RMS Equipment partners with Chinese manufacturer

KITCHENER, Ontario (Oct. 4)—Rubber and tire machinery maker RMS Equipment Co. has a new "cooperation agreement" with Dalian Bingshan Rubber and Plastics Co. Ltd., based in Dalian, China, the Kitchener-based company announced Oct. 3. The agreement will allow RMS to deliver Dalian products "with an RMS touch" to its global customers, the company said. RMS will combine its rubber extrusion and tire building technology with Dalian's manufacturing resources and lower labor costs to "deliver new and better solutions to the equipment needs" of both companies' customers, the Canadian firm said. The new partnership already has secured a major extrusion process contract for Bridgestone Shenyang China, a Dalian customer, RMS said.