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…
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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
YOKOHAMA Rubber Concept of “The Science of Tyre Grip Performance” at an upcoming motor show in Tokyo in late November. The company will also introduce its latest technologies, advanced technological capabilities and its corporate stance of seeking ever higher grip…
New plant coming up for Pakistan’s tyre company
PAKISTAN-based General Tyre (Gentipak), producer of tyres for passenger car, light truck, truck/bus, tractor, rickshaw, and motorcycle, is setting up a manufacturing plant in the northern area of the South Asian country Lt Gen (Retd) Ali Kuli Khan Khattak, Chairman…
Trelleborg launches solventless roller head line for sustainable printing
TRELLEBORG has launched the Solventless Roller head Line, developed to revolutionise the process of coating rubber compounds on various textile substrates. The new Solventless Roller Head Line does away several stages of the production process (including removing the need to…