INDONESIAN tyre maker PT Gajah Tunggal (GT) has acquired 100 ha of land for US$108 million to build a tyre proving ground (testing track) and to allow possible future expansion of its manufacturing facility. Located at a new industrial estate…
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Tyre Industry: Speeding up towards sustainability
Amid environmental issues over rising carbon emissions, the rubber/tyre sector is stepping up ...
Hangzhong Zhonge joins ITMA
China’s largest tyre maker Hangzhong Zhonge has joined ITMA, weeks after the tire labeling policy was pitched
German firm strengthens rubber division
HARBURG-Freudenberger Maschinenbau , a wholly owned subsidiary of L. Possehl , has acquired Slovakian company ZTS-LR NaJUS from the Rona Group. The 250-staffed ZTS-LR builds specialist equipment with a focus on welded structures, mechanical processing and the assembly of complex…
Purchases of rubber moulders and tyre firms
Titan International has bought 56% shares of Planet Corporation Group while QSR has purchased Lexington Precision
Indonesian-Indian rubber tie up
INDONESIA, the second largest rubber producer in the world, has invited the Indian rubber industry to invest in the country and benefit from ample natural rubber resources. In a meeting with All India Rubber Industries Association (AIRIA), Dickey Fabrian, Consul-General…
Continental’s R&D in Singapore
GERMAN firm Continental has set up a S$36 million research centre in Singapore, to serve the growing engineering demands in Asia and worldwide. The 10,170 sq m-facility, which at present houses 650 employees from the Interior division of the Continental…
China reviews imports of CR
CHINA is reviewing its anti-dumping policies on chlorophene rubber in lieu of complaints against the influx of the imported rubber from a Japanese company. Chloroprene rubber is commonly used in electrical cables and other types of cables as well as…
Latex-free rubber bands
US-based rubber band manufacturer Alliance Rubber Company has introduced what it says is the world’s first latex-free anti-microbial rubber bands in response to the global call for safety against exposure to fungi and other hazardous organisms. Recent reports from the…
Keyuan starts up second SBS line
CHINA-based petrochemical supplier Keyuan Petrochemicals has commenced production of its second 70,000-tonne/year line for styrene-butadiene styrene (SBS). The new facility, which was completed in September 2011, had undergone trial productions, including various technique tests spanning several months for its first…
Bridgestone to farm guayule in Arizona
JAPANESE firm Bridgestone has identified Arizona in the US to locate its guayule research farm.