Anlun Chemical Built the World’s Largest Carbon Black Production Base, “Making a Big Splash”

◎ Yang Honghui  Hejin City, Shanxi Province is located at the triangle zone where the Fenhe River and the Yellow River meet. It was called Longmen Jiangzhou in ancient times. It is the place where the legend of King Yu tamed the flood, and where “The Carp Leap Through the Dragon’s Gate”. On June 8, there was another ha

Source: China Rubber Journal

2018/08/17

To Be a Leader in High Polymer Materials Industry — An Interview to Ren Xuebin, General Manager of Chambroad Petrochemicals Co., Ltd. Rubber Branch

◎ Hao Zhangcheng Chambroad Rubber is affiliated to Shandong Chambroad Holdings Co., Ltd., and it carries an important task of Chambroad to transform and upgrade from a single petrochemical industry to a high-perfor- mance emerging materials industry. It is also the main position that leads Chambroad’s transition from old to new gr

Source: China Rubber Journal

2018/08/16

Take the High-end Product Route in the Future —— An Interview to Chu Zhengyu, President of Double Coin Tyre Group Ltd.

◎ Yang Honghui “The strategic adjustment of Double Coin has been basically in place, and three-year hard period has passed away.” At China Rubber Conference in March this year, the reporter interviewed Chu Zhengyu, party secretary and president of Double Coin Tyre Group Ltd. He came straight to the point: “It is the 90th anniversary of

Source: China Rubber Journal

2018/08/16

Project Application for Setting No. 20 Natural Rubber as a Specified Future was Approved

Recently, the project application for setting No. 20 natural rubber as a specified future was approved by China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), which indicated that No. 20 natural rubber would became another new type of futures for the international market. According to reports, the related policies u

Source: China Rubber Journal

2018/08/16

China imposes anti-dumping duties on synthetic rubber from U.S., EU, Singapore

BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s Ministry of Commerce said on Friday it would levy anti-dumping duties ranging from 23.1 percent to 75.5 percent on halogenated butyl rubber from the United States, the European Union and Singapore starting from Aug 20. The ministry, which had imposed temporary anti-dumping duties on the synt

Source: Global Rubber Markets

2018/08/15

Chinese state media accuse U.S. of ‘mobster mentality’, vow to fight tariffs

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Shipping containers are stacked at the Paul W. Conley Container Terminal in Boston By Brenda Goh SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Chinese state media on Thursday accused the United States of a “mobster mentality” in its move to implement additional tariffs on Chinese goods, and warned Beijing had all the

Source: Global Rubber Markets

2018/08/09

Chinese yuan to regain some ground if trade tensions ease: poll

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Illustration photo of a China yuan note By Vivek Mishra BENGALURU (Reuters) – China’s yuan will regain some of its recent sharp losses against the dollar and appreciate over the next year, but only if trade tensions between the Washington and Beijing subside, a Reuters poll found on Thursday. The yuan h

Source: Global Rubber Markets

2018/08/09

China issues preliminary ruling on an anti-dumping duty targeting nitrile rubber

Beijing, China - China has issued a preliminary ruling on an anti-dumping duty targeting nitrile rubber (NBR) imports from Japan and South Korea. This follows the country’s Ministry of Commerce having announced this duty on July 16. Under the new anti-dumping duty, Japan’s Zeon Corp. is required to pay a deposit of 30 percent on its NBR exports t

Source: Rubber World

2018/08/09

Retread Instead Calls for Tariff Comments

In a release from Retread Instead, a political action committee with a focus on reducing and eliminating low-quality imports of non-retreadable commercial truck tires sold in the U.S. at below-market prices, tire dealers have an opportunity to share their opinions on the tariffs currently under consideration. On July 10 U.S. Trade Representative Robert Li

Source: Tire Review

2018/08/06

Ning Gaoning tipped to become Pirelli’s new chairman

Ning Gaoning tipped to become Pirelli’s new chairman As a consequence of his announced retirement as chairman of China National Chemical Corporation (ChemChina), Ren Jianxin has resigned from all roles he held on the Board of Directors at Pirelli & C. S.p.A. His resignation took effect 30 July. Pirelli has officially thanked Ren for his &ldquo

Source: Tyres & Accessories

2018/08/03

NTDA: EC anti-subsidy decision ‘no great surprise’

NTDA: EC anti-subsidy decision ‘no great surprise’ Following decisions on the part of the European Commission (EC) to review its Chinese truck tyre anti-dumping tariffs and to decide against implementing anti-subsidy remedies against Chinese-produced tyres for the time being, the industry itself has been responding to the

Source: Tyres & Accessories

2018/08/03

Cimcorp becomes Linglong’s tyre plant automation partner

Cimcorp sales manager Esa Valtonen and agent Fangmin Di receive Linglong’s ‘Outstanding Partner’ award Shandong Linglong Tyre Co., Ltd. has selected Cimcorp as its strategic partner for tyre plant automation, and the Finnish manufacturer and integrator of turnkey robotic tyre-handling and order fulfilment solutions is currently working

Source: Tyres & Accessories

2018/07/27

Linglong Tire progressing with recycling, pyrolysis projects

Linglong Tire discussed pyrolysis with experts from several Chinese universities Linglong Tire is examining tyre pyrolysis technology and its to waste tyre recycling. The tyre maker shares that it organised a conference on the subject at its headquarters in Zhaoyuan, China on 24 July, an event attended by 13 academics and experts from Shanghai Jiao Tong

Source: Tyres & Accessories

2018/07/27

Chinese truck tyres: EC proposes revised anti-dumping duties

It appears the EC will introduce anti-dumping duties, but these will be lower than previously expected Thanks to an internal document sent to EU member states and national tyre trade associations, we now have a clearer idea about what form the European Commission’s final anti-dumping measures against Chinese truck and bus tyres may take. The Commi

Source: Tyres & Accessories

2018/07/27

Doublestar Completes Acquisition of 45% Stake of Kumho Tire

Doublestar Group, a leading tire manufacturer in China, on July 6 announced that it has completed an agreement with South Korea’s Korea Development Bank (KDB) to acquire a 45% stake in Kumho Tire for RMB 3.9 billion (approximately $566 million USD). By this, Doublestar becomes Kumho Tire’s controlling shareholder, wh

Source: Tire Review

2018/07/10

Sentury Tire USA Consolidates Sales, Marketing

Sentury Tire USA announced today that it will consolidate all tire brand sales with its sales and marketing group based out of its Miami headquarters. Previous to this move, Delinte, Landsail, Sentury and Pantera tire brand customers were serviced by Sentury Tire USA, while GroundSpeed tire brand customers were handled by the Sentury Tire North America manuf

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2018/07/04

Goodyear Resumed 3.2 Billion Tire Project

Recently, Goodyear restarted the construction of the 5th expansion project, in which 570 Million Yuan would be invested this year. After operation in 2022, there will be increased 5 million units of radial tires for passenger car use. This project, located at Dalian Haiwan Industrial Area and started construction in November 2016 with the total investment

Source: China Rubber Journal

2018/06/26

Suzhou Baohua Zhanjiang Base Launched Carbon Black Project

Suzhou Baohua Carbon Black Co., Ltd. Zhanjiang Branch started the construction of 100 thousand tons/year carbon black project in Donghai Island, Zhanjiang City on March 31. The rst-stage project launched this time is to build a carbon black production line with annual output of 40 thousand tons and the supporting boiler power generation (including desulfu

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2018/06/26

Michelin Shenyang to Resume 6 Million Tire Expansion Project

As mentioned in 2018 work report, Shenyang government had boosted more than 1,000 projects with investment exceeding 100 Million Yuan each in the whole year, among which the continued construction project of Michelin Shenyang Tire Co., Ltd. for expansion of annual 6 million high-performance radial tire was sure to be resumed completely before the end of June

Source: China Rubber Journal

2018/06/26

Double Star Smart Equipment and Soft- ware Industrialization Base Founded

The groundbreaking ceremony for “Xinghua Smart Equipment and Software Control Technology Industrialization Base Project” was held on March 9. This project was invested and built by Qingdao Xinghua Smart Equipment Co., Ltd., a subordinate to Double Star Group. The project, with intended investment of 500 Million Yuan and construction land

Source: China Rubber Journal

2018/06/26