Trelleborg acquires agricultural tire business in Australia

Trelleborg has, through its business area Trelleborg Wheel Systems, signed an agreement to acquire Armstrong Tyres, an Australian service and distribution company of agricultural tires. The business specializes in tires and complete wheels for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and tractor dealers, and holds a market-leading position in Australia. The a

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2015/04/01

Goodyear establishes tire development center in Pulandian, China

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company announced that it has established its first development center in China. Located at the company’s state-of-the-art tire manufacturing facility here, the new center expands Goodyear’s capabilities in the Asia Pacific region and will enable it to increase the speed and efficiency of high-value-added tire devel

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2015/03/30

China natural rubber prices on March 26

Commodity Sectors Price Date Natural rubber Rubber & plastics 12226.67 2015-03-26 Natural rubber Rubber & plastics 12206.67 2015-03-25

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2015/03/27

Express Oil buys three tire businesses

In addition to the acquisition of Birmingham, Ala.-based Savannah Tire earlier this month, Express Oil Change & Tire Engineers purchased Upton Tire Pros, with four locations near Jackson, Miss., and Trax Tires, with 10 locations near Mobile, Ala. For each purchase, employees and existing management of all locations were kept, according to an Express Oil

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2015/03/26

Chinese chemical firm to buy 26 percent share of Pirelli

China National Chemical Corp., parent of China National Tire & Rubber Co. and other rubber industry holdings, has struck a deal to buy a 26.2 percent share in Pirelli & C. S.p.A. and is preparing a bid for control of the world’s No. 5 tire maker. ChemChina’s deal with Italy’s Camfin S.p.A. for Camfin’s 26.2 percent shareholdi

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2015/03/24

Researchers embed glass fiber into rubber to improve grip

Researchers from Canada are developing new methods to mass-produce a material that may help pedestrians get a better grip on slippery surfaces. The material, which is made up of glass fibers embedded in a compliant rubber, could one day be used in the soles of slip-resistant winter boots. The researchers describe the manufacturing process in a paper in the j

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2015/03/23

Yokohama Rubber launches global marketing of cold- and impact-resistant conveyor belts

The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., announced that it will begin full-scale marketing of conveyor belts with specifications suitable to extremely cold climates. The new product launch is part of Yokohama's strategy for capturing demand from the natural resources development market. The natural resources development industry’s expansion into the world's co

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2015/03/20

12th Michelin Challenge Bibendum Held in Chengdu

On November 12, the 12th Michelin Challenge Bibendum was held in Chengdu International Intangible Cultural Heritage Expo Park. This forum, centering around the theme of “Drive the Innovation of Road Transport Centered on Promoting the Economic Growth and Optimizing the Quality of Urban Life”, gathered automobile manufacturers, public and private

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2015/03/18

Triangle High-performance Commercial Vehicle Tire Development Project Won an Award

Lately, 2014 Science & Technology Award List for Petrochemical System came out, in which the “TRS and TRD series high-performance green pattern commercial vehicle tire development project” of Triangle Tire Co., Ltd. won the Science & Technology Progress Award (third class). By the end of the project, there were total 7 standards and 13 k

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2015/03/18

Zhongce Qingquan Removal Project Phase One Put into Operation in October

The removal project phase one of Hangzhou Zhongce Qingquan Industrial Co., Ltd. was formally put into operation in October while the entire project is expected to put into operation in the first half of next year. Zhongce Qingquan project, with a planning area of 572 Mu and the total investment of 3 Billion Yuan, will produce 5 Million units of TBR, 100

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2015/03/18

CNOOC Oil & Gas (Taizhou) Petrochemicals Developed a New Measure Method for Oil Content of Oil-extended SBS

Recently, CNOOC Oil & Gas (Taizhou) Petrochemicals Co., Ltd. developed a new method for quickly and exactly measuring the oil content in oil-extended thermoplastic elastomer SBS. Firstly, measure the extraction quantity of the unit mass of thermoplastic elastomer SBS that can be extracted by the high selective extraction solvent-petroleum ether before o

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2015/03/18

Anqing Hualan Technology Developed a Preparation Method for Powered NBR

Lately, Anqing Hualan Technology Co., Ltd. developed a preparation method for powered nitrile butadiene rubber (NBR). By this method, nitrile rubber latex is first obtained through the polymerization of acrylonitrile, butadiene, emulgator, electrolyte, mercaptan, initiator, activator and deionized water; then the powered NBR slurry is produced by the coagula

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2015/03/18

BUCT Developed a New Preparation Method for Modified SBR

Beijing University of Chemical Technology (BUCT) developed a preparation method for modified styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR) with high wet-skid resistance. This method adopts free radical polymerization. The component and weight percent of each unit are as follows: styrene 15%~28%, butadiene 70%~80%, 4-vinyl pyridine 1%~5%. The polymerization is initiated by

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2015/03/18

Meichen Science & Technology Scaling Up Applied Research on Advanced Polymer Materials

On November 7, Shandong Meichen Science & Technology Co., Ltd. announced that it was to establish a wholly-owned subsidiary for the applied research of advanced polymer materials.    This subsidiary, with the registered capital of 10 Million Yuan, will scale up the applied research of high-performance thermoplastic elastomer material and

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2015/03/18

MESNAC and SIEMENS Jointly Built Digital Factory

On October 15, MESNAC Co., Ltd and SIEMENS (China) Co., Ltd. signed Digital Factory Strategic Partnership Agreement in Qingdao. The two parties have reached consensus on the development of digital manufacture in the tire industry, and will establish long-term strategic cooperation relationship. Having signed Strategic Partnership Agreement, SIEMENS will fu

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2015/03/18

TMT Purchased ZF BOGE Rubber & Plastics Business Unit

Lately, Zhuzhou Times New Material Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as TMT) had completed the overall acquisition of the subordinate BOGE Rubber & Plastics Business Unit from ZF Friedrichshafen AG. This overseas acquisition spent 2.4 Billion Yuan. Recently, TMT has obtained almost 100% of BOGE’s assets in Germany, the US, France, A

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2015/03/18

Linglong ATLAS Tires Earned Excellent Test Marks

Lately, Atlas tire of Shandong Linglong Tire Co., Ltd. had an excellent performance among the global 50 brands of tire in the 2014 summer tire test organized by Germany auto magazine-AUTO BILD. Through the preliminary and finals, ATLAS received the comment of “excellence” in the final test and this result was superior to many other first well-kno

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2015/03/18

Henan Academy of Sciences Developed Aqueous Solution Electrolysis Technique to Produce CBS

Lately, High and New Technology Research Center of Henan Academy of Sciences developed a new technology for producing the rubber vulcanization accelerator CBS (N-cyclohexyl-2-benzo thiazole sulfonamide) with the aqueous solution ultrasonic electrolysis method. The technological process includes: put 2- mercapto benzothiazole or its sodium salt and cyclohex

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2015/03/18

Lubao Built a 20 Million ㎡/Year Conveyor Belt Production Project

Shandong Lubao Rubber & Plastics Duct Tape Co., Ltd. decided to built a high-strength precise conveyor belt production project with the annual output of 20 Million square meters in order to meet the need of downstream industry like coal mine. This project is located at TangKou Industrial Zone, Jining Economic Development Area, with the total investment

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2015/03/18

Bridgestone Ecopia Product Supporting Electric Vehicle for First Time in China

Bridgestone (China) Investment Co., Ltd. recently announced that ECOPIA EP150, the domestic commodity of ECOPIA, its subordinate environmentally-friendly flagship brand, had supported the Dongfeng Nissan e30-Venucia battery electric vehicle. ECOPIA, the commodity brand originally born for electric vehicle, also officially started the new era of supporting &l

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2015/03/18