The Philippines is looking to implement various initiatives to develop the rubber industry, with investment promotions and trade fairs/expositions soon to be planned and organised locally or internationally by its Department of Trade and Industry-Export Marketing Bureau (DTI-EMB) along with…
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Fungal disease outbreak threatens Thailand’s rubber plantations
Thailand is facing an outbreak of fungal disease Pestalotiopsis, recently found in three districts in a key rubber growing province in southern Thailand – affected rubber trees have been identified in a large enough area that could potentially decrease the…
GDT secures US$50mn deal to establish five tyre recycling plants in South Africa
Australian Green Distillation Technologies (GDT) has signed a nearly US$50 million agreement with Volco Power (Volco) to set up five tyre recycling plants in South Africa – the plants will comprise of six tyre processing modules which are to process approximately…
Enviro to work with Swedish Energy to bring sustainable recycling to India
Swedish company Enviro will be joining the India-Sweden Innovative Accelerator (ISIA) to bring new and improved technology to the Indian tyre recycling industry. ISIA, a collaboration project between the Swedish Energy Agency, Business Sweden and the Confederation of Indian Industries,…
Tyrata’s direct measurement sensor tested in aircraft tyres
US-based Tyrata Inc. (Tyrata), a tyre sensor and data management company, has successfully measured aircraft tyre tread depth using its IntelliTread tyre sensor (ITS) technology. The sensors use carbon nanotubes to measure millimeter-scale changes in tread depth, and so, are…
Malaysia to reduce rubber glove exports due to labour shortage
Malaysia will be cutting down its rubber glove export this year, according to Malaysian Rubber Glove Manufacturers Association (MARGMA), following a labour shortage dilemma in the country. MARGMA President, Dennis Low Jau Foo, said Malaysia’s 4.5% decline in rubber glove…
Michelin to close French-based tyre factory
French tyre manufacturing giant Michelin will close its truck tyre factory at La Roche-sur-Yon, in western France, as it faces competition from Asian manufacturers in a poorly auto industry. The closing of the factory will affect some 619 employees, and…
Global off-road tyres market to hit US$705 billion by 2025
Superior driving performance over multiple terrains, provided by ATVs and UTVs, will be one of the growth pillars to the off-road tyres market, which is expected to grow to US$705 billion by 2025. According to the latest report by Global…
Trinseo completes acquisition of Dow’s German latex assets
Trinseo, a solutions provider for plastics, rubber and latex binders, has completed the acquisition of US Dow Chemical’s (Dow) latex production facilities at Rheinmunster, Germany. The approximately US$44 million transaction includes full ownership and operational control of two latex production…
Nokian commissions production at Tennessee, US, tyre factory
Premium tyre manufacturer Nokian Tyres (Nokian) has recently inaugurated its Dayton, Tennessee, passenger/light truck tyre factory – the company’s third overall and first outside of Europe – some two years after breaking ground on the US$360 million project.The Dayton factory…