Kajohnjak Nuanphromsakul, Governor of the Rubber Authority of Thailand (RAOT), recently revealed that the Malaysian authorities have ordered the reopening of the Padang Besar checkpoint in Songkhla, in Thailand’s Sadao district, effective April 6 to allow the import of concentrated…
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Bridgestone to resume commercial tyre, diversified products production in NA
Bridgestone Americas Inc. (Bridgestone) will reopen its commercial tyre plants and diversified products plants in North America (NA) as early as April 13 while other manufacturing plants in NA and Latin America will reopen by the first week of May.…
New Australian road project makes use of crumb rubber from end-of-life tyres
A busy road in Melbourne, Australia, now features asphalt with a crumb rubber mixture – from end-of-life tyres – thanks to the Tyre Stewardship Australia (TSA), the Australian Road Research Board (ARRB) and the Victorian Department of Transport (DoT). The…
Brembo acquires minority stake in Pirelli
Italian maker of braking systems Brembo has acquired an interest in tyre maker Pirelli. Through its parent company Nuova FourB, which is an investment company, Brembo now holds a 2.43% stake in Pirelli. Terms were not disclosed. By adopting a…
Covid-19: Continental stops activity at 40% of facilities globally; withdraws forecast for year
German technology/automotive company Continental has withdrawn its 2020 outlook withdrawn due to ongoing uncertainty regarding market development. Previously, Continental had anticipated consolidated sales for the current year of around EUR42.5 to EUR44.5 billion and an adjusted EBIT margin of around…
Momentive wins patent suit against China’s Ecopower
Momentive Performance Materials Inc says that a Chinese court has ruled that Ecopower (Yongxiu) New Materials Co. Limited’s and Ecopower (Guangzhou) New Materials Co. Limited’s manufacture and sale of a product was in violation of a Momentive patent for NXT…
Malaysian glove makers push for 100% capacity production due to COVID-19
As the World Health Organization has asked glove manufacturers to produce more medical gloves in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Malaysian Rubber Glove Manufacturers Association (MARGMA) is urging the government to allow their factories to continue production at full…
Sumitomo develops new type of rubber material with significantly reduced odour
Japan-based tyre and rubber company Sumitomo Rubber Industries (SRI) has successfully developed a new type of natural rubber (NR) that emits significantly less odour. SRI’s “Reduced Odor Natural Rubber” is achieved by suppressing the breakdown of odour-causing non-rubber components, including…
Top Glove doubles sales orders; expects solid H2
Not all companies are suffering as a result of the downturn caused by the spread of Covid-19, not least companies involved in the medical/healthcare sector. The world’s largest producer of gloves, Malaysian company Top Glove, says its sales have doubled…
NUS scientists develop high-value aerogels from recycled tyre rubber
Scientists from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have recently come up with a new, weightless aerogel material from waste tyres. The new aerogels, being highly absorbent, durable, and efficient at trapping heat and sound, could promote more extensive use…