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Tyre Industry: Speeding up towards sustainability
Amid environmental issues over rising carbon emissions, the rubber/tyre sector is stepping up ...
Conveyor belts, gloves drive rubber demand, says Semperit
Apart from tyres, conveyor belts are expected to fuel demand for rubber. The market size of conveyor belts in 2011 was estimated at EUR3 billion and is expected to reach EUR4 billion in 2015. This growth will be supported by…
Bridgestone constructs tyre plant in Vietnam
Construction of the Bridgestone Vietnam tyre plant started 2 July in the Dinh Vu Industrial Zone in northern Hai Phong, Vietnam. The US$575 million project, the biggest foreign investment so far in Hai Phong is being built on a 1.02…
Cooper’s Serbia factory earns ISO9001:2008
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. announced that its tyre manufacturing subsidiary in Krusevac, Serbia has earned ISO9001:2008 quality standard certification. The Serbia plant certification brings all eight of the tyre manufacturing facilities operated by Cooper and its family of companies…
Bridgestone to debut top tyre grade
Come October 1, Bridgestone Europa will introduce its A/A rated tyre Ecopia in the United Kingdom. The tyre has top A grades on both fuel efficiency and wet grip and is the first product in the industry to achieve the…
Business fuels spike in attendance in Tyrexpo Asia 2013
Tyrexpo Asia heavyweights Stamford Tyres, YHI Corporation, Elgi Rubber, Omni United and BKT are among more than 120 companies who have already signed up
Tyre sales spike 14% in Southeast Asia
Demand for replacement car tyre markets in the major cities of four emerging markets of Southeast Asia saw a surge of 14% in demand in Q1 2012 over the previous quarter. GfK retail tracking of replacement car tyres across bustling…
Rubber glove sector thrives on lower costs, stronger US dollar
The research arm of Kenanga Investment Bank Bhd (Kenanga Research) elaborated in a research note yesterday, “These two factors should boost the earnings of glove companies if their trends persist.”
Thailand to cut down on exports
Prices dipped by 26% this quarter, the most since the final three months of 2008, as growth slowed in China, the biggest consumer
Indian rubber skill development centre opens this September
National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) and the All India Rubber Industries Association (AIRIA) will establish a rubber skill development centre for the rubber industry. The centre is expected to start the pilot project in six to eight institutes by September…