ChemChina-owned Yiyang Rubber Plastics Machinery has signed an order for 12 internal mixers with an unnamed major tire company in China.The equipment will be used to upgrade a new tire production line for the Shandong province-based customer, ChemChina said in a statement.Marking Yiyan's largest single order for internal mixers, the equipment includes GN-300 and GK-400N mixers. The units are said to offer high output and low energy-consumption.The company said its optimised mixers have 5 pe

Major auto makers, with the exception of Fiat Chrysler, posted lower U.S. sales last month behind the ongoing slump in the car market and softer retail demand, even amid elevated incentive levels, signaling an anticipated second-half slowdown continued in September.A year ago, industry sales also were boosted by vehicle-replacement demand following Hurricane Harvey.With every auto maker except for Audi reporting, U.S. light-vehicle deliveries last month fell 5.6 percent, slightly better than ana

At the 2018 Computing Conference, Chinese tech giant Alibaba Group attained Hangzhou's first license for autonomous vehicle road test, which was the group's latest move in autonomous vehicle RD following the unveiling of its self-driving car and the vehicle infrastructure cooperative strategy.The road tests will reportedly be operated at China (Hangzhou) Artificial Intelligence Town, while Alibaba has not revealed when the tests will start. Up until now, China's three Internet giants

South Korea’s second largest tire maker Kumho Tire Co. now under China’s Doublestar Tyre claimed it was on track in normalizing manufacturing and sales network and reversing to a profit possibly from the fourth quarter.“The money is in and management back to normal,” said Chai Yongsen, Doublestar Tyre chairman in a ceremony marking a new beginning for the company.He reiterated that Kumho will maintain its autonomy and identity.The Qingdao-based tire maker in July fully paid 646.3 billion won

ContiTech A.G. has expanded its footprint in China with the opening of an $11.7 million plant that is mainly dedicated to the production of 3D blow molded hoses used in high-performance turbochargers for auto makers.The facility in Changshu is ContiTech's fourth globally to feature 3D blow mold technology, and it expands the firm's products and solutions portfolio with the Chinese automotive industry. Mass production should begin by the end of the 2018 third quarter.The investment into t

On August 10, Linglong Tire, ATD, and Qingdao Zhilian jointly held the anniversity in Shanghai to celebrate the fiftteen years' cooperation among the three parties.ATD owns more than 140 distribution centers, over 1400 delivery vans with annual sales up to more than $5 billion, and it is American largest tire distributor.During the meeting, the CEOs of three companies exchanged their opinions on current China-US trade war and international situation. CEO of ATD, Mr. Stuart Schuette introduce

Recently, Guizhou Tyre held a agriculture radial tyre promotion meeting in Heilongjiang Province.The meeting also invitedChinese Academy of Agricultural Mechanization Sciences, Shijiazhuang ZTE Machinery Manufacturing Co., Ltd.,and some other famouse agricuture machinery comoabies to take part in the meeting.On the meeting, Guizhou Tyre introduced Qianjing Agriculture radial tyre's feature and function, and discussed problems and new demand in current agricuture tyres with all the participat

Nokian Tyres World Orienteering Championships will be held in Riga and Sigulda in Latvia on August 4–11, 2018. Nokian Tyres is sponsoring the world championships of this challenging and rewarding sport for the third time. During the championships week, orienteers from nearly 50 countries compete in five events: sprint, sprint relay, middle distance, long distance and relay.The partnership between Nokian Tyres and the International Orienteering Federation (IOF) started already in 2016. Last year

Rubber band maker Alliance Rubber Co. is stretching its capabilities.Hot Springs-based Alliance, which has manufactured rubber bands for 95 years, has added custom silicone profile extrusion to its production capabilities.The move, according to a news release, allows for the development of product content and design profiles that meet customer needs for custom silicone bands, cording and tubing—open or closed cell foam tubing or solid tubing. The firm also can customize the durometer, color, di

Additive maker Hengguangda Polyurethane Material Co. Ltd. plans for its new plant in Nantong to come online within two months, according to Sales Manager Han Yusheng.The plant's capacity includes 3,000 metric tons per year of stannous octoate, 5,000 tons per year of amine catalysts, 18,000 tons per year of silicone catalysts and 20,000 per year modified methylene diphenyl diisocyanate and other additives.This is the company's second site after its headquarters in Suzhou, China. The Nanto

On June 28, Shandong Yanggu Huatai Chemical Co.,Ltd released its half year performance report.The company predicted that it will realize 206 million yuan - 231 million yuan in the first half year of 2018, yearly rising by 155%-185% compared to the same period of 2017.Amongst, the company predicted that it would suffer 11 million yuan of extraordinary item.The company said its new productions were also put into operation, due to its main operation keeping growth.Shandong Yanggu Huatai Chemical Co

A new specialty trailer radial, the Triangle TR653 ST, is available from Triangle Tire USA. The company is backing the TR653 ST with a 60-day total satisfaction guarantee and free one-year road hazard replacement warranty.Producing ST tires has been a focus at Triangle for decades, with a commitment to using quality raw materials at one of the world’s most technologically-sophisticated tire plants, says Rick Phillips, vice president of sales for Triangle Tire USA.The TR653 ST is available in 10

Malaysia's natural rubber (NR) production declined by 22.7 per cent to 35,845 tonnes in April 2018 from 46,381 tonnes in March, said the Department of Statistics (DoS).The production also decreased by 27.1 per cent year-on-year, it said in a statement today.Month-on-month (m-o-m), the average price of latex concentrate fell 5.5 per cent to 445.48 sen per kg in April compared with March, and the average price of Standard Malaysian Rubber 20 (SMR 20) also declined by 4.6 per cent m-o-m to 528.

China’s rubber machinery sector bottomed out from the 2016 and kept growing in 2017, with the sales revenue realizing two-digit growth.Currently, both domestic and overseas tire enterprises are investing actively and their demand for rubber machineries have increased. China’s rubber machinery sector is on the ascending track.Surge in sales revenueStatistics show that China’s 24 major rubber machinery producers’ sales revenue totaled 7.74 billion yuan in 2017, up 11.3% year on year.The sector

Zhejiang Hailide New Material Co.,Ltd. recently announced its 2017 annual report.In 2017, the company realized 3.186 billion yuan of operation revenue, year-on-year growing 24.14%；and 314 million yuan of net profit belonging to parent company,year-on-year increasing 22.99%.The company said that it further expanded auto wire and tire cord fabric's production, which helped the company realize sales and profit growth in 2017. Amongst,Polyester industrial filament sales increased 20.32% to 1.74

With exhibits from over 290 of the world’s most important suppliers to tyre manufacturing plus a major conference, workshop programme and industry-leading awards dinner, Tire Technology Expo 2018 is all set to storm Europe. The Feb 20-22 event at Deutsche Messe in Hannover, Germany, has already broken its own record in number of exhibitors.Tire Technology Expo 2018 offers visitors the world’s premier technology showcase, with exhibits of equipment and materials covering the complete spectrum o

TVS TYRES will be displaying its diverse product portfolio at Auto Expo 2018. It includes two-wheeler radial tyres with the special focus on PROTORQ, which is the company’s high-performance radial tyres for premium motorcycles.At the Expo, TVS TYRES has a dedicated stall, where visitors can walk-in and get to know more about the company and its product range.“We feel extremely happy to associate with the 2018 Auto Expo and showcase our product range in the two-wheeler segment. This prestigious

Rubber Board Secretary N Rajagopal has said that good quality of rubber is essential for radial tyres. He was inaugurating the series of workshops Zhongce Rubber hosted a meeting for dealers and partners in Bangkok, Thailand on 28 Januaruy. The distributor conference was headlined, “More Progress More Achievement”, focusing on improving market share in local tyre markets. Ge Guorong, vice president of Zhongce Rubber, shared the great achievement in the 2017 that the company’s sales revenue wa

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It has been 1 year since Huaan Tirekick-started its ambition to grow Huaan tirepresence further in the truck tyre segment. The company’s investment in branding, on-going tyre testing and introduction of various patterns and specifications clearly reflects its commitment.“We had a soft launch of the Huaan tire HLD96 and HLT89 truck tyre in 2018. Early last year, we tested the tyres on 10 trucks; each truck has a different application. From general cargo, container haulage to construction and ma