GLOBAL Bioenergies SA, a French biotechnology company, received from Poland-based Synthos some EUR1.5 million (US$2 million) in funding to develop a biological process for converting plant material into butadiene, an oil-derived chemical used for producing synthetic rubber ( as well…
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Toyo Tyre Malaysia gets a new name
TOYO Tyre’s consumer tyre factory in Malaysia has been renamed to designate it as a manufacturing and marketing company. Formerly called Toyo Tyre Manufacturing (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, the new name has been simplified to Toyo Tyre Malaysia. The consumer tyre…
Philippines to increase rubber output
Currently, the Philippines is chipping in a little over 1% of the world’s rubber production, with its output coming mainly from small-farm of 3 to 10 hectares of land
Karex to sell shares to expand condoms capacity
MALAYSIAN condom manufacturer, Karex Industries, racks up its capacity after selling shares next year. The move is expected to pit anew the country’s rubber products sector, which last year has generated an estimated 6% of exports, against current top competitors,…
Modi in Japanese jv for sand products
India-based Modi Rubber forms a partnership with Japanese Asahi Organic Chemicals to manufacture resin-coated sand.
Lee Rubber sues Chinese tyre maker
Lee Rubber files a lawsuit against Zhaoyuan Leo Rubber for US$2 million for defaulting on shipment of 2,000 tonnes of rubber in 2008.
Graco expands product range to LSR
US firm Graco has acquire Fluid Automaker, a make of metering and dispensing equipment for liquid silion rubber materials to gain presence in the LSR industry.
Foster gets EPDM plant contract in China
Foster Wheeler’s Global Engineering and Construction Group subsidiary have been awarded by specialty chemicals firm Lanxess an engineering, procurement and construction management contract to build a rubber plant in Changzhou Yangtze Riverside Industrial Park.
Hexpol acquires compounding firm
Swedish firm Hexpol Compounding has acquired US-based rubber compounder Robbins Holdingsm including Robbins LLC for US$90 million.
IISRP conference to focus on shale gas in the US
The International Institute of Synthetic Rubber Producers (IISRP) will be holding its annual meeting in San Francisco, USA from April 14 to 17, 2013.