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…
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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…
COVID-19: Apollo to suspend European, Indian tyre manufacturing operations – Updated
Following the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Indian tyre manufacturer Apollo Tyres (Apollo) said it will stop production of passenger car tyres at its plant in Enschede, the Netherlands, to focus instead on production of specific high-performance passenger and agriculture…
Yokohama Rubber, RAOT to cooperate for sustainable NR procurement in the country
Yokohama Rubber has recently partnered with the Rubber Authority of Thailand (RAOT), a state enterprise under the jurisdiction of Thailand’s Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, to provide economic support for natural rubber (NR) farmers in Thailand and to improve traceability…
World Rubber Summit 2020 postponed to September
The World Rubber Summit (WRS), to have been held 4-6 May 2020 in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, has been postponed. Organised by Singapore-headquartered International Rubber Study Group (IRSG), in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of the Government…
Rubber demand to be affected by coronavirus, says ANRPC
Against the back of the coronavirus pandemic, demand and production of natural rubber is on a downward trend, prompting the Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries (ANRPC) to revise its 2020 global outlook for natural rubber (NR). The association said it expects NR production to grow by 2.7% this…
Coronavirus struggle forces Asian automakers to suspend production in US
Asian auto makers based in North America (NA) will temporarily suspend production from next week as the struggle with the new coronavirus outbreak continues. Among them is Toyota Motor: the Japanese auto maker employs 47,000 people in NA and will…
Cambodia to adjust rubber export tax rate to ease struggling farmers’ burden
The recently signed sub-decree exempting export tax on rubber will greatly assist the struggling rubber industry in Cambodia when it comes into effect in April this year. The sub-decree, signed by Prime Minister Hun Sen, states that dry rubber will…