Top Glove Corp Bhd, which saw third quarter net profit grow 5.2%, is confident its operations in China will turn around in the fourth quarter following its move to consolidate operations there, said its chairman Tan Sri Lim Wee Chai.…
Singapore rubber firm plans to buy Lee Rubber Indonesia plants
Singapore-listed rubber firm Halcyon Agri Corp Ltd is in talks to buy rubber processing plants in Indonesia from Lee Rubber for S$400 million to S$500 million ($320 million -$400 million), three people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. Earlier…
Indian govt forms panel to formulate national rubber policy
The commerce ministry has initiated a process to formulate a national rubber policy and to draw up a draft, it is setting up a committee of experts. The decision follows concerns expressed by rubber-consuming industries over a decline in both…
Flexi Floss reveals medical-grade silicone rubber floss
Flexi Floss has unveiled a flexible, medical-grade silicone rubber floss that is suitable for all ages. Gummy Floss is a dental hygiene device that is custom designed with comfort and hygiene in mind to overcome the challenges of acquiring and…
Continental launches new tyre range for high service life
67 percent of road freight transport in the EU is national, and regional freight traffic is booming. Changing consumer behavior and strong growth in the mail-order industry have made this transport segment the largest goods handling sector in Europe. Trucks…
Falken tyre phasing out Ohtsu brand name
Falken Tire Corp. is phasing out the use of the Ohtsu brand name for commercial tyres, while at the same time re-introducing it to the market as an associate brand line in passenger and light truck tyres. Falken, a unit…
Lanxess starts up new rubber line in Dormagen; capacity up by 10%
Specialty chemicals company Lanxess has completed the expansion of its Baypren polychloroprene solid rubber production operations in Dormagen. Werner Breuers, member of the Board of Management, and Jan Paul de Vries, head of High Performance Elastomers business unit, officially inaugurated…
Malaysian rubber tappers may expect regulated prices under new mechanism
Rubber estate smallholders and rubber tappers may expect better returns for the commodity soon under a new price mechanism set to be implemented by the Malaysian Rubber Board (MRB). The board will issue a daily price reference for rubber sold…
Blair Rubber to double the size of Seville plant
A ceremonial groundbreaking was held Monday for a 50,000-square-foot addition to the Blair Rubber Co. that will nearly double the size of the plant by next spring. Blair Rubber manufactures corrosion-resistant rubber linings for tanks and other containment vessels used…
GT Radial launches new truck and bus tyres
GT Radial has announced the release of two new tyres for the truck and bus market – a high traction steer axle and a low platform trailer pattern. The steer axle tyre, the GSW226, is the company’s first winter marked…