Over 2,500 international, regional and local attendees comprising of tyre manufacturers, OEMs, distributors, dealers, retailers fleet operators and garage owners will gather at Tyrexpo Africa (co-located with GarageXpo Africa), to be held at the Gallagher Convention Centre Hall 2, Johannesburg…
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Global polyisoprene rubber market to grow at CAGR of 7% till 2022; demand from the tyre industry fuelling this growth
According to Technavio market research, increasing demand for rubber tyres are propelling the global polyisoprene rubber (IR) market to grow at a CAGR of over 7% during the period 2018-2022. The tyre industry is one of the major end-user industries…
Disposable gloves market predicted to reach to US$10,059 million by 2023; growing at a CAGR of +7 % from 2017 to 2023
The global disposable gloves market was valued at +US$6,145 million in 2016, and is projected to reach +US$10,059 million by 2023, growing at a CAGR of +7 % from 2017 to 2023. Disposable gloves form an essential part of maintaining…
Industrial rubber products market predicted to reach US$151 billion by 2025
Global industrial rubber products market is largely dependent upon natural rubber as a source of raw material. The natural rubber market is in a state of oversupply. Affected by the growing tapping area of natural rubber in main producing regions,…
Rubber tracks for defense and security market to reach US$144.5 million by 2027 end: FMI study
According to a recently published research report by Future Market Insights, titled “Rubber Tracks for Defense and Security Market: Global Industry Analysis 2012 – 2016 and Opportunity Assessment 2017-2027,” the Rubber tracks for defense and security market is poised for…
Build more rubberised roads stabilise rubber price – Ministry
The Plantation Industries and Commodities Ministry expressed their hope that all roads constructed throughout the country including the Pan Borneo Highway will use rubber premix. This is in order to maximise the usage of rubber produced by smallholders in the…
Sarawak RISDA to do rubber replanting with the RM20.7 million it received
Sarawak’s Rubber Industry Smallholders Development Authority (RISDA) has received an allocation of RM20.7 million to replant rubber involving 5,564 acres of land. This is part of RM158.3 million of the Rubber to Rubber Replanting Programme (TSGG) involving 54,057 hectares of…
Malaysia’s exports of rubber gloves to hit RM20 billion by 2020
Malaysia’s Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister, Datuk Seri Mah Siew Keong said the country’s rubber gloves export is predicted to soar to RM20 billion in value by 2020,looking at the growth recorded annually, He said Malaysia is the world’s biggest…
Continental launches first of its machine installation at its plant in Thailand
The German company Continental recently launched the installation of its first machine at the new tyre manufacturing plant in Rayong, Thailand. The Calendering machine is not only the first, but with almost 100 meters length, also one of the largest…
Malaysia to construct more rubberised roads to increase lagging rubber price
Malaysia’s Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Datuk Seri Mah Siew Keong recently announced that the government will implement more rubberised roads. He said this is one measure among a few to increase domestic rubber consumption in order to shore up…