The distribution of benefits under the Rubber Production Incentive Scheme of the State government to support farmers during the price fall of the commodity has come to a standstill, affecting hundreds of farmers in the rural areas of Kozhikode. The…
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Cooper Zeon LTZ Pro tyre selected as original equipment on HSV Colorado SportsCat pickup
Cooper Tire announced that its Cooper Zeon LTZ Pro™ tyre in size 285/60R18 has been selected as original equipment…
Rubber prices in Thailand slip, ex-Democrat Party leader Chuan Leekpai petitions PM
Former prime minister and ex-Democrat Party leader Chuan Leekpai has appealed to premier Prayut Chan-o-cha to address falling household income in the South. The petition was lodged to Gen Prayut via his deputy Wissanu Krea-ngam. Based on Chuan’s petition, the…
Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia implements fifth Agreed Export Tonnage Scheme (AETS) which would restrict natural rubber exports
Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia have agreed to implement the fifth Agreed Export Tonnage Scheme (AETS) beginning tomorrow (Friday). In a statement, the International Tripartite Rubber Council (ITRC) said under the scheme, the three ITRC member countries would restrict exports of…
Shares of Malaysian glove makers take a tumble due to looming gas price hike
Shares in Malaysian rubber glove makers have seen a dip after the government announced it will increase natural gas price by 22.9%. Shares in Supermax Corp Bhd dipped as much as 5.26% or 10 sen to RM1.80, before recouping slightly…
Halcyon Agri Corporation buying four Indonesian crumb rubber factories for US$105.3 million cash.
Natural rubber supplier Halcyon Agri Corporation is buying four Indonesian crumb rubber factories for S$105.3 million in cash. The group said that a memorandum of agreement it entered into on Dec 5 with the vendors – Liauw Chiang Sioe and…
Quang Tri inks rubber plantation contract with Laos
Quang Tri Rubber Company under the Vietnam Rubber Group (VRG) has inked a land leasing contract with the Lao Government for a rubber plantation and a rubber processing plant in Laos’ southern province of Salavan. Speaking at the signing ceremony…
India’s natural rubber sees “grim” outlook
Tyre makers in India have termed as “grim” the continuing shortfall of natural rubber in the domestic market. They said the industry is being forced to import natural rubber, which is driving up costs amid the ongoing peak season in…
Orion Engineered Carbons introduces new specialty carbon black production line in Korea
Orion Engineered Carbons, a worldwide supplier of specialty and high-performance Carbon Black, announced today that it has completed construction of a new Carbon Black production line at its plant in Yeosu, South Korea, to produce specialty products. The line started…
KraussMaffei Berstorff presents Compound Rework system 1000
KraussMaffei Berstorff will showcase its new Compound Rework system 1000 (CRS 1000) in hall 21, booth 8030 at the TireExpo 2018 in Hannover from 20 to 22 February 2018. This innovative solution is designed for processing scrap material generated during…