High demand for medical gloves has prompted Japan’s Tosoh Corporation (Tosoh) to increase production capacity for its chloroprene rubber (CR), marketed as Skyprene. Part of chemical manufacturer Tosoh’s Specialty products, its CR is produced at its Nanyo Complex in Yamaguchi…
Singapore-headquartered International Rubber Study Group (IRSG) and the Global Platform for Sustainable Natural Rubber (GPSNR) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the aim of consolidating, developing and detailing the cooperation between the two organisations. It will also contribute…
With the approaching fifth anniversary of the merger of quality assurance system supplier BST and eltromat, Germany-based BST eltromat International is set to expand its facilities. The company has acquired a 22,000 sq m plot of land in Bielefeld-Altenhagen, Germany,…
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…
Specialty tyre manufacturer GRI is to open a new mixing plant in the Mirigama Export Processing Zone (MEPZ), Sri Lanka, to support its future expansion and simultaneously enhance the nation’s exports. GRI’s Managing Director, Prabhash Subasinghe, said that the new…
UK-based Maclellan Rubber has recently expanded the colour options on its food-grade rubber moulded sheets, to enable full traceability and track usage across different sections of food production. Including colours of red, blue, green, and yellow, the rubber sheets have…
Thailand’s Commerce Ministry has renewed its income guarantee scheme to include rubber and oil palm as top priority agricultural products to be presented to the new government, which advocated income guarantees as part of its election manifesto. According to the…
Rubber’s diverse application, ranging from automotive parts and tyres to rubber gloves and chewing gum makes it an indispensable material in modern society. Demand for the two main rubber types, latex -derived natural rubber and chemicals-synthesised synthetic rubber are driving…
Toyo Tire will begin the construction of a “smart” production plant in Indjija, Serbia, by May 2020 after an initial investment of US$434.7 million. The Japanese company expects to initiate manufacturing operations in two years of the plant’s completion, with…
French tyre-maker Michelin’s profitability suffered in early 2019 despite its first-half revenue and operating earnings – net income fell 8% to US$940 million; operating margin fell to 12.2% from 12.5%; and sales of the car/light-truck tyres fell by 7.9%, further…