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…
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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…
Bridgestone starts production at expanded Aiken County plant
BRIDGESTONE Americas has begun serial production of passenger and light truck tyres at its expanded Aiken County tyre plant in Graniteville, South Carolina, US. A Firestone Transforce was the first tyre made during the pilot production. The US$346 million-worth expansion…
Harmonic Energy to develop tyre projects in North America and EU
HARMONIC ENERGY Inc., a company focused on tyre manufacturing and recycling, has announced its short list of qualified engineering firms as potential partners for the development and construction of its tyre projects in North America and Europe. Jamie Mann, CEO…
US state to bid for scrap tyre recycling fund hike
Nebraska’s Department of Environmental Quality Scrap Tire Management Programme is anticipating to increase its funding for recycling of scrap tyres. Nebraska state senator Ken Schilz, the proponent of the bill that seeks to increase the funding for the said programme,…
Japan-China tiff affects Toyota sales
JAPANESE automaker, Toyota Motor Corp disclosed that March sales of the company and its China joint ventures reach 75,900 units in the country , an 11.7% drop from a year earlier. From January to March, Toyota’s total sales in China…
Brunei’s rubber sector not getting a second lease
THE CALL to revive the rubber and sugarcane sectors with fresh initiatives was quashed by Brunei’s Ministry of Industry and Primary Resources. Minister YB Pehin Orang Kaya Seri Utama Dato Seri Setia Awang Haji Yahya bin Begawan Mudim Dato Paduka…
GM cites best global auto suppliers
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