UAE-HEADQUARTERED Rubber World Industries LLC (RWI) launches its new elastomeric rubber insulation pipes, the company’s latest addition to its Gulf-O-Flex products. The new product, which comes in various colours, offers to reduce power consumption by 88%. The launching is held…
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Ansell to buy Midas for US$41 million
AUSTRALIAN latex glove and condom maker Ansell Ltd is set to acquire South Korean knitted cut-resistant industrial gloves producer, Midas C. Ltd for an estimated US$41 million. The deal is expected to close in the fourth quarter. A supplier of…
Latex that befits the gloves sector
The healthcare and food industries, which are amongst the top recession-proof
industries, have rubbed on their luck to the gloves sector.
Technology for rubber
The recently concluded K2013 show featured also the rubber sector,’s latest technology that machine makers introduced, from injection moulding machines and liquid silicone
processing to recycling.
Sealing manufacturer Kaco adopts Maplan’s new machine concept
HEILBRONN-headquartered Kaco, a leading global manufacturer of high precision, application-oriented sealing solutions for the automotive, engine and machinery industries, establishes a new production line in China for transmission components. These components are resistant to temperatures of about 150 °C and…
Recyclable tyre for the agriculture sector
LAST year, Italian elastomer compounder API and mould maker Tecnostamp developed a “green life” tyre from PU as an alternative to tyres currently manufactured from vulcanised rubber. The tyres have been produced by Emanuele Conti & Partners’ Mecaplast S.a.S., which…
Supermax to buy 100-acre land in Selangor for new glove factory
MALAYSIAN glove maker Supermax Corporation Bhd, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Maxwell Glove Manufacturing Bhd (Maxwell) acquisition of a 100-acre piece of land on which the company will build its new integrated glove manufacturing facility has been deemed by analysts a…
Durex develops silicone rubber wrap heater
US firm Durex Industries, a leading designer and manufacturer of heaters, temperature sensors, controls and systems, develops their Elastic Wrap Heater (EWH) technology. Elastic Wrap Heaters are used in applications that require heating for freeze protection or to prevent condensation.…
Minnesota Rubber closes ageing US plant
MINNESOTA Rubber and Plastics, a manufacturing plant in Watertown, Minneapolis, announced that it will be closing its plant in one year, resulting in 180 workers being laid off jobs after January 15, 2014. The company, which manufactures the Standard O-Ring,…
Hankook recalls 1,495 Dynapro tyres for tread separation risk
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) Office of Defects Investigation, tread separation can result in tyre failure and loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.