President of Concerned Farmers Association of Ghana, Nana Opanbour Bonsu II has expressed dissatisfaction over the clearing of cocoa trees for the cultivation of rubber in cocoa communities in the Eastern Region. He was speaking at an Agric Dialogue Series…
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Ecolomondo to set up tyre recycling plant in Canada
Canada’s Cleantech company Ecolomondo Corp. is acquiring land in Hawksbury, Ontario, for a tyre recycling plant. Ecolomondo Corp. expects to process approximately 13,000 tonnes/year of tyre waste with the latest generation thermal decomposition technology (TDP) in a 52,000 sq-ft facility.…
Sri Lanka lifts ban on glyphosate weedkiller for use in tea/rubber estates
Sri Lanka was one of the first countries to ban the usage of glyphosate in the agriculture industry in 2015. It has now had a about-turn and will lift the ban for tea and rubber plantations only. Meanwhile, in the…
Europe: 94% of all used tyres recycled in 2016; slight increase over 2015
According to the European Tyre and Rubber Manufacturers’ Association (ERTMA)’s Used Tyre (UT) data for 2016, covering 32 countries (EU28, Norway, Serbia, Switzerland and Turkey), compared to the previous year, in 2016, Used Tyres collected in Europe (3.9 million tonnes)…
Cambodia’s rubber exports up in 1st quarter; revenue down
Cambodia exported 39,147 tonnes of dry rubber in the first quarter of 2018, which was up by 21% over the same period last year, according to a report released by the General Directorate of Rubber of the country. The Southeast…
MacLellan secures rubber contract for pipeline
UK’s MacLellan Rubber has been selected by one of the country’s premier gasket cutters to supply Natural Rubber material for the second phase of a pipeline Bearing Pad contract; the first phrase was awarded mid-2017. MacLellan’s part of the multi-million…
BMW’s latest sedan model to utilise Yokohama tyres
Japanese supplier Yokohama Rubber says it is now supplying its global flagship Advan Sport V105 tyres to Germany’s BMW Group for use as original equipment on the automaker’s new M5 model. The new BMW M5, which debuted in March 2018…
Researchers solve long-standing puzzle of butadiene make-up
Linear polyenes are hydrocarbon chains with unusual optical and electrical properties. They have become a paradigm for studying photoisomerization — when molecular structures rearrange from absorbing light — because of their straightforward molecular structure, potential for electrical conductivity, and role…
RM900k windfall for Kedah Risda smallholders
A total of 399 Risda (Rubber Industry Smallholders Development Authority) smallholders in the northern state of Kedah in Malaysia, received dividends amounting to RM908,020 under the Cluster New Planting Scheme (RTBB). Its chairman Datuk Zahidi Zainul Abidin said it was…
Flexan secures IntroMed to expand contract manufacturing capabilities to sheath introducers
Flexan, a leading global medical device manufacturer of custom, high-precision silicone, rubber, and thermoplastic components has acquired IntroMed, a contract manufacturer of patent protected sheath introducers for use in catheter placements. The acquisition of IntroMed, a Utah-based company that provides…