Amid the surge in new Covid-19 cases worldwide, demand for PPEs, including gloves is projected to rise. Malaysia, the world’s largest rubber gloves manufacturer is reportedly racing to increase production to augment supply until 2023. The Malaysian Rubber Glove Manufacturers…
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Sumitomo Rubber exploits Fugaku supercomputer for rubber materials development
Sumitomo Rubber Industries (SRI) is utilising the Fugaku Supercomputer as it becomes available for general use by academic and industrial researchers from March 9. SRI has applied to make use of HPCI (High-Performance Computing Infrastructure) for industrial research purposes in 2021.…
UMaine prof research on chem process for butadiene gets US$0.5 mn support
Thomas Schwartz, an assistant professor of chemical engineering at the University of Maine received a U$513,995 NSF Career Award to advance his ongoing study of the Lebedev process. To date, there has been little research carried out on the Lebedev…
Sri Lanka forms a committee to develop rubber cultivation
Sri Lanka’s Minister Keheliya Rambukwella confirms the approval of the proposed committee for the development of rubber cultivation and its affiliated industries in the country, the government news portal, News.Lk, reported. The proposal was submitted by the Minister of Plantation,…
Enviro highlights Michelin partnership details; long-term plans
In the virtual information disclosure published by Scandinavian Enviro Systems in March 2 pm the company addressed questions on subjects that include the license agreement with Michelin. In the information disclosure, Enviro also reported on how the partnership with Michelin…
Rubber incentives activated in Sabah, Sarawak – MRB
The Malaysian Rubber Board (MRB) divulges the activation of the Rubber Production Incentive (IPG) for February 2021 in Sabah and Sarawak. The activation was due to the average farm-level rubber price in February 2021 for cup lump or scrap rubber…
Arlanxeo launches first synthetic rubber industry handbook
Dutch synthetic rubber producer Arlanxeo launched recently its first handbook for synthetic rubber. The Arlanxeo Handbook of Synthetic Rubber is an integrated, complete, and stand-alone reference in the rubber industry. The handbook has over 400 pages, 17 chapters and offers…
Ammega group acquires belting company MIR
Midwest Industrial Rubber (MIR), a US fabricator and distributor of conveyor belting and industrial conveyor products joins Ammega, a company specialising in mission critical lightweight process and conveyor and power transmission belting, following completion of the acquisition. Brian McSharry, Chairman of…
Sri Trang Gloves eyes rising gloves demand in 2021
Thai gloves manufacturer, Sri Trang Gloves (STGT) sees global demand for nitrile and rubber gloves to continue to increase by 20% in 2021, driven by an impetus on health and hygiene. Amid the rollout of vaccines, gloves will continue…
IRSG and PEFC to hold a webinar on March 3
Ben Gunneberg, CEO of the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC), is one of the key speakers, alongside Cailin Birch, Global Economist with the Economic Intelligence Unit (EIU), in the International Rubber Study Group (IRSG) Webinar on Risks…