Shares of Malaysian company Comfort Gloves rose 9%. The increase in shares came after the company clarified that its operations were not disrupted by the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) action. The glovemaker gained 9.33%, or seven sen to…
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Natural rubber faces oversupply and low price
The riff between U.S and China are causing uncertainty in the natural rubber market affected with oversupply and low price. An agreement by Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia in late December to reduce exports by 350,000 metric tons expired on March 31. That’s…
The industrial rubber market is projected to reach US$33.82 billion by 2022
The industrial rubber market is projected to grow from US$26.99 billion in 2017 to US$33.82 billion by 2022, at a CAGR of 4.6% between 2017 and 2022. The application segment of the industrial rubber market includes automotive, building & construction,…
Majority of rubber planters in Malaysian state of Sabah are smallholders
Smallholders form the bulk of rubber planters in Sabah. 125,075ha of the 177,766ha of land in the state planted with rubber are managed by smallholders while the rest comprise rubber estates. “Keningau alone has 21,525ha of land planted by 5,902…
Tyre Sector: Living on the edge with airless tyres
No-flat tyres were almost inconceivable with the proliferation of the ubiquitous pneumatic tyres. However, with the advent of airless tyres, the..
Synthetic Rubber: Arlanxeo making strides in the Asian sector
Synthetic rubber company Arlanxeo appointed Joosang Kim as Managing Director of Arlanxeo Singapore Pte Ltd, effective 1 February 2018. He replaces Georges Barbey…
Silicone Rubber: Bio-inspired soft robots are coming
Robotics designs have diversified from rigid to flexible, in a bid to make a new breed of agile robots that mimic the locomotion…
Malaysia’s natural rubber output fell 2% in January
Malaysia, one of the world’s top five natural rubber producers, saw its natural rubber production in January fall 2 % to 65,792 tonnes as compared to December 2017. If compared to January last year, the production rose 1.4 %. Meanwhile,…
Global automotive aftermarket size predicted to reach US$486.36 billion by 2025
According to a new report by Grand View Research, Inc, the global automotive aftermarket size is expected to reach US$486.36…
Hankook launches Kinergy St Tyre designed for long tread life and smooth handling
Hankook Tire has released its new set of high-performance tyres called Kinergy St (H735). The tyre is designed for long tread life and smooth handling. The company will manufacture the Kinergy St at its flagship U.S. manufacturing plant in Tennessee and at…