Bridgestone Corporation announced that it will increase its production capacity at a radial tyre plant in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, China by approximately 5,300 tyres a day. One of its subsidiary, Bridgestone (Wuxi) will invest about ¥11.5 billion for its capacity…
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Continental Corporation, announced the official start of the serial production at the new tyre plant in Kaluga. The construction of the plant started in November 2011 and was successfully completed within less than two years time and with that according…
Bridgestone revamping manufacturing operations in China
The Bridgestone Group announced that it will reorganise its manufacturing operations in Huanan, China in a bid to make its polyurethane foam products manufacturing more efficient. The Group relayed that the Buji Plant of Bridgestone Ever Light Hong Kong Co…
Chinese Government buys NR from local rubber producers
CHINA, which in previous quarters, had claimed of surplus rubber inventories at its Qingdao warehouses, purchased an estimated 54,000 metric tonnes of ribbed smoked sheet (RSS) grade natural rubber (NR) from local suppliers for government stockpiles, according to reports. About…
Mesnac hatches plan for a new technical centre in Akron
CHINESE producer of equipment for the rubber and tyre industry,Mesnac, is planning to open a research and technical centre in Akron, Ohio. The focus of the Akron facility will be to develop equipment and systems that cater to technical requirements…
India’s plan to rubberise roads, shelved
INDIA’s Public Works Department (PWD) proposed to lay roads in Kerala with Rubber Modified Bitumen, but due to unavailability of the mix, this proposal is put off for later, according to reports. India’s leading oil refinery, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited…
Bond and Infinity taking the floor at Brityrex 2014
LEADING independent wholesaler Bond International and its portfolio tyre brand, Infinity, are jointly taking up space at the UK’s upcoming major tyre and equipment exhibition to be held 7 to 9 October, 2014 at EventCity, Manchester. Oreganised by ECI-Intrenational, Brityrex…
Hercules offers new all-steel H-901 tyres for trucks
HERCULES Tire & Rubber Co launches a new addition to its H-Series medium truck offering, the new Hercules H-901. According to Joshua Simpson, Hercules’s Vice President of Marketing, the tyre features better load carrying capability for hauling as well as…
Metso divests part of industrial rubber conveyor belt operations
METSO has completed the divestment of certain parts of its industrial rubber conveyor belt manufacturing and related sales and services operations, which comprise 27 locations with around 330 employees previously belonging to the firm’s Mining and Construction segment. The Finland-sited…
Yokohama debuting tyre grip concept at upcoming exhibit
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