Toyoda Gosei Co, Ltd, a manufacturer of plastics and rubber automotive components, safety systems, and LEDs invests in Genial Light Co, Ltd., a Japanese startup that develops testing equipment and other devices for medical institutions. Genial Light has worked with…
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Hexpol acquires Unica; expected to strengthen grip on Spain, EU markets
Malmö-headquartered polymers company Hexpol is acquiring 100% of Unión de Industrias CA, SA. (Unica) from Espiga Capital, a Spanish based Private Equity firm for an estimated EUR48 million. Unica is a significant player in Rubber Compounds in Spain, supplying several…
Russian OG company Tatneft to produce crude rubber, road bitumen in Kazakhstan
Russian oil and gas company, Tatneft has signed an agreement to produce crude rubber and road bitumen in Kazakhstan for the Butadiene Project and the Agreement of Intent on the Implementation of the Road Bitumen Production Project. The signing took…
Guayule, a renewable resource for polyisoprene
Guayule is also found to be a potential source of natural polyisoprene (PI), according to a study led by Amandine Rousset ( Avignon University and GuaTecs), Ali Amor (CIRAD and CTTM), Serge Palu (CIRAD), Teerasak Punvichai (Prince of Songkla University), Sandrine Perino…
PTT to venture into nitrile gloves production; new jv established to enter medical device market
Thai state-owned oil and gas company PTT’s subsidiaries, IRPC and Innobic (Asia) establish a joint venture, Innopolymed Company Limited, to produce non-woven fabric from the melt-blown process, and which are raw materials for the filtration in medical masks, N95 respirators,…
Michelin collabs for masks, loafers
French tyremaker Michelin has recently opened a new automated mask manufacturing workshop at the Combaude plant near Clermont-Ferrand. Some of the machines used in the EUR3.5 million investment- facility are from the Villars-based company CERA. and will be producing 3…
Gloves Industry: Innovative gloves pack a punch against Covid-19
A secure supply of gloves and new designs of antimicrobial gloves go hand-in-hand to stave off the health crisis facing countries around the globe, says Angelica Buan in this report. All it takes is a pair of gloves, a critical…
US CBP iterates forced labour claim vs Top Glove
According to reports, the US Customs and Border Protection (US CBP) claims that certain products by Malaysian glovemaker Top Glove Corp Bhd had been manufactured with the use of “forced or indentured labour”, adding that these disposable gloves are being,…
ZC rubber eyes digitalisation, new overseas plant
Chinese tyre maker ZC Rubber envisions expanding global presence and technological innovation as the company garners robust sales in 2020. Speaking during its first Global Online Dealer Conference held in mid-March, Shen Jinrong, Chair of ZC Rubber Group, said the…
Vietnam’s nat’l forest system obtains PEFC endorsement; eyes 50k ha of certified plantations in 2021
Vietnam is the latest member country to have its national forest system endorsed by the world’s leading forest certification organisation PEFC (the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification). Vietnam is the first PEFC member to supply PEFC-certified natural rubber…