South and East Asia rubber news
Honda Cars Philippines (HCPI), which produces passenger cars, BR-V, City has announced that it will stop production operations in its plant in Sta. Rosa, Laguna, effective March, 2020. According to its press statement released today, to meet Honda’s customer needs…
Concerns are growing over the continued shortage of natural rubber (NR) in India’s tyre industry, despite national Rubber Board estimates of 10% year-on-year increase in NR production. Already, industry insiders think rubber farmers are hoarding the commodity, as the flow…
A majority of the Chinese production facilities owned by Swedish group Trelleborg has resumed operations after a temporary break due to the coronavirus outbreak in the country; however, the operational status may change depending on local decisions, as the situation…
Scarcity and viral infections may bring out the best and the worst in situations, but for Malaysia’s glove sector, it is the catalyst to its continued growth, says Angelica Buan. When the Covid-19 (new coronavirus disease) epicentre, Wuhan in Hubei,…
Two Chinese facilities of tyre manufacturing major Goodyear Tire and Rubber (Goodyear) has suspended operations until at least Feb. 9 over concerns about the Wuhan coronavirus. According to Goodyear, it will continue “to work with the Chinese government to determine…
In an attempt to revive rubber demand and boost prices, the Indonesian Tire Producers Association (APBI) has recently asked the government to promote the development of a rubber-based biofuel, to prevent rubber farmers from switching to other crops. Many farmers…
To better understand rubber farmers’ challenges and how they have responded to the rubber price slump in the past decade, the General Directorate of Rubber (GDR) has initiated a joint study with Belgium’s University of Liege agro researchers; the two…
Singapore’s International Rubber Study Group (IRSG) has announced its 2020 photo competition that is themed: “Rubber is a Community”. The photo submissions should tell a story or emphasise the concept of a communal life that involves rubber at its source,…
To prevent India from accumulating hazardous waste material from other nations, the National Green Tribunal (NGT), a specialised judicial board in the country, has recently directed the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to regulate the import of waste tyres. This…
In terms of revenue share, the global hydrogenated nitrile butadiene rubber (HNBR) market is projected to increase at the growth CAGR of 7.6% over the period 2018-2027 owing to abundant factors, says a report by Fact.mr. The report titled “Hydrogenated Nitrile Butadiene…