The government of Malaysia will be providing financial assistance to 440,000 smallholder planters and rubber tappers in the country over a three-month period beginning November this year. Rural and Regional Development Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob (BN-Bera) said the…
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Zenyatta Ventures to develop graphene enhanced rubber products
Zenyatta Ventures Ltd., a junior exploration company based in Ontario, Canada, is teaming up with US-based rubber band manufacturer Alliance Rubber Company and the University of Sussex in the UK for the development of rubber products enhanced with graphene converted…
Southern Thailand province begins construction of six more rubberised roads
Songkhla, a province in southern Thailand, has begun construction of six more rubberised asphalt roads, bringing the province’s total to eight. Nipon Boonyamanee, chairman of the provincial organisation, said two rubber roads had just been completed in Chana district. Each…
Giti Tire to hire 1,700 new staff for its South Carolina manufacturing plant
Singaporean tyre manufacturer Giti Tire will be hiring 1,700 new staff over the coming decade to fill various positions in its US$560 million Richburg plant in Chester County, South Carolina in the US. The Richburg plant is the company’s first…
Thailand used over 7,000 tonnes of rubber for road construction, repairs
Thailand has used more than 7,000 tonnes of rubber worth Bt358.6 million for road construction and repair projects under the Department of Rural Roads this year. Department Chief Pisak Jitviriyavasin said that findings of research conducted by the department showed…
India mulling anti-dumping duty on truck, bus radial tyres from China
India’s Commerce Ministry is planning on imposing anti-dumping duty on truck and bus radial (TBR) tyres from China to protect domestic rubber players from cheap imports. “As per information received from Rubber Board, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, imposition of…
Continental CST adds two new field engineers to American regions
Continental Commercial Specialty Tires (CST) has expanded its workforce and added two new field engineers to support the business in USA, Canada, South America and Mexico. The two new field engineers in the Americas will be involved with OTR (Earthmover),…
Hyundai Motor to increase local SUV production with Chongqing plant
Hyundai Motor began production at its fifth passenger car plant at Chongqing, in China, to meet the demands of the rapid-growing car market. The new plant is a joint venture with Hyundai’s local partner Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Co., who…
Lexus LC 500 partners with Marvel Studios’ Black Panther
Lexus, a luxury vehicle division of Toyota, and Marvel have announced a collaboration at the brink of the opening of Comic-Con to pair the first ever 2018 Lexus LC with Marvel’s Black Panther character in the highly anticipated film, Marvel…
Kossan Rubber aims to automate plants, lessen headcount by 2020
Kossan Rubber Industries Bhd, a Malaysian manufacturer of disposable latex gloves, is looking to automate its plants and complete the overhaul by the year 2020. Higher automation means less dependence on the uncertain — chief of which is availability of…