German speciality chemicals company Lanxess is relocating its headquarters from Leverkusen in Germany to Cologne and will officially manage its global operations from there as of August 1, 2013. The new domicile of the company is the Lanxess Tower in…
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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 ...
Asahi Kasei Corp opens SSBR plant in Singapore
Japanese firm Asahi Kasei Chemicals held a grand opening ceremony on July 11, 2013, on Jurong Island, Singapore, for a new plant for solution-polymerised styrene-butadiene rubber (S-SBR) which began commercial operation in April 2013. The first line installed has a…
Toyo to expand SUV tyre production in US
JAPAN-headquartered Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. , a supplier Toyota Motor , is planning to expand its US production. The move is said to be part of its plan to channel more investments on products that can give more profits,…
Tokai completes buy-out of Produflex
JAPANESE firm Tokai Rubber Industries (TRI), Ltd has completed the purchase of all the outstanding quotas of Brazil-based Produflex Minas Indústria de Borrachas Ltda. This is the second acquisition of automotive anti-vibration rubber manufacturers by TRI after the acquisition of…
FELDA starts NR processing plant in Myanmar
AGRICULTURAL and agri-commodities company, Felda Global Ventures Holdings Bhd (FGV) is expecting to start operations at its natural rubber (NR) processing plant in Myanmar this year. A memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed between FGV and Myanmar’s Pho La Min Trading…
India extends validity of anti-dumping tax on rubber chemicals
INDIA’s Finance Ministry has extended for another year the enforced anti-dumping duty on certain rubber chemicals, used in treating natural rubber and synthetic rubber-based compounds, from China and South Korea. Anti-dumping duties for rubber chemicals MBT, CBS, TDQ, PVI, and…
Wacker introduces tin-free catalyst for silicone rubber
MUNICH-based chemical firm, Wacker Chemie AG, will be presenting a tin-free catalyst for condensation-curing silicone rubber grades at the upcoming K 2013 show in Düsseldorf, Germany this October. According to the company’s press release, the ELASTOSIL Catalyst NEO, was tailored…
SafeRubber to develop thiourea-based accelerators substitute
THE SafeRubber project has received EC funding under the FP7 framework to develop a new, safe, multifunctional accelerator curative molecule, which can replace thiourea-based accelerators in the vulcanisation process. Thiourea-based accelerators are used in the vulcanisation of polychloroprene rubber, primarily…
Quingdao rubber inventory down by 3%
RUBBER inventories in China’s bonded warehouses dropped close to 3% in the past weeks as commercial banks refuse lending money to tyre makers forcing the latter to cut down imports and buy domestic stocks instead. Rubber at Qingdao has also…
ContiTech takes over Legg
CONTITECH Conveyor Belt Group acquires Kansas-based conveyor belt manufacturer Legg Company Inc., as part of its expansion move in the North America. Legg focuses production of conveyor belts for industrial applications , such as in cement plants, paper mills, and…