INDIAN OTR manufacturer BKT has introduced two new tyres to its materials handling range at the Tyrexpo Asia , held 19-21 March in Singapore. Debuting at the show were 445/95 R25 Airomax AM27 pattern for high speed crane fitments and…
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Aeolus targets world’s top 10 tyre makers rank
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Versalis and Pirelli form joint research on guayule-based rubber tyre
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Tokai Rubber to acquire Brazilian auto parts firm
Tokai Rubber Industries, Ltd. has announced that its board of directors resolved to acquire the shares of a Brazilian manufacturer of automotive rubber parts, Produflex Minas Industria de Borrachas Ltda., and Produflex MG, an automotive anti-vibration solutions provider, becoming its…
Cooper Tire and partners review guayule polymer project
COOPER Tire & Rubber Company, Yulex Corporation, Arizona State University (ASU), and the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), partners for the guayule polymer development for tyres project met recently at the Cooper Tire &…
Lotte Chemical, Ube Industries and Mitsubishi coalesce for BR production in Malaysia
JAPAN-based Ube Industries, Ltd. and Mitsubishi Corporation, and South Korea-based Lotte Chemical have formed a joint venture (JV) to manufacture and market butadiene rubber (BR) in Johor, Malaysia. The JV will be licensed manufacturing technology from Ube, and will construct…
India mulls import levy hike on natural rubber
The Indian government has been considering increasing import duty on natural rubber (NR), according to Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma. The country imports NR from Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia. Advise on the increase will be issued soon, as recommendation…
Qingdao warehouses ordered to clear rubber stocks
NATURAL rubber prices in Asia has dropped to the lowest levels in four to six months, after Chinese authorities ordered local warehouses in Qingdao, Shandong province, to clear some of their rubber stocks within 10 days for safety reasons, according…
FDA issues labeling guide for non-NR-containing medical products, packaging
THE Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a medical product guide for labeling medical products that do not contain natural rubber latex. According to FDA, the purpose of the document, appearing March 11 Federal Register, is to make recommendations…
IRSG predicts a decade of opportunity for tyre makers
DURING the opening of the Tyrexpo Asia 2013 held 19 March in Singapore, a key official of the International Rubber Study Group (IRSG) predicted strong global demand for tyres through the coming decade. Speaking as principal guest at the show,…