BEUMER Group, a leading global supplier of automated material handling systems has launched its first automated material handling system, which is designed for the tyre production industry. Beumer explained that the new tyre tray system automates the handling of tyres…
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India Rubber
The All India Rubber Industries Association (AIRIA) was established in 1945 with the purpose of representing the rubber sector in ...
Country Focus: An alliance that keeps Asia’s “white gold” shining
Despite challenges in the global market and supply chain, Asia’s primary rubber producers are successfully achieving their growth targets, with ...
Sustainability: Southeast Asia’s rubber sector rooting for sustainability
Promising solutions are emerging in the form of sustainable rubber practices, aimed at curbing deforestation and substantially reducing the environmental ...
Rubber industry in the digital age: how technology can save forests, boost business
Emerging policies on ethical material sourcing, such as the EU Deforestation-free Regulation (EUDR)’s zero-deforestation rule, underscore ecosystem preservation and market ...
Gloves sector holding up through the headwind
Malaysia’s glove makers are benefiting from streamlining of operations, new investments, and net-zero collaborations to mitigate the impact of low ...
Medical technology market shapes up with silicones
Global and Asian markets for silicones in the healthcare and medical industries have grown in tandem with the advancement of ...
Wacker opens expanded Kolkata technical centre for silicones
THE MUNICH-based chemical company, Wacker, recently opened its expanded technical centre for silicone products, located at Amtala near Kolkata. Operated by the joint venture Wacker Metroark Chemicals, the regional centre now comprises state-of-the-art applications technology and test equipment for silicone…
India’s industry groups rebuff Rubber Board data on price fall
THE RUBBER Board of India had released a report indicating that the increase in import of natural rubber (NR) pulled down the domestic price of RSS-4 grade, and which was affected by the price crash in the global market. This…
Kumho develops jell technology self-healing tyres
SOUTH KOREA’s Kumho Tire, has developed the first of its kind self-healing tyres wth jell technology. The tyres promise to reduce overall maintenance cost for users. The company says that it took it two years to develop and use the…
Wacker, Gomline to co-brand silicone rubber compounds
MUNICH-based chemical firm Wacker, and Slovenia-based silicone compounder Gomline agreed on co-branding ready-to-use silicone-rubber compounds. Gomline, which is Wacker’s official distribution partner for high-temperature-curing silicone rubber and liquid silicone rubber grades, serving customers in Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Macedonia and Serbia,…
Rubber separator maker Microporous goes independent
TENNESSEE-headquartered Microporous, a manufacturer and supplier of high performance rubber, polyethylene (PE) and hybrid battery separators, has been completely acquired by Seven Mile Capital Partners, making Microporous a fully independent company and will compete directly with the Daramic division of…
Omni obtains EPA verification for China-sourced tyres
MICHIGAN-based Tyre dealer Omni United USA obtained an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) SmartWay verification for some of its China sourced branded tyres. Omni United’s imported branded tyres such as Goodride CR989 Line Haul Steer, CM983 Closed Shoulder Drive, CM980 Open…
Anti-dumping duties still on for Chinese tyres
THE US International Trade Commission (USITC), by the recent week’s 6-0 vote, ruled that it is extending anti-dumping and countervailing duties on off-the-road tyre (OTR) products from China after the first five-year review of the AD and CVD order imposed…
Top Glove jacks up price amidst rising power costs
IN THE RECENT week, Malaysia’s Top Glove Corp Bhd raised its glove prices to offset the effect of electricity tariff hike on its production costs and profits. At the onset of 2014, manufacturers wrestle against the 16% to 38.53 sen/kWh…
Indonesian palm oil producer expands into rubber
THIS YEAR< Indonesian palm oil producer PT Sampoerna Agro plans to cultivate up to 3,000 hectares of rubber, aside from planting up to 10,000 hectares of land for palm and 2,000 hectares for sago, according to a report by Reuters,…