ACME Protection Corp has launched the Unique brand of non-latex condoms packaged like a credit card for easy carriage. Unique is the first condom made from Health Canada-approved polyethylene resin material. The Unique condom is thinner and stronger compares to…
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Yokohama breaks ground for new Mississippi truck tyre plant
THE NEWLY-formed Yokohama Tire Manufacturing Mississippi (YTMM), which is a manufacturing subsidiary of Yokohama Tire Corporation, officially broke ground on its new commercial truck tyre manufacturing plant in West Point, Mississippi. The said plant, which will be constructed on a…
Finite Fiber yields new fibre blend technology
US firm Finite Fiber, a provider of natural and synthetic cut fibres, pulps and flocks for the plastics and rubber industries, has recently introduced a patent-pending product that allows their customers to specialise and personalise unique rubber compound properties with…
Giti Tire to setup North America and Europe technical centres
SINGAPORE-based Giti Tire will set up two new Technical Centres, one in North America, which will be based in Akron, Ohio; and one in Germany, Europe. Thi development marks the company’s enhancemnet of ots research & development capabilities, with both…
EU court rejects Dow, Dupont final appeal on cartel penalty
DOW Chemical and DuPont are reportedly on the losing end of the EU fine appeal to the top court to overturn the latter’s decisions and fines in relation to the synthetic rubber price fixing. The EU Court of Justice in…
JK Tyre taps South-East Asia for expansion plans
DELHI-based JK Tyre & Industries readies its expansion in South-East Asia to take advantage of the exponential growth opportunities in the region. According to Dr Raghupati Singhania, CMD of JK Tyres, expanding into the region is to fast track their…
Artel Rubber ups exports
UK firm Artel Rubber, a leading silicone hose manufacturers, supplying the automotive, motorsport, rail, truck and bus industries is targeting further international growth after successfully exporting its products to markets including China. The Bidford-upon-Avon manufacturer started on an export drive…
Wabtec buys rubber products maker Longwood
WABTEC Corp has acquired Longwood Industries, a US manufacturer based in Greensboro, North Carolina (with plants in both US and Europe) specialising in rubber products including diaphragms and seals for transportation and oil and gas markets, and had annual sales…
Dunlop inks new Boeing 737NG tyres deal
DUNLOP Aircraft Tyres clinched a long-term contract to provide new and retreaded tyres to Czech Republic carrier Travel Service Airlines. The tyres will support Travel Service Airlines’s fleet of 23 Boeing 737 Next Generation aircraft, as well as four B737NGs…
New applications and developments to spur growth
Synthetic polymers and latex have been widely used in an array of applications such as packaging and coatings, construction materials, consumer electronics, medical equipment and agriculture.