THE Philippine’s Department of Agriculture (DA) in Soccsksargen Region will be scheming for a rubber growers congress to cover the entire Mindanao area. Spearheading the planning for the Mindanao Rubber Growers’ Congress are DA-Soccsksargen Regional Executive Director Amalia Jayag-Datukan, Regional…
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MonTech inaugurates maiden showroom in US
MONTECH Werkstoffprufmaschinen GmbH, a producer and developer of testing instruments for the caoutchouc, rubber und elastomer industries , recently opened its first US showroom located near Fort Wayne in Indiana. showroom will showcase MonTech’s line of rubber testing instruments, including…
Elmet unveils new LSR processing technique
AUSTRIA-based Elmet debuts its new production approach for the processing of liquid silicone rubber (LSR), which cures under UV-light from a LED source, at the K 2013 held in Düsseldorf, Germany. According to Elmet, this method eliminates the high curing…
New Pallmann technology recycles waste rubber to fine powder
PALLMANN, one of the world’s largest developers, producers and providers of innovative size-reduction technology, launches a new grinding system that enables energy-efficient recycling of vulcanised rubber waste back into fine powder for direct reuse in rubber processing. Karakal, the new…
Tyre, rubber manufacturing sectors show recovery in 2013- ETRMA
Overall, the European tyre and rubber manufacturing industry remains a significant contributor to the European economy despite the challenges faced by both sectors in 2012.
Benz gets OE Kumho tyres
Kumho, which became the first Korean tyre supplier for Mercedes-Benz in 2007, will supply its Solus KL21 tyres for the Benz’s G-Class
Social media app to sell tyres, score followers
US=based TCS Technologies, a Microsoft Certified Partner, and software and internet marketing provider in the tyre and auto service industry, has developed an application (app) called “Like Us and Save” to help tyre dealers gain more followers and bring in…
Indian ministry promotes rubber cultivation amongst Maoists
INDIA”s Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) is embarking on an initiative in the five worst Left Wing extremism (LWE)-affected States to provide Maoists with livelihood and income opportunities when they surrender arms. The MHA, in association with the Ministry of…
Karex uses strategy versus rubber price fluctuation
WORLD’s largest condom manufacturer by export, Karex Bhd, has its way to buffer the impact of fluctuating rubber and packaging price. This was revealed by its CEO Goh Miah Kiat, who says that the company has a price hedging mechanism…
Yokohama to build Indonesian factory for marine fenders, hoses
THE YOKOHAMA Rubber Co., Ltd says that it will build a new plant for manufacturing pneumatic marine fenders and marine hoses in Batam Island, Indonesia. The 3 billion yen plant for material mixing, moulding and vulcanisation will start operation from…