August 2020

Vehicles with electric and hybrid drives are generally heavier than their conventional counterparts, they put more torque onto the road when moving off, and the almost silent powertrain means other sounds such as tire noise become more prominent.

Chris Bart, director, business development, automotive and tire, Emerson Automation Solutions, explores how monitoring the devices in your curing system can help you reduce tire scrap, improve energy efficiency and avoid downtime.

Vehicle sales in China is up for the fourth consecutive month, and according to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, roughly 2.08 million cars were sold in July 2020.

Kanger International Bhd, which makes bamboo wood products, is setting up a glove manufacturing plant in Ijok, Selangor for about RM77 million.

One of the seminal advances in the history of rubber was the discovery that a pinch of sulfur added to raw rubber, and then heated at elevated temperatures, ‘cured’ its seemingly insurmountable deficiencies: summer stickiness and winter brittleness.

WRP Asia Pacific Sdn Bhd has received offers to buy 10 double former glove production lines at Advanced Healthcare Products Sdn Bhd (AHP) in Senawang, Negri Sembilan.

Hyundai is reportedly set to begin manufacturing electric vehicles (EV) under its Ioniq sub-brand in Singapore from 2022, according to The Straits Times. The newspaper reported that the Korean automaker will build 30,000 EVs a year in the republic, with a fifth of that volume meant for sale domestically.

Mitsubishi Motors Malaysia (MMM) has announced its sales performance for the period of January to July 2020, which saw a total of 4,008 vehicles delivered. With this result, the company’s market share has grown to 1.7% of total industry volume compared to 1.4% during the same period last year.

Bridgestone has published its 2019-2020 Sustainability Report, detailing the company’s new Mid-Long Term Business Strategy, as well as its efforts to contribute to the realization of a sustainable society.