Dow Chemical announced that it will be participating at ANEX 2012 (Asia Nonwovens Exhibition), which will be held from June 13 – 15 at Hall 10, Kintex II, Seoul, Korea. At this trade fair, Dow will showcase its diverse and…
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Tyre Industry: Speeding up towards sustainability
Amid environmental issues over rising carbon emissions, the rubber/tyre sector is stepping up ...
Ajinomoto and Bridgestone to commercialise SR from biomass
Ajinomoto and Bridgestone announced a joint collaboration in developing synthetic rubber from bio-based isoprene, a new material produced using fermentation technology from biomass raw material. By 2013, the partners aim to commercialise this synthetic rubber for tyres. Addressing this challenge,…
Pirelli to Invest US$300 Million in Mexico
Pirelli inaugurated a new factory in Mexico, in Silao, in the state of Guanajuato. The new plant, Pirelli’s first in Mexico and the 22nd tire plant worldwide, is mainly focused on the premium segment, producing high performance and ultra-high performance…
Nexen’s Changnyeong plant on stream
Nexen Tire Corp announced that its factory in Changnyeong, South Korea is now on stream. The light tyre factory, Nexen’s second in Korea and third overall, will produce 3 million consumer tyres in 2012. Next year, the company will double…
Apollo opens component prep unit in South Africa
Apollo Tyres announced that it has opened a new state-of-the-art Component Preparation Unit at its Ladysmith tyre manufacturing facility in South Africa. The 6,500 sqm unit has the potential for further expansion to facilitate future growth. The US$35 million investment…
Amerityre reports low quarter results
Amerityre Corp.’s net loss for the quarter ended March 31 was 45% deeper than a year earlier despite 17.4% higher sales. Amerityre’s net loss — its 67th consecutive money-losing quarter — was US$218,128 on sales of US$1.01 million. Amerityre, a…
Top Glove to spend on automation upgrades
Glove maker, Top Glove Corp Bhd announced that it will invest about RM40 million (approximately US$12.5 million) this year to upgrade its production lines as part of a strategy to mitigate the effects arising from the minimum wage to be…
Rubber & metal drive Sri Lanka’s Q1 exports
Sri Lanka’s first quarter exports remained strong desite volatile global oil prices and global downturn. Appearing unaffected, the country reported only a marginal 1.4% export drop (US$2.63 billion) compared to last year’s first quarter at US$2.67 billion. Minister Rishad Bathiudeen…
Worldwide growth in Pirelli output
Factory expansion, increased output and distribution-network consolidation, these are the strategies that Pirelli is adopting throughout the world
Thai Government buys 4,300 tonnes Rubber in Intervention
Under its intervention programme, the government of Thailand has bought only 4,300 tonnes of rubber sheet from farmers ar below the target of 200,000 tonnes, and it has had minimal impact on prices, government and industry official said on Tuesday…