November 2019

Tyre Asia

“The outlook at present is not that much optimistic for both rubber producing and consuming sectors,” said Dr. Sawar Dhanania, Chairman, Rubber Board during the 179th meeting of the Rubber Board held at Kottayam. The world economy is passing through a difficult time and the economic horizon is overcast with uncertainties…

Channel NewsAsia

Makers of airless tires such as Japan’s Bridgestone Corp. hope driverless cars will herald a breakthrough for their niche technology, which is more than a decade old but underperforms standard tires in every way except resistance to puncture.

Bangkokpost

Top natural rubber producers Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia forecast an 800,000-tonne drop in output this year, the International Tripartite Rubber Council (ITRC), which represents the three, said on Wednesday.

NST Online

The Malaysian Rubber Glove Manufacturers Association (Margma) estimates the country’s rubber glove exports to touch RM18.2 billion from last year’s RM17.74 billion, on sustained global demand growth.

Tire Technology International

Hankook Tire & Technology has developed a model to predict the properties of tire compounds using artificial intelligence (AI). The Virtual Compound Design (VCD) system is expected to reduce the compound development process by about 50% – a cycle that usually takes from six months to three years.

Tire Technology International

The world supply of natural rubber (NR) fell 8.3% to 5.853 million metric tons during the first half of 2019 compared to the previous year, according to the latest report from the Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries (ANRPC). World demand for NR increased 0.8% to 6.933 million metric tons during the same reference period.

Tire Technology International

Bridgestone has opened a new radial tire factory for construction and mining vehicles in Thailand. This facility is the first of its kind in an Asian country other than Japan. It is located in Amata City Industrial Estate (Rayong Province) and spans an area of 9,300,000ft2.

Bangkokpost

The country is pushing to export natural rubber to boost farmers’ income, the commerce minister said on Wednesday, weeks after it ended a four-month curb on the commodity.

British Plastics

Stajvelo selected Solvay’s long-fibre Xencor PARA compound based on its ability to meet stringent structural, mechanical, and aesthetical requirements.