China investing in Sri Lankan natural rubber business: report

Colombo – Chinese firms are in talks with Sri Lankan government to invest in the country’s plantation industry, particularly natural rubber. In a 27 Aug report, the Colombo-based Daily Mirror quoted Sri Lankan officials as saying that Chinese firms had particularly expressed a strong interest in investing in the countr

Source: Global Rubber Markets

2018/09/04

India: Government starts countervailing duty probe on a Chinese synthetic rubber

India has initiated a countervailing duty probe into increased imports of a Chinese syntheticrubber – Fluoroelastomers, following a complaint from Gujarat Fluorochemicals. The move is aimed at guarding domestic players from the increase in imports that are subsidised by the neighbouring nation. The investigation has been initia

Source: Global Rubber Markets

2018/09/04

U.S. says China’s steel wheels subsidized, will impose duties on imports

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Workers arrange steel rims for export at a wheel factory in Lianyungang WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Commerce Department said on Monday it had made a preliminary determination that imports of certain steel wheels from China were subsidized at rates ranging from 58.75 percent to 172.51 percent, and it would

Source: Global Rubber Markets

2018/08/28

ITC Adds Latest Trump Tariffs to Schedule

  The U.S. and China are at odds over trade. The International Trade Commission has added the latest tariffs Donald Trump’s administration has imposed on Chinese goods. According to CNN, the latest round of tariffs included a 25% duty on $16 billion worth of Chinese goods, including items used in the automotive industry or mat

Source: Tire Review

2018/08/28

Industry Update: Growth in Adversity for China-Based Tiremakers

Despite a very tough year, the Chinese tire industry continues to make headlines for its sheer size, overseas expansions by domestic players and tariff and non-tariff barriers imposed by some of the key export markets. Below is an overview of the Chinese tire industry and major events in last 12 months. Overview Comprising more than 225 big and small t

Source: Tire Review

2018/08/24

Linglong Tire to Open Manufacturing Plant in Serbia

China’s Shandong Linglong Tyre Co. Ltd. is planning to build a tire manufacturing plant in Serbia, multiple news outlets report. The company will invest around $1 billion to build the plant, according to Balkan Insight. The plant will be located in Serbia’s Zrenjanin Free Trade Zone, SeeNews reported on Monday from a company filing o

Source: Tire Review

2018/08/23

Pirelli to buy 49% stake in China’s Jining Shenzhou Tyre Tire Market & Tire Company news Pirelli to buy 49% stake in China’s Jining Shenzhou Tyre

YANZHOU, China—Pirelli & C. S.p.A. has struck a deal with China’s Hixih Rubber Industry Group to buy a 49 percent stake in Jining Shenzhou Tyre Co., the new name for Hixih’s tire manufacturing entity in Yanzhou. The investment will give Pirelli the necessary production flexibility in the high-value tire segment in Asia, taking i

Source: Global Rubber Markets

2018/08/20

Linglong Tire Hubei Factory Project was Officially Initiated

On July 6, the project of Hubei Linglong Tire Co., Ltd., the 4th production base of Shandong Linglong Tire Co., Ltd. in China, was officially initiated in Jingmen, Hubei, and it was also the 2nd anniversary of Linglong Tire’s getting listed on that day. With a planned land area of over 900,000 m2 and a planned overall building area of over 700,000 m

Source: China Rubber Journal

2018/08/17

Qingdao Doublestar Cooperated with Korean Hyundai in Intelligent Logistics Business

On May 21, Qingdao Techstar Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd. under Qingdao Doublestar signed the joint venture agreement with MOVEX Company of Korean Hyundai, both parties would jointly invest and establish a joint venture to vigorously develop intelligent logistics business of the industries such as tire, cold chain and medical, and would jointly develop key

Source: China Rubber Journal

2018/08/17

Four Tire Enterprises Were Included in the List of Champions of Single Items in Shandong Manufacturing Industry

Lately, Shandong Province published the list of first batch of champions of single items in manufacturing industry, in which 78 enterprises were included. Among it, four tire enterprises in rubber industry were mightily included in this list with their respective products, which were respectively: Doublestar Group Co., Ltd. (casing of radial tire), Shando

Source: China Rubber Journal

2018/08/17

Five Achievements of Rubber Industry Won Qingdao Scientific and Technological Award

On June 26, Qingdao City held 2017 Science and Technology Awards Conference to commend the projects and scientific and technical workers winning 2017 Qingdao Scientific and Technological Award. Among it, the rubber industry totally won five Scientific and Technological Awards, including one first prize, one second prize and three third prizes, which highligh

Source: China Rubber Journal

2018/08/17

Provincial Key R&D Project of Yanggu Huatai Was Smoothly Accepted

On June 23, Shandong Yanggu Huatai Chemical Co., Ltd. published the news that the key R&D project of Shandong Province undertaken by it, National Rubber Chemicals Engineering Technology Research Center - R&D of Green Process of New Materials for New Rubber Chemicals, had smoothly passed the acceptance of the panel. It is learned that this project

Source: China Rubber Journal

2018/08/17

Yiyang Rubber & Plastics Machinery Produced New Rail-type Twin-screw Extruder

On May 21, new XJY-ZS602/250 twin-screw extruder independently innovated and developed by Yiyang Rubber & Plastics Machinery Group Co., Ltd. was successfully developed, and after on-site commissioning and strict testing, various technical indexes reached the design requirements. This extruder adopts the rail-type roller head structure driven by hydroc

Source: China Rubber Journal

2018/08/17

Jilin Institute of Petroleum and Petrochemicals Successfully Developed High-strength SBR

Recently, the high-strength styrene butadiene rubber SBR1566 product independently developed by Jilin Institute of Petroleum and Petrochemicals successfully completed industrial production, with the main index tensile strength reaching over 30MPa. As predicted by the conveyor belt enterprises, if the tensile strength of SBR reaches over 30MPa, the ratio o

Source: China Rubber Journal

2018/08/17

First One-step Intelligent Mixing Production Line in the World Was Accepted

Lately, the first one-step intelligent mixing production line in the world built by Yiyang Rubber & Plastics Machinery Group Co., Ltd. entered into trial production and passed the acceptance and handover of Aviation Industry Corporation of China Guihang Hongyang Seals Company. Specially developed for production of non-tire rubber products, this techni

Source: China Rubber Journal

2018/08/17

Project of Anhui Zhongding with an Investment of RMB 10 Billion Yuan Was Commenced

On April 26, the commencement ceremony of Zhongding Shock Reduction Removal and Expansion Project was held in Planning Base of Sino-German Intelligent Manufacturing Town, Ningguo City, Anhui. It is planned that the First Phase of Removal and Expansion Project for Zhongding Shock and Noise Reduction System with an investment of RMB 1.71 Billion Yuan will b

Source: China Rubber Journal

2018/08/17

Project of Sanwei with A Total Investment of 2 Billion Yuan Was Commenced

On May 11, the commencement ceremony of new project of Zhejiang Sanwei Rubber Item Co., Ltd. was held in Coastal Industrial City, Sanmen County, Zhejiang Province. With a total investment of about RMB 2 Billion Yuan, this new project covers multiple projects such as overall removal of production area of industrial polyester yarn and V belt. As a famous rubbe

Source: China Rubber Journal

2018/08/17

MESNAC Honorably Won “2018 China’s Top 100 Software Enterprise”

On June 29, on the “2018 Announcement of China’s Top 100 Software and Information Technology Service Enterprises with Comprehensive Competitive Power” hosted by China Information Technology Industry Federation, MESNAC Co., Ltd. became the only company successfully listed as “Top 100 Enterprises” in rubber tire industry. In rece

Source: China Rubber Journal

2018/08/17

Rubber Chemical Engineering Technology Center of Sunsine Was Inaugurated

On May 3, the opening ceremony of “Rubber Chemical Engineering Technology Research Center” was held in China Sunsine Chemical Holdings Ltd. This technology center is jointly established by Sunsine Chemical and Qingdao University of Science and Technology, and both parties will carry out research of new rubber chemicals and widen the road of combi

Source: China Rubber Journal

2018/08/17

SNTON Steel Cord Leads the Green and Intelligent Development of the Industry

◎ Hao Zhangcheng  Since its establishment in 2003, SNTON Steel Cord has withstood the “tempering” of fierce market competition, and interpreted a legend of rapid development of economies of scale. In the development process of 15 years, SNTON Steel Cord has become a leading enterprise in the top three of domestic framework m

Source: China Rubber Journal

2018/08/17