RubberNetwork and Webb Negocios Announce Joint Venture

US based RubberNetwork, a consortium of the companies participating in the global tyre and rubber industry, and Brazil based Webb Negocios, a company specialising in consulting, ebusiness and outsourcing Company, announce the formation of a jointly owned enterprise, RubberNetwork-Webb. The newly constituted company builds on a five-year commercial relationship between RubberNetwork and Webb and draws on the strengths of both companies. The venture will offer a range of Supply Chain services aimed at reducing costs and improving efficiency to companies in the community of the tyre and rubber industry.

RubberNetwork-Webb will cover markets in the North America, Europe, Latin America and Asia but will initially target North America and Europe. An analysis of the markets in these two regions alone indicates a potential market of more than 230 large companies with a combined turnover of approximately US$860 Billion.

The combined experience of RubberNetwork and Webb in the Supply Chain field enables the newly created venture to offer a portfolio of services in Strategic Sourcing, Supplier Performance Improvement, Supplier Connectivity, eSourcing and Logistics.