In track to market growth, the Malaysian rubber gloves sector is reporting increasing demand for nitrile gloves while industry players’ new capacities are “being swiftly taken up,” according to local research house Kenanga Research (Kenanga). Kenanga postulates that the nitrile…
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South Australian councils to trial recycled tyre rubber-asphalt roads
A major South Australian trial using recycled (crumb) rubber from end-of-life tyres will begin soon – at least six councils – the cities of Mitcham, Port Adelaide Enfield, Campbelltown, West Torrens, Onkaparinga, and Salisbury – will take up the project,…
Egypt’s military production authority, China Poly Group agree to build tyre plant in Egypt
The Egyptian Ministry of Military Production have recently announced of a contract with Chinese manufacturer Poly Group to set up a passenger tyre manufacturing plant in Egypt. The new plant is to produce around 3 million tyres per year and…
Thailand pushes for new ways to use NR locally as Chinese demand slumps
Thailand, the world’s biggest rubber producer and exporter, is currently promoting alternate uses of the prized material – the country has seen to the relocation of tyre-manufacturing from top consumer China, primarily because of poor car sales, and aims to…
More costly rubber gloves expected as Malaysian govt. raises minimum wages
The Malaysian government has announced that minimum wages in urban centres will be raised to MYR 1,200 per month as of 1 January 2020, in line with the government’s goal of a MYR 1,500 minimum wage under the Pakatan Harapan…
Austrian Semperit drafts new industrial rubber strategy; appoints new COO for 2020
Vienna-based rubber manufacturer Semperit AG Holding (Semperit) has unveiled a new strategy for its Industrial Rubber unit. According to Semperit, the four segments of the new strategy will comprise Semperit’s ‘profiles’ and ‘rubber sheeting’ business units which will be separated…
New Porsche Cayenne SUV to be fitted with Yokohama’s AVID GT tyres
Japan’s Yokohama Rubber Company (Yokohama) has been supplying premium auto manufacturer Porsche with original equipment (OE) tyres for use on the Porsche Cayenne SUV. The new Cayenne – the third model – will thus feature Yokohama’s first all-season “AVID GT”…
Michelin pushes for carbon neutrality at all plants by 2050 with new “green” strategy
Michelin is looking to cut down carbon emissions at its plants globally – the French tyre major specifically aims to reach zero carbon footprint by 2050, by consuming less and implementing an energy transition, in accordance with the Paris Agreement…
Vietnam gains more than US$2b over 11 months from rubber exports
Exports of 1.5 tonnes of rubber between January and November 2019 have earned Vietnam a whopping US$2.02 billion; about 200,000 tonnes of rubber was exported in November alone, which brought in some US$260 million. According to Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture…
Halcyon Agri launches Bounce rubber movement to shape a sustainable industry
Natural rubber (NR) corporation Halcyon Agri has recently launched the world’s first sustainable rubber movement, Bounce, which is aimed at driving consumer change for an equitable NR industry. NR is a widely-consumed, vital component of various industries including the transport…