Calls for China to gain more control of rubber supply

Beijing (Apr. 10, 2012) – In a long report on the CRIA website, financial analysts track the development of China's rubber industry and its likely future. The outlook is not good. Partly because increased raw material prices cannot easily be passed on to the consumers. The report notes that each 10kg car tyre consumes around 1kg of pure natural rubb

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2012/04/10

China sets up 4-year project for Nd-BR

Beijing (Apr. 6, 2012) – China has reportedly begin a four-year research project to develop processes to make neodymium-catalysed butadiene rubber. A number of institutions and universities are combining in a research project to create a pilot plant for Nd-BR materials. It said Xinjiang Science and Technology Agency, Karamay Petrochemical, The Chinese

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2012/04/06

China's rubber industry faces seven challenges

Beijing (Mar. 28, 2012) – China's rubber industry faces seven challenges, according to a speech by Fan Rende, president of the China Rubber Industries Association, speaking at the CRIA's annual meeting in Qingdao last week. The key challenges are the need to restructure and consolidate tyre manufacturing capacity in China. It will be easier to build

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2012/03/28

Dongfeng launches 6th generation coloured tyres

Beijing (Mar. 27, 2012) – DoubleStar Dongfeng Tire Corp said it has introduced its sixth generation of coloured tyre, with passenger car tyres coloured entirely in red, blue and other colours, although the innerliner still remains black. It said the company held a seminar on its development and claimed the tyres in-service performance and quality have

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2012/03/27

China launches 'green tyre' strategy

Beijing (Mar. 27, 2012) – China's Rubber Industry Association has officially launched a programme to develop 'green tyres'. The plan calls for half China's tyre makers to be capable of producing a fuel-efficient tyre by the end of the current 5-year plan, and for 25 percent of car tyre production to be 'green tyres' by the same date. One elemen

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2012/03/27

Rubber Valley adds residents

Beijing (Mar. 27, 2012) – One report gives details of some of the latest residents in China Rubber Valley business park. The long report reviews developments at the park over the last year, including the names of some recent sign-ups; news of the copyright and intellectual property centre and Rubber Valley's aim to lead the industry in many aspects o

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2012/03/27

China begins anti-dumping probe into Resorcinol from Japan, US

Beijing (Mar. 27, 2012) – China's Ministry of Commerce has launched an anti-dumping investigation into imports of resorcinol (or M-dihydroxybenzene) from Japan and US. In a brief statement, the Ministry said the material is identified by Tariff No. 29072100 under Import and Export Tariffs of the People's Republic of China.

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2012/03/27

Significant overcapacity for steelcord in China

Beijing (Mar. 27, 2012) – China's Assistant Finance Minister, Ma Lijun recently told reporters in China that there is serious excess capacity in China's steelcord industry. He said capacity for steelcord in China has been doubling every year for the last 10 years, growing from 200 tonnes in 2002 to over 10,000 tones in 2012. Meanwhile, the number of

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2012/03/27

Ten opportunities for China's companies

Beijing (Mar. 27, 2012) – China's rubber industry faces ten opportunities, according to Fan Rende, Chairman of the China Rubber Industry Association (CRIA) These include the development of modern materials; the development of technologies to re-use post-consumer scrap tyres; developing fuel-efficiency technologies; export opportunities in many overse

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2012/03/27

Xingda profits fall on modest sales increase

Beijing (Mar. 27, 2012) - Gross profits at Chinese steelcord maker Xingda International Holdings fell by 20 percent, despite a small increase in sales for the 12 months to December 2011. The company said in a detailed report that sales increased by 2.2 percent to RMB 5551 million (euro 665 million), but gross profit fell to RMB 1298 million from RMB 16

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2012/03/27

Chinese undercover reporter uncovers tyre recycling secrets

Beijing (Mar. 14, 2012) - A reporter from the Qilu Evening News has published a report outlining practices in China's small tyre recycling businesses. The long report outlines dangerous and unsafe practices; the attempted repair of irreparably-damaged tyres; burning of tyres in the open air and other, 'no questions asked' practices. The reporter worked

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2012/03/14

Rubber Valley to put Chinese patents online

Beijing (Mar. 13, 2012) - China is to make its rubber-related patents available online. A company called Qingdao Rubber Valley Intellectual Property Information Center Co., Ltd. has been established by by the China Intellectual Property Publishing House and Rubber Valley Co., Ltd. The new company aims to act as a one-stop-shop for all intelllectual property

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2012/03/14

Top 10 News of China Rubber Industry in 2011

1. Price of Rubber Raw Materials Greatly Fluctuated, Cost of Enterprises Hard to Be Controlled In 2011, the price of raw materials such as rubber fluctuated greatly. In the first quarter, NR hit the highest historical record of 43,500 RMB yuan/ton. In the second quarter and the third quarter, SR kept increasing to 10,000 RMB yuan/ton, and then slumped. Affe

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2012/02/28

CRIA reports on EU round-table meeting

Beijing (Feb. 27, 2012) A round-table meeting of executives and officials from tyre makers heard about EU tyre labelling systems at a meeting in Beijing on 20 Feb. Fan Rende, president of the China Rubber Indusrties Association said that China is most concerned to identify effective and compatible test systems in China and the EU. The EU deputies urged the

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2012/02/28

Nexen, Linglong join ITMA

London (Feb. 22, 2012) – Shandong Linglong and Nexen Tire have joined the Imported Tyre Manufacturers’ Association (ITMA), bringing the total number of members up to 15, including five who have joined within the last 12 months. Shangdong Linglong was established in 1975 and currently has an annual production capacity of some 30 million tyres whi

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2012/02/24

China outlines philosophy behind Rubber Valley project

Qingdao, China (Feb. 23, 2012) – China's Rubber Valley project is modelled on California's Silicon Valley. The Rubber Valley community already is host to over 600 rubber-related companies, from R&D, production and rubber processing. This year is a critical one for the growth of the Valley community.  

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2012/02/24

Keyuan signs long-term butadiene supply deal with Shell

Ningbo, China (Feb. 23, 2012) – Keyuan Petrochemicals Inc. has signed a long-term supplier agreement with Shell Petrochemicals Company Limited ("CSPC"), a joint venture between CNOOC and Royal Dutch Shell Group, to purchase butadiene. This year (2012) will be the first full year of commercial SBS production for Keyuan. In the past twelve mon

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2012/02/24

Conti opens winter test centre in China

Heihe, Heilongjiang Province, China (Feb. 23, 2012) – Continental's Chassis & Safety Division has opened a winter test center in Heihe, Heilongjiang Province. “We see a great potential for Continental in the China auto safety market. With the foundation of our winter test center, we are moving a big step closer to our ambitious goal of &lsq

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2012/02/24

China aims for 70% self-sufficiency in elastomers by 2015

Beijing (Feb. 23, 2012) – A wide range of elastomers – notably butyl rubber, Nitrile rubber, EPDM and isoprene have been targetted for growth in China's 12th five-year plan for the materials industry published yesterday. The document says China aims to meet at least 70 percent of domestic demand for key elastomeric materials by 2015. The docum

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2012/02/24

Transplant tyre makers dominate Chinese market - report

Beijing (Feb. 22, 2012)– A short Chinese-language report on the CRIA website suggests that non-Chinese tyre makers account for 80 percent of domestic sales of radial tyres.  

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2012/02/23