A Canadian engineering grad has invented the world’s thinnest latex condom, 0.036 millimetres thin. Guinness World Records awarded the honour to Victor Chan and his Aoni condom, which beat Japan’s Okamoto, the previous record-holder at 0.038 millimetres. The endeavour was…
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Lanxess and Hankook Tire form partnership for synthetic rubber
Lanxess and Korean Hankook Tire have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to co-develop synthetic rubber technologies for high-performance tyres. Under the agreement, the two companies will jointly study the development of new high-performance synthetic rubber grades and applications that…
Apollo Tyres enters Qatar
Apollo Tyres Ltd. announced it has expanded into the Qatar market in the Middle East region. The company says the move is part of its strategy to enter newer markets across geographies. Two years ago Apollo set up its hub…
50 settlers lost income after scattered fire burned rubber trees
About 80 hectares of rubber smallholding at the South Kelantan Development Authority’s (Kesedar) land settlement scheme in Chenulang, Kuala Krai have been destroyed in fire over the past few days. State fire and rescue chief Azmi Osman said the department…
Magna Tyres to unveil tire at ConExpo
Magna Tyres Group will launch its Magna M-Straddle tire in the U.S. during ConExpo, March 4-8, in Las Vegas. The M-Straddle, available in size 16.00R25, is a radial designed for use on straddle carriers in demanding port and terminal conditions,…
Rubber prices end lower
Malaysian rubber prices closed lower for the fourth consecutive day this week with buyers sidelined due to a lack of fresh leads, a dealer said. She said the downtrend was also in tandem with the Singapore Exchange (SGX) and Shanghai…
Trelleborg aims to cut energy costs with KraussMaffei’s EcoLine microwave channel
Trelleborg, a Swedish producer of sealing profiles for the automotive and building industries, announce that it placed an order with KraussMaffei Berstorff for the delivery of two EcoLine microwave channels during the K 2013 held in Düsseldorf, Germany. The investment…
Lanxess and Hankook Tire to jointly develop new synthetic rubber grades for tyres
Under the agreement, the two companies will jointly study the development of new high-performance synthetic rubber grades and applications..
Rubber modifiers to improve PLA biopolymers performance / Further expansions planned
Under the “Mirel” trademark, US bioscience company Metabolix (Cambridge, Massachusetts) has developed new amorphous PHA biopolymers with the physical characteristics of a low Tg rubber. These new rubber modifiers, it says, have been shown to improve the ductility and flexibility…
Kuan Kam Hon’s synthetic gloves yield real profits
First Malaysia produced rubber. Then it produced rubber gloves. Now–as rising health care budgets, aging populations and higher hygienic standards around the world boost the medical industry’s demand for gloves–the country is proving the natural place to produce synthetic gloves.…