Lanxess is investing EUR235 million to construct the world’s largest 160,000-tonne/year plant for EPDM in Changzhou to meet global demand for EPDM that is growing 4% a year and 8% in China.
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More R&D to stretch Malaysia’s rubber industry further
KUALA LUMPUR – Five new research and development facilities for the rubber production sector are in the pipeline, said Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. He added that this was a part of the Government Economic Transformation Plan’s efforts…
Ansell and Ramsay Health Care enter global multi-year purchasing agreement
MELBOURNE , Australia – Ansell Limited , a global leader in medical gloves and healthcare safety solutions, has announced it has entered into a multi-year purchasing agreement with Ramsay Health Care , one of the largest private hospital groups in…
Cartel pushes up price of rubber
THE weak global economy has driven down prices for everything from copper to coal, and now the cartel that controls most of the world’s production of rubber, one of the hardest-hit commodities, is fighting back. The three Southeast Asian countries…
Thailand defers spending US$480mil more to prop up rubber prices
BANGKOK, Thailand – The Thai cabinet has turned down a plan to spend another 15 billion baht (US$480mil) on buying rubber to prop up prices but will monitor the situation to see if further intervention is necessary, the deputy agriculture…
MRB to host International Rubber Technology and Economics Congress in KL
The Congress, to be held at the One World Hotel, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, will be a discussion forum to highlight the challenges and uncertainties in the rubber industry in 2013 and beyond.
Roll-up rubber door
US-based Rytec Corporation has launched industrial rubber doors made from engineered styrene butadiene rubber (SBR) that are said to be virtually indestructible. The Powerhouse roll-up rubber door, which is made from the same durable materials used to manufacture tyres, is…
Firms record sales in the first half
AFTER almost matching the dynamic level of the strong Q1, German automotive parts supplier Continental foresees hitting another record year, especially with potential increase in consolidated sales of more than 7% to over EUR32.5 billion. Moreover, Continental projects that the…
Hartalega on expansion drive
Their new facility will have 72 production lines to increase the firm’s total capacity to 38 billion pieces/year.
Sabah farmers get an incentive
The payment, which will be made in cash, is based on dry rubber content and the types of rubber produced.