FORMULA One (F1) team, Lotus, is staying put with Pirelli’s mew rubber tyres for this season’s race. Whilst other teams expressed that Pirelli should switch back to last year’s rubber, James Allison, Lotus’s technical director said that their team do…
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India Rubber
The All India Rubber Industries Association (AIRIA) was established in 1945 with the purpose of representing the rubber sector in ...
Country Focus: An alliance that keeps Asia’s “white gold” shining
Despite challenges in the global market and supply chain, Asia’s primary rubber producers are successfully achieving their growth targets, with ...
Sustainability: Southeast Asia’s rubber sector rooting for sustainability
Promising solutions are emerging in the form of sustainable rubber practices, aimed at curbing deforestation and substantially reducing the environmental ...
Rubber industry in the digital age: how technology can save forests, boost business
Emerging policies on ethical material sourcing, such as the EU Deforestation-free Regulation (EUDR)’s zero-deforestation rule, underscore ecosystem preservation and market ...
Gloves sector holding up through the headwind
Malaysia’s glove makers are benefiting from streamlining of operations, new investments, and net-zero collaborations to mitigate the impact of low ...
Medical technology market shapes up with silicones
Global and Asian markets for silicones in the healthcare and medical industries have grown in tandem with the advancement of ...
NASA plans to buy aerogels from Aspen Aerogels
NASA/JSC has posted a requirement for rubber aerogels for space suit application. According to the agency, it needs five square samples of aerogel formulation 050313, and a quantity of one roll sample of aerogel formulation 050313 and it intends to…
Sumitomo Rubber to set up motorbike radial tyres facility in Thailand
SUMITOMO Rubber Industries, Ltd. is installing equipment for the production of motorcycle radial tyres at its Thailand plant, investing an estimated 1.4 billion yen for the facility. Currently, the company produces such tyres at its Nagoya Factory (located in Toyota,…
US hybrid car firm cuts jobs by 75%
California-headquartered hybrid sports car maker, Fisker Automotive has started downsizing its labour force by up to 75%, in an effort to keep its operations going. The company said that the move was necessary to maximise the value of its core…
World Rubber Summit to kick off with experts from top firms
THE International Rubber Study Group (IRSG) has announced details of the upcoming World Rubber Summit 2013 . Speakers from leading firms like Apollo, Bridgestone, HSBC, Olam, Pirelli and Versalis will be headlining in the event. Key experts from the global…
Rubber demand in Vietnam seen to rise
ACCORDING to Tran Thi Thuy Hoa, General-Secretary of the Vietnam Rubber Association (VRA), demand for natural rubber in the country is likely to increase. Hoa said, during a recent conference on sustainable rubber development held in southern Binh Phuoc Province,…
VRG to initiate rubber project in Cambodia
CAMBODIA welcomes the Vietnam Rubber Group’s (VRG) initiative for implementing rubber projects in the country. The group is set to plant 100,000 hectares of rubber trees in the country by 2014. At a reception for VRG General Director Tran Ngoc…
Bridgestone introduces four new tyres for 2013
TYRE maker, Bridgestone Americas has recently launched four new tyres during the 2013 Drive and Learn product introduction held in Las Vegas, Nevada, US. The tyres launched were the Dueler H/P Sport AS, Potenza RE97AS, Potenza RE-11A, and Blizzak LM-32.…
Yokohama Rubber puts up a new subsidiary in Mexico
YOKOHAMA Rubber Co., Ltd. has established Yokohama Tire Mexico S. de R.L. de C.V. (YTMX) in Silao, Guanajuato, Mexico in March this year. Appointed as President of the new subsidiary, effective April 1, is Gary Nash, who was formerly Vice…
China to produce more consumer tyres, weans from truck segment
A RECENT report by Bloomberg indicated that natural rubber demand in China will be focusing on producing consumer tyres and shifts away from the heavy equipment and truck tyre segments. Shen Jinrong,Chair of the Hangzhou Zhongce Rubber Co. said in…