RMA Predicts Little Growth in 2017

The Rubber Manufacturers Association projects minimal growth in total U.S. tire shipments in 2017. Total shipments should reach roughly 319.8 million tires in 2017 compared to 318.4 million tires in 2016. According to the association the largest growth will be seen in OE passenger tire shipments. The segment is expected to grow 1.5% year over year and

Source: Tire Review

2017/03/13

NR production falls 2.2% in early 2017

Kuala Lumpur – Production of natural rubber by member of the Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries (ANRPC) fell 2.2% year-over-year in the first two months of 2017, according to the latest report by the association. The drop, said ANRPC’s March report, was mainly caused by floods in south Thailand and an “unusual early onset

Source: European Rubber Journal

2017/03/10

China’s Yiyang machinery group receives “large orders” from overseas

Yiyang, China – Yiyang Rubber & Plastics Machinery Group has received large orders from overseas tire-makers, including Sumitomo Rubber Industries in Brazil. According to the Yiyang, Hunan province-based machinery supplier, the company signed contracts with Sailun (Vietnam), Sumitomo Rubber Industries (Brazil), and an Iranian company for pro

Source: European Rubber Journal

2017/03/09

Mesnac, Rockwell extend partnership in smart manufacturing

Beijing – Mesnac and Rockwell Automation have signed a “strategic agreement” to conduct joint research on smart manufacturing within the tire & rubber industry, the Chinese machinery supplier said on 28 Feb. The two parties, said Mesnac, will conduct in-depth cooperation in automation and industry safety “with the aim to pr

Source: European Rubber Journal

2017/03/09

Crunch time ‘looms’ for up to 500 Chinese tire makers

Hanover, Germany – Mounting pressure on Chinese tire makers will soon force a long-anticipated cull of smaller manufacturers in the sector, believes David Shaw, a tire market analyst specialising in China. Estimating the number of manufacturers there at around 600, Shaw said: “It is a total mess and certainly in the next two years there should

Source: European Rubber Journal

2017/03/09

Yinbao breaks ground on passenger car tire project

Chuzhou, China – Shandong Yinbao Tyre Group’s subsidiary Delun Rubber broke ground on its 4 million unit per year passenger car tire project in Chuzhou, Anhui this February. The new facility is Delun’s phase-two project and phase-one has been put into operation with a full capacity of 3 million unit per year for truck and bus tire an

Source: European Rubber Journal

2017/03/07

China’s Guilin Rubber Machinery steps up technical development

Guilin, China – ChemChina-owned Guilin Rubber Machinery has stepped up efforts in technical research and development and worked with KraussMaffei to upgrade design and technology throughout 2016, the company announced on 14 Feb. In 2016, said the statement, the company was granted 21 patents including five patents for invention, and applied for

Source: European Rubber Journal

2017/03/07

Linglong plans new subsidiaries, Thai site expansion

Yantai, China – Linglong Tire is to set up three fully-owned subsidiaries and a joint venture, according to its filings on 24 Feb. Two of the three subsidiaries will be set up in Yantai, Shandong, where the company is headquartered. One will specialise in rubber and tire research with €29 million (200 million yuan) registered capital,

Source: European Rubber Journal

2017/02/28

SR price pressures ‘set to ease’ after Q2

Hanover, Germany –  Current upward pressures on synthetic rubber (SR) prices should ease off after the second quarter of the year as feedstock availability returns to normal, believes Daniela Quintero, commercial intelligence manager at Grupo Dynasol. According to Quintero, SR prices are being driven largely by developments in the but

Source: European Rubber Journal

2017/02/25

Arlanxeo Rubber Technology Center Was Officially Completed

On December 15, 2016, Arlanxeo Rubber Technology Center (RTC) was officially completed in the EPDM manufacturing base in Changzhou. As one of the global rubber testing center of the Company, RTC can test and mix multiple rubber products and is equipped with advanced comprehensive analyzing and testing capability at present, which makes it able to serve clien

Source: China Rubber Journal

2017/02/25

Projects including That of Nexen Rubber Inner Tube Was Checked and Accepted

Lately, the project of annually manufacturing 20 million motor vehicle inner tubes and 2.4 million golf balls of Qingdao Nexen Rubber Co., Ltd. was checked and accepted by the environmental protection authorities. The project is located at the Busan Industrial Park in Jiangshan Town, Laixi City. It involved a total investment of RMB 176 Million Yuan.

Source: China Rubber Journal

2017/02/25

New Arrival of Bridgestone POTENZA Came into the Market

Lately, Bridgestone (China) Investment Co., Ltd. announced that the latest tire product Adrenalin RE003 of its subordinate POTENZA brand came into the market in the middle of December. The new product is positioned to serve as the high-performance road sports tire, with its size covering seven specifications ranging from 17 inches to 18 inches. It is fit

Source: China Rubber Journal

2017/02/25

Construction of the Intelligent Stereoscopic Warehousing Distribution Center of Fengyuan Tire Started

On December 1, 2016, the construction of the intelligent stereoscopic warehousing distribution center of Shandong Fengyuan Tire Manufacturing Co., Ltd. was started, marking a further step of this company on the road of building “Industry 4.0”. It is known that this distribution center covers an area of about 17,000 square meters. After complet

Source: China Rubber Journal

2017/02/25

The Annual Output of All-steel Tires Produced by Double Coin Jiangsu Company Reached 3.30 Million Units

After the daily output realized 9,616 units on November 17, 2016, the output of Double Coin Group (Jiangsu) Tire Co., Ltd. has exceeded 9,500 units for three consecutive days, indicating that the production capacity of all-steel tires in this company successfully reaches 3.30 million units/year. As Double Coin Heavy-Duty Tire Co., Ltd. was closed, since t

Source: China Rubber Journal

2017/02/25

Linglong Tire Company Won the Nomination Award of the Governor Quality Prize

On December 31, 2016, Shandong Linglong Tire Co., Ltd. won the sixth Nomination Award of the Governor Quality Prize. Relying on its strong brand construction, scientific and reasonable strategic planning, persistence in technical guidance, focus on independent innovation, construction of perfect informatization supporting platform, introduction of advance

Source: China Rubber Journal

2017/02/25

New Internal Mixer GN275 Born in Yiyang Rubber & Plastics Machinery Group

In late November 2016, Yiyang Rubber & Plastics Machinery Group Co., Ltd. added new internal mixer GN275 to its leading products and delivered it to the users on schedule, being a pioneer in new product design, manufacture and operation in the same year. As an updated version of GN255 internal mixer, GN275 integrates the performance advantages of GK27

Source: China Rubber Journal

2017/02/25

Nicest Carbon Black Passed the Review of CNAS

Recently, the laboratory of Shandong Nicest Carbon Black Co., Ltd. once again successfully passed the accreditation assessment of China National Accreditation Service for Conformity Assessment (CNAS) and was permitted to continuously maintain the CNAS accreditation qualification (re-evaluation) and expand the accredited capacity (item expansion). The accredi

Source: China Rubber Journal

2017/02/25

Yanchang Rubber Launched New Bus Tires

Recently, Yanchang Rubber Company successfully developed two specifications of Deantong Y999 All-around Tire specially used for bus and successfully exported to Korea and other countries and will be popularized in domestic market in 2017. Based on safe, eco-friendly and green development philosophy, this product adopts special profile design to effec

Source: China Rubber Journal

2017/02/25

Tianyang Mold Implemented CNC Intelligent Technical Transformation

Shantou Tianyang Mold Co., Ltd. plans to invest RMB 35 Million Yuan to carry out technical transformation of the equipment producing adjustable aluminum mold products for radial auto tires, purchase 7 intelligent CNC 5-axis linkage machining centers and corollary equipment and operation system software. The production capacity of the adjustable aluminum mold

Source: China Rubber Journal

2017/02/25

The Production & Sale of Linglong Tire from January to November 2016 Exceeded the Last Year

Recently, Shandong Linglong Tire Co., Ltd. published the production and sale data. From January to November 2016, the accumulative production and sale both exceeded that in the last year, and both production and sale in November hit a new historical height. From January to November 2016, the accumulative output of Linglong Tire reached 39.0232 millio

Source: China Rubber Journal

2017/02/25