Thai gloves manufacturer, Sri Trang Gloves (STGT) sees global demand for nitrile and rubber gloves to continue to increase by 20% in 2021, driven by an impetus on health and hygiene. Amid the rollout of vaccines, gloves will continue…
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Amid pandemic: growth, expansion for Malaysia’s ace glove makers
The Covid-19 pandemic, which has tipped the scales of the majority of industries, has triggered unprecedented demand for the rubber ...
Bringing in-house eco-friendly rubber to the industry
The environmental and economic needs to increase recycling rates are the principal driving forces behind technological innovations in the 21st ...
Country Focus: Indonesia’s rubber sustainability at a crossroads
Deforestation in Indonesia, the world’s second largest natural rubber producer, is an issue to reckon with. According to Greenpeace, the ...
Disposable glove makers turn to nitrile to cope with Covid-19 demand
Industries around the world have been hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic, with most facing unprecedented and unique challenges to ...
Green Rubber: Green measures to recalibrate the impact of tyres
The use of green rubber and recycling of end-of-life tyres (ELTs) can mitigate the carbon impact of the tyre industry, ...
Rubber Chemicals: Circular approach to redeeming the value of tyres
The tyre industry is reducing the environmental impact of tyres with a circular approach to managing waste tyres and enhancing ...Bridgestone, Arlanxeo, and Solvay launch new tyre tech for fuel-efficient, less CO2 emissions performance
Three industry majors – global tyremaker Bridgestone; Netherlands-based synthetic rubber producer; Arlanxeo; and Belgian chemical company, Solvay, launched recently a new, co-developed tyre technology platform called Techsyn . They said that Techsyn combines chemically optimised synthetic rubber with tailor-made silica, interacting…
IRSG and PEFC to hold a webinar on March 3
Ben Gunneberg, CEO of the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC), is one of the key speakers, alongside Cailin Birch, Global Economist with the Economic Intelligence Unit (EIU), in the International Rubber Study Group (IRSG) Webinar on Risks…
India’s PCBL commissions specialty black lines in Gujarat
West Bengal-headquartered Phillips Carbon Black Limited (PCBL) is meeting the growing demand for specialty black products with the commissioning of two specialty black lines in Palej, Gujarat, totalling 32,000 metric tonnes/annum. PCBL, a part of RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group, has a…
Sumitomo Rubber on course for carbon neutrality, joins hydrogen association
Sumitomo Rubber Industries (SRI) has joined the Japan Hydrogen Association (JH2A), an open-participation organisation that aims to hasten the arrival of the Hydrogen Economy through various social implementation projects, with members representing a wide range of industries to provide a…
Goodyear to acquire Cooper in a US$2.5 bn deal
US-headquartered Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (GT) is acquiring Cooper Tire, the 5th largest tyre manufacturer in North America, in a transaction estimated at US$2.5 billion. The agreement should strengthen Goodyear’s leading position in the U.S., while significantly expanding its…
IRSG changes domain
The International Rubber Study Group (IRSG) has announced its new website address. From www.rubberstudy.com, you can now access IRSG at www.rubberstudy.org effective February 19, 2021. Its new email address has also changed its domain extension to .org effective February 21.…
Molecular Rebar Design unveils new MRO range for fuel-efficient tyres
Austin, Texas-domiciled Molecular Rebar Design (MRD) has developed a new generation of MRO for use in tyres, seeking less overall density with lower rolling resistance and improved toughness. The product, MRO Gen III has been developed based on feedback from…
Use of graphene in large volume gets ECHA nod; new graphene car wax launched
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) approves a volume threshold of 1 to 10 tonnes of graphene powder usage per annum of graphene products, according to Applied Graphene Materials (AGM), a UK-based company specialising in the development and application of graphene…
Sibur-RIL jv halo butyl plant completed; to roll out 1st batch of products
Russian petrochemical company, Sibur in its Q4/FY 2020 financial and operating report announced that the construction of a halo butyl production facility – a consummation of its joint venture with Indian multinational conglomerate company Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) – has…