Intelligence Invigorates Innovation, Quality Works for Life

June 16, 2017, Shanghai – Recently, the specialty chemical company LANXESS has organized the Open-to-Public Day events themed as “Intelligence Invigorates Innovation, Quality Works for Life” in its Qingdao and Liyang sites. LANXESS’s Open-to-Public Day this year focused on the teachers & students group. On June 2, the Open-

Source: China Rubber Web

2017/06/17

Cabot breaks ground on China silica plant

Wuhai, China –  Cabot Corp. and joint venture partner Inner Mongolia Hengyecheng Silicone Co. Ltd (HYC) broke ground 7 Jun on a new fumed silica manufacturing facility in Wuhai. The $60-million project is scheduled to be completed in 2019, said a statement by Cabot, which holds an 80% stake in the venture. The 8,000 tonnes/year facility will

Source: European Rubber Journal

2017/06/16

Doublestar Rejects Terms for Kumho Trademark Usage

Chinese tiremaker Doublestar is hoping to renegotiate terms of use for the Kumho Tire trademark, Korean media reports. The company rejected a proposal from Kumho Industrial that would require Doublestar to pay .05% of sales annually during a 20-year deal for the Kumho name. As the preferred bidder of Kumho Tire, Doublestar is poised to pay 955 b

Source: Tire Review

2017/06/14

Double Coin Awards ‘Smart Money Tire Drawing’ Winner

Double Coin and CMA awarded Dean Steinel, an owner/operator from Ohio, a free set of Double Coin drive-position ties as the latest winner of Double Coin’s “Smart Money Tire Drawing.” Steinel was selected at random from more than 400 eligible entries entered into the Smart Money Tire Drawing at the 2017 Mid-America Trucking Show. Stein

Source: Tire Review

2017/06/12

Chinese manufacturer trials polyurethane tire project

Yunfu, Guangdong – China’s tire maker Himaxer has started trial production at its 1.2 million unit/year polyurethane tire project in Yunfu, Guangdong, the company told ERJ sister publication UTECH-polyurethane.com. Located in the city’s Xincheng Industrial Park, the project has 8,000 m2 total area and is operated by H

Source: European Rubber Journal

2017/06/09

Volatile NR markets see prices slip further

London – Natural rubber prices continued to fall during May, albeit the downward trend slowed compared to the sharp drops noted in April, ERJ’s latest analysis of the market shows. Trading in Far East market was, last month, heavily influenced by volatile regional rubber futures markets as well as crude oil price and currency fluctuations &nda

Source: European Rubber Journal

2017/06/09

WANLI TIRE TO INVEST $1BLN TO SET UP PLANT IN THE US

Wanli Tire Corp plans to invest $1 billion in a South Carolina plant, according The Associate Press (AP). The company said that construction is likely to start in the first half of next year. The AP reported, citing documents provided for a Joint Bond Review Committee meeting, that the Chinese company plans  build a plant in Orangeburg County

Source: Tyre Asia

2017/06/08

QUALITY PURIFIES: LANXESS presents comprehensive water purification solutions

June 5, 2016, Shanghai – The global leading water treatment solutions supplier and specialty chemicals company LANXESS will showcase at AQUATECH China 2017 – the world‘s top water treatment exhibition in Shanghai during June 7 – 9. Based on three different water treatment technologies, LANXESS is to provide customers with high qual

Source: China Rubber Web

2017/06/07

Chinese Tiremaker Coming to S.C.

Chinese tiremaker Wanli Tire has plans to build a manufacturing facility in Orangeburg County, S.C. Wanli, a subsidiary of the state-owned Vanlead Group Co., plans on investing $1 billion in the next eight years during a two-phase construction process. Upon completion of its first phase, the tiremaker hopes to produce 6 million consumer tires annually

Source: Tire Review

2017/06/07

Sealing parts maker Zhongding ups annual sales; closes Tristone takeover

Xuancheng, China – Zhongding Sealing Parts posted a 28% rise in yearly sales to €1.1 billion (8.4 billion yuan) in fiscal 2016 thanks to China’s fast-growing automotive sector, according to the company’s annual report. Net profit during the same period jumped 26% to €118 million. The parent group Zhongding Holding, with

Source: European Rubber Journal

2017/06/06

Bridgestone claims patent win over Wanli

Tokyo – Bridgestone Corp. is claiming victory in a patent infringement lawsuit against Guangzhou South China Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd. and Guangzhou Fengli Rubber & Tire Co. Ltd. covering Bridgestone’s Dueler A/T Revo2 tires. Bridgestone is claiming it recently received a favourable ruling in April from the Shanghai Intellectual Property

Source: European Rubber Journal

2017/06/06

ZC Rubber Partners with Bekaert

ZC Rubber has signed strategic cooperation agreement with Bekaert, a global steel cord supplier, and will focus on the development of steel cord for green tires. ZC Rubber is working with the company to produce safe and valuable tires with the high quality steel cords. The new agreement promotes the integrated cooperation in the steel cord area, and will

Source: Tire Review

2017/06/06

Covestro making 'butyl' rubber from methane, CO2

Photo by Covestro A.G.Patrick Thomas LONDON—Covestro is developing a new "butyl-type" rubber that uses CO2 or methane as a feedstock, according to Patrick Thomas, CEO of the Leverkusen, Germany-based polymer maker. Thomas highlighted the development at an May 18 press briefing in London alongside a range of innovations in the compan

Source: European Rubber Journal

2017/06/02

Marangoni Creates Petition In Response to Tariff Decision

Marangoni Tread North America has created a petition that urges President Donald Trump to appoint a new commissioner to fill the vacancy at the U.S International Trade Commission. The petition comes as a result of the Feb. 22 ruling by the U.S. International Trade Commissionnot to impose tariffs on truck and bus tires produced in China,

Source: Tire Review

2017/06/02

Linglong mulls tire plant locations in Europe

YANTAI, China—Shandong Linglong Tire Co. Ltd. is scouting potential locations in Europe for a tire plant and has attracted interest from Czech Republic, Belgium and, most recently, Slovak Republic.  Dusan Bella and Miroslav Tomo, Slovak ambassador to China and economic consul, respectively, visited Linglong facilities May 18 and later briefed L

Source: Rubber & Plastics News

2017/06/01

Kumho Tire Creditors Continue to Seek Brand Rights for Doublestar

Kumho Tire Co. could be headed toward bankruptcy court if Kumho Asiana Group doesn’t give Qingdao Doublestar trademark rights for Kumho Tire, The Korean Herald reports. As the preferred bidder of Kumho Tire, Doublestar is poised to pay 955 billion won ($831 million) to acquire the majority of Kumho Tire shares. The current agreement b

Source: Tire Review

2017/05/27

ZC Rubber Thailand Facility Produces Motorcycle, Bias Industrial Tires

ZC Rubber Thailand has added a two-wheel production line at its Thailand facility and produced its first bias industrial tire and motorcycle tire for the Southeast Asian market. The Thailand plant was built in 2015 and expanded ZC Rubber’s manufacturing footprint to 9 factories. The facility has since grown its capacity for passenger car tires t

Source: Tire Review

2017/05/27

Weihai Zhongwei Rubber appeals import duties

NEW YORK—An eighth Chinese off-the-road tire manufacturer, Weihai Zhongwei Rubber Co. Ltd., has appealed the recent antidumping duty order by the U.S. Department of Commerce. Meanwhile, Titan Tire Corp. and the United Steelworkers union—the original plaintiffs in the Chinese OTR tire case—filed documents with the U.S. Court of Internatio

Source: Rubber & Plastics News

2017/05/26

Bluestar continues to grow site, portfolio

YORK, S.C.—Bluestar Silicones USA Corp. continues to expand both its manufacturing capabilities and its product portfolio. The firm is getting ready to add new bulk tankers and some additional reactors at its 260,000-sq-ft. York facility in the coming months. The firm currently operates three tankers at the site. Christopher York, Bluestar's Nor

Source: Rubber & Plastics News

2017/05/24

Linglong raises funds for factory automation

Yantai, China – Linglong is raising up to €259 million (2 billion yuan) through convertible bonds to fund the automation of its tire plant in Liuzhou, Guangxi as well as make up for its cash flow, said the company’s filing last week. About €195 million will be pumped into the ongoing Phase-One construction of the Liuzhou plant, which

Source: European Rubber Journal

2017/05/22