Haida and Tesla Signed Sealing Part Purchasing Contract

Lately, Jiangyin Haida Rubber and Plastic Co., Ltd. received a confirmation E-mail form US Tesla Company, which marked that the solar roof sealing part purchasing contract signed between both parties officially came into effect. This contract is an open-end contract and the amount shall be subject to the final actual settlement. According to Haida, this c

Source: China Rubber Journal

2017/12/25

Taiwan Hwa Fong Rubber Built a New Tire Plant in Thailand

Taiwan Hwa Fong Rubber Ind. Co., Ltd. proposed to invest THB 1.53 Billion (about USD 46.22 Million) in building a motorcycle and bicycle tire plant in Thailand in order to expand its production capacity in Thailand and meet the increasing needs in Southeast Asia, according to foreign media on October 3. This company will be operated by Hwa Fong Rubber (Th

Source: China Rubber Journal

2017/12/25

MESNAC Newly Adding Fourth Generation of Single-Stage Building Machine of Intelligent Passenger Tire

On September 21, on “RubberTech China 2017” held at Shanghai New International Expo Centre, MESNAC launched the fourth generation of single-stage building machine of passenger radial tire -PS2A. With six technologies such as synchronous de-enveloping filling in the domestic gap and single cycle time of the product breaking through 40 seconds, thi

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2017/12/25

Baolong Won the GM Global Supplier Quality Award for a Third Time

The picture shows that the vice president of GM China Region was awarding the medal to Wang Shengquan, deputy general manager of Baolong  On September 26, the China-region award ceremony for “2016 GM Global Supplier Quality Excellence Award” was hosted in Shanghai and Shanghai Baolong Automotive Corporation won this award for the thir

Source: China Rubber Journal

2017/12/22

Cabot Asia Technology Center was Opened in Shanghai

On September 15, the latest Asia Technology Center of Cabot Company was formally put into use in Shanghai. This R&D center will improve the capability of Cabot in application and development and provide a top-level platform for cooperation, making Cabot better at providing innovative solutions to clients in the Asia-Pacific region. The Asia Technology

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2017/12/22

Key Technology of Eucommia Applied in Aircraft Tires Passed Appraisal

On November 7, China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation organized experts in Beijing to appraise the technological results involved in the project of “Key Technology of Eucommia Applied in Aircraft Tires” jointly finished by Shenyang University of Chemical Technology, Xiangxi Laodie Biology Co., Ltd. and Shenyang T-Rubber Co., Ltd. Jian X

Source: China Rubber Journal

2017/12/22

Why is Tire Production and Marketing in a Favorable Situation but Generating Few Profits?

“This year, tire production and marketing is in a favorable situation but not generating profits.” “This year, the tire industry sees a rise in production and income but not in profits.” “Distributors suffer a loss whether the prices of raw materials fall or rise.” These are the topics most discussed by tire manufacturers

Source: China Rubber Journal

2017/12/22

BLACKCAT is Building the Domestically Biggest Carbon Black R&D Base in Qingdao

On September 18, the signing ceremony for the green composite new material R&D and pilot scale production base of Jiangxi BLACKCAT Carbon Black Inc, Ltd. and the International Cooperation and Technology Innovation Center project was held in Qingdao Global Economic Cooperation Area (Sino-German Ecopark). When completed, this project will become a R&D

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2017/12/22

MESNAC’s Digital Plant Industrial Park Was Settled in Qingdao High-tech Zone

On October 12, the Management Committee of Qingdao National High-tech Industrial Development Zone conducted strategic cooperation with the National Engineering Research Center for Rubber and Tire (abbreviated as National Rubber Center). MESNAC’s Digital Plant Industrial Park was formally settled in Qingdao High-tech Zone. The project involves seven maj

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2017/12/22

Will the Blow of Environmental Protection Hurricane Cut off the Supply of Raw Materials Used for Tires?

During the RubberTech China 2017 held from September 20 to September 22, the reporter learned from the interviews with tire companies that since this year, the raw material products like rubber chemicals and carbon black saw not only a remarkable rise in prices but also an insufficiency in supply. The supply is so “disturbing” that many companies

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2017/12/22

MESNAC Americas President Retires

P. David Jones, President of MESNAC Americas Co. Ltd., will retire, MESNAC China announced. Jones has held a variety of leadership positions with the company in several part so the world, including Europe, Central America, the Far East and North America. He joined MESNAC in 2011 after the company acquired Wyko Tire Technology, which Jones co-owned at

Source: Tire Review

2017/12/21

Triangle Tire to Build First U.S. Manufacturing Plant in North Carolina

North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper and Triangle Tire Chairman Ding Yuhua toast to the company’s new plant that will be built in EdgeCombe County, Cooper’s hometown. Triangle Tire, one of the largest Chinese tire manufacturers, will build a $580 million manufacturing plant in North Carolina, the company announced Tuesday. “Today&he

Source: Tire Review

2017/12/20

Sentury Debuts Tire Subscription Service

Sentury Tires has unveiled a new service called AvanTech, a monthly subscription service that provides customers with four new tires as needed when the tires wear down. The cost starts at $17.95 per month, depending on the tires desired and the annual mileage the customer puts on them. The deal includes installation, road hazard coverage, tire inspect

Source: Tire Review

2017/12/11

Top Employer China 2018 unveiled with LANXESS included for two years in a row

December 4, 2017, Shanghai – The results of Top Employer China 2018 were announced and specialty chemicals company LANXESS Greater China was included in the list for the second consecutive year.   The Top Employers Institute found in its research that LANXESS Greater China has provided its employees with excellent employee welfare, focusing

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2017/12/05

Nanjing Chengzhi lets Wison contract for new MTO unit, butadiene facility

Nanjing Chengzhi Yongqing Energy Technology Co. has awarded an engineering, procurement and construction contract to Wison Engineering (China) Ltd. for a new methanol-to-olefins (MTO) plant and butadiene unit in Nanjing, China.   The 600,000 t/y MTO plant will utilize Honeywell UOP's advanced process technologies and Wison Engineering's hi

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2017/12/04

Doublestar to Pay Toyo $1.6 Million in Contempt Sanctions

According to Law360, Doublestar Dong Feng Tyre Co Ltd and its affiliate Qingdao Doublestar Tire Industrial Co Ltd, have been ordered by a federal court in California to pay $1.6 million to Toyo Tire & Rubber Co Ltd for violating a 2014 court order, which barred Doublestar from selling tires that are “confusingly similar” to Toyo’s p

Source: Tire Review

2017/11/28

China’s Triangle Tire to Build Factories in the US

Triangle Tire has announced plans to set up two tyre factories at an unspecified location in North Carolina, the US. These will be Triangle’s first non-Chinese manufacturing operations, wrote David Shaw, CEO, Tire Industry Research, in a note on Linkedin. “In the first phase, Triangle plans to build a factory for five million units/year of hig

Source: Tyre Asia

2017/11/15

Sentury Tire to Feature Project Vehicles at SEMA 2017

Sentury Tire has announced that it will be featuring two new project vehicles at the Sentury Tire booth at SEMA 2017. A 2018 Maserati Levante will be equipped with Delinte DS8 Performance SUV Tires and a 2018 Mercedes G63 with Delinte DX10 All-Terrain Tires.  Both vehicles will highlight the latest custom wheels from Giovanna. “Our project vehi

Source: Tire Review

2017/10/31

Double Coin Adds New Sizes

Double Coin and CMA have added three new tire sizes to its RR706 line of commercial tires. The RR706 is now available in three more popular sizes: 11R22.5/16, 11R24.5/16 and 12R24.5/16.  Double Coin’s RR706 is an all-position, mixed service truck tire specifically designed for the construction, waste and refuse industry. Designed with ultra-dur

Source: Tire Review

2017/10/30

Even more attractive to life science and fine chemical industries

October 27th, 2017, Shanghai - Saltigo GmbH, a subsidiary of specialty chemicals company LANXESS, exhibited at CPhI 2017 as a flexible service-provider and one-stop supplier for the life science industries and users of fine chemicals. At the trade show in Frankfurt on October 24-26, 2017, the company focus on its wide-ranging services for the exclusive synth

Source: China Rubber Web

2017/10/30