Baling Petroleum & Chemical’s Research on Solid Tire Rubber Production

In early April, four thermoplastic rubber SEBS production lines at Sinopec Baling Petrochemical Synthetic Rubber Division worked at full capacity and produced 11 grades SEBS, with the daily output stabilizing at around 150 tons; among them, the special grades used for shared bicycles will "Transmutation" into colorful tires in order to push the dev

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2017/04/12

India held public hearing on Chinese TBR tires anti-dumping investigation

The public hearing on the Truck and Bus Radial Tyres anti-dumping investigation was held at the DGAD on March 28, 2017. The discussion was on the injury and causal link determination. In the hearing, Chinese tyre industry make the following arguments. 1.       The Indian domestic industry does not suffer any injury Chin

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2017/04/10

“Unexpected” tire and automotive parts growth cheers China’s rubber sector

Guangzhou, China – China’s rubber sector, as represented by China Rubber Industry Association members, saw a 4.4% increase in sales in 2016, compared with a 11.3% decrease in 2015, according to information released at the 2017 China Rubber Conference held in Guangzhou last week. While two-wheeler tires, belt & hose, carbon black and sc

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2017/04/07

Guilin wins first overseas tire-building machine order

Guilin, China – Guilin Rubber Machinery will be supplying an “independently-designed and manufactured” OTR tire building machine to a “famous” tire company in southeast Asia, the machinery supplier has announced. The product was jointly designed and developed by the company’s R&D and production & manufacturing d

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2017/04/07

Pirelli industrial tire unit renamed Prometeon Tyre Group

  MILAN—Pirelli & C. S.p.A.'s split into separate consumer and industrial tire companies took another key step this week with the renaming of the industrial tire business unit as Prometeon Tyre Group S.r.l. Pirelli disclosed this move and others—including the intention to effect a public offering in 2018 for Pirelli as a pu

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2017/04/05

Continental opens Chinese tire plant expansion

Hefei, China – Continental has opened a €250-million expansion of its tire plant in Hefei, Anhui province, according to local government websites. Phase 3 of the Hefei expansion project started in November 2015. It is expected to increase passenger car tire capacity from 5 million units/year today to 14 million units/year by 2019. By May 201

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2017/04/05

Growing tire size adds to halobutyl demand

Guangzhou, China – Larger tires, calling for better rolling resistance and energy efficiency, will likely adds to the demand for halobutyl rubber with higher air retention performance. “Over the past ten years we’ve seen one-inch growth of average [passenger car tire] size for all the regions,” Jeffrey Valentage, global tire market

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2017/04/05

Sweden's Enviro to build tire recycling plant in China

GOTHENBURG, Sweden—Recycled carbon black company Enviro Systems Inc. and Chinese state-owned Vanlead Group have signed a memorandum of understanding to set up a turnkey recycling plant in southern China. Construction of the new facility, which will have 30,000 metric ton per year capcity, is set to start later this year in Guangdong, the city wh

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2017/04/04

HF tops global tire & rubber machinery rankings

London – The HF group (Harburg-Freudenberger Maschinenbau GmbH) has retained its status as the world largest tire & rubber machinery maker, according to the findings of the ERJMachinery Survey 2017. Despite a 5% fall in sales, German-based HF, which includes Farrel Ltd and Pomini Rubber & Plastics extended its lead in the global ranking

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2017/03/30

Linglong mulls two more overseas sites and facility upgrade

Guangzhou, China – Linglong is planning two more overseas production sites, and will determine the location of one within this year, according to the company’s chairman Wang Feng. “Our Thailand factory has been operating at full capacity,” said Wang at the recent China Rubber Conference held in Guangzhou, “We also pl

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2017/03/30

Beijing University of Chemical Technology Made a New Breakthrough in HPBR Rare-earth Catalyst Technology

Recently, a research group led by Professor Wu Yixuan has made a new breakthrough in HPBR (High-performance Butadiene Rubber) rare-earth catalyst technology. On the basis of the first generation rare-earth catalyst technology, the second generation of rare-earth catalyst technology, which is highly active and highly oriented, was developed, and the technolog

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2017/03/30

ITC determination opens door for ZC Rubber growth

LOUISVILLE, Ky.—ZC Rubber Americas Inc. is gearing up for an expanded presence in North America for its Arisun truck tire line now that the U.S. has determined it won't impose elevated import duties on Chinese truck and bus tires. "Arisun tire will play an important role on the U.S. market and more premium products and sizes will be lau

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2017/03/28

China's rubber sector export price down in 2016

GUANGZHOU, China - China's rubber sector saw a 2.7 percent rise in export volume to 9.3 million metric tons in 2016, according to information released at the 2017 China Rubber Conference. However, export value fell by 8.1 percent to $44.3 billion, according to figures presented at the event held in Guangzhou last week. The footwear segment led

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2017/03/24

China slides to No. 2 tire trading partner

  Canada replaced China last year as the No. 1 trading partner of the U.S. in tires. AKRON—Canada replaced China last year as the No. 1 trading partner of the U.S. in tires. The value of China's imports to the U.S.—impacted primarily by the cut in consumer tire shipments because of the elevated import tariffs on passenger and light t

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2017/03/24

Changed vote makes difference in ITC decision

WASHINGTON—The shift of one vote caused the International Trade Commission to make a final determination that the U.S. truck and bus tire manufacturing industry is not being materially injured because of imports from China. The ITC made a negative determination on material injury against the U.S. truck and bus tire industry Feb. 22 on a 3-2 vote

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2017/03/24

LANXESS Speeds Up, Quality Works

A very successful 2016 and a strong start to 2017 EBITDA pre exceptionals in fiscal 2016 increases by 12.4 percent to EUR 995 million EBITDA margin pre exceptionals improves from 11.2 to 12.9 percent Net income increases by 16.4 percent to EUR 192 million Volumes grow in all segments Proposed dividend for 2016 at EUR 0.70 per share; an increase

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2017/03/24

ZC Rubber eyes growth in tire production

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates—China's Zhongce Rubber Group Co. Ltd. (ZC Rubber) is targeting growth this year of 25 percent in passenger tire production and 10 percent in truck radial production, company management told a recent dealer meeting in Dubai. In addition to boosting production, ZC Rubber intends to start building a network of retail

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2017/03/20

ITC antidumping decision brings mixed reactions

Photo by Leo Michael As with any decision regarding imported tires and tariffs and duties, there are winners and losers. That certainly is the case following the surprising Feb. 22 decision by the U.S. International Trade Commission not to impose antidumping and countervailing duties on Chinese-made truck and bus tires imported into the U.S. It larg

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2017/03/20

Doublestar inks Kumho deal, but Park counter-offer looms

SEOUL, South Korea—China's Qingdao Doublestar Co. said it has signed an agreement with Kumho Tire creditors to buy a 42 percent stake in the South Korean tire maker in a deal that could enable Doublestar to further expand in China. The $830 million deal could help turn Doublestar into China's largest tire maker. Doublestar would purchase

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2017/03/16

“Zombie” warning as China’s rubber sector rebounds

Guangzhou, China – China’s tire & rubber products sector reported €141 billion (1.03 trillion yuan) revenue in 2016, at a growth rate of 2.6% compared with 2.1% in 2015, according to information released at the 2017 China Rubber Conference held in Guangzhou this week. The sector’s profit rose by 6% to €8.8 billion,

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2017/03/16