalega presses on as competition intensify
OVERCAPACITY is a term used very much in the glove industry these days. That and rising costs of production. In fact, the industry has been wrought by more negativity than “positivity” in the past couple of years, a different scenario…
Public unrest against another Hayleys factory
Just under seven months to the incident which led to the closure of the Weliweriya glove manufacturing plant, another Hayleys group factory, Hanwella Rubber Products Ltd located in Hanwella has taken public to the streets, interestingly for the same contamination…
Top Glove not giving up on China
Top Glove Corp Bhd, the world’s largest rubber glove manufacturer by capacity, has no plans to exit the Chinese market, despite the group incurring an operating loss of RM5.23 million in China during the first quarter ended Nov 30, 2013…
Mitas tires now rolling in fields across the US
Boasting a successful farm tyre business in Europe, Mitas is growing its brand in the US Mitas tires can be found on machinery by John Deere, Case, Unverferth and, in a new partnership, McCormick, as well as others. “It’s not…