Nigeria Receives First Shipment of Dunlop Imports
DN Tyre & Rubber Plc, formerly known as Dunlop Nigeria Plc, has taken delivery of the first consignment of tyres imported from South Africa.
China Pledges Thai Rubber Imports Won’t Decrease in 2009
Global number one natural rubber consumer China has pledged it will import as much natural rubber from Thailand next year as it has in 2008, despite feeling the impact of the global economic slowdown.
Tyremakers Plead for Sulphur Imports
(Bangkok Post) Tyremakers have asked the Thai Industry Ministry to help clarify with the Customs Department that their imports of 100% pure sulphur for producing tyres are legal because the product differs from 80% pure sulphur, which is banned from the country.
Cooper to Free Up U.S. Capacity with China Imports
According to reports, Cooper Tire expects to receive around 2.5 million tyres from its Cooper Chengshan Tire facility in China during 2008.
Budget Tyre Imports Prove too Much for Australian Remoulder
Increased competition from budget imported tyres has led Australian tyre remoulder Motorway Tyres to close its doors.
India’s ATMA Repeats Demand for Duty Free NR Imports
With India’s tyre industry potentially facing a severe shortage of natural rubber, the Automotive Tyre Manufacturers’ Association (ATMA) has repeated its demand for the immediate duty-free importation of 100,000 tonnes of natural rubber.
India’s MMTC Closer to Chinese Tyre Imports
India’s state run MMTC trading company appears to be progressing with its plan to import and market Chinese commercial vehicle tyres in India.
Chinese Tyre Imports Surge Despite Dumping Duty
(Hindu Business Line) India’s anti-dumping ruling on the imports of truck and bus tyres in July 2007 does not seem to have reduced the share of Chinese tyres in the domestic replacement market, as the price difference in the product made in the two countries continues to be in the range of 10%-30%.
Industry Concerned New EU Standards Won’t Control Low-Cost Imports
(The Guardian) Tyre makers in Europe fear that new standards that the European Commission wants to impose will make it more difficult to compete against their Asian rivals.
Sri Lankan Manufacturers Fight Back Against Imports
The Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) has announced it will establish two new tyre manufacturing facilities to provide the 14,000 tyres needed for its buses every month while its Ampara tyre factory is being refurbished.