The Rubber Skill Development Council (RSDC), a sector skill council for India’s rubber sector, is teaming up with various local governments and universities in order to strengthen rubber technology skilling programmes from entry level to engineering. “As part of this…
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Thailand’s Rubber Authority aims to raise local rubber consumption
The Rubber Authority of Thailand is looking to boost local consumption of rubber products by 10% per year through developing sales innovations to create value added rubber products. Leading the opening of the “RAOT on The Move” event, Gen. Chatchalerm…
ETRMA 2017 Q2 tyre replacement sales down
Tyre replacement sales figures of the members of The European Tyre and Rubber Manufacturers’ Association (ETRMA) for the first half of 2017 have been released. This year’s second quarter saw a significant slowdown as compared to the first quarter, with…
Cooper Standard opens sealing test, prototype & technology centres in China
Automotive supplier Cooper Standard has established an Asia Pacific Technology Center and opened its Asia Pacific Sealing Test and Sealing Prototype Centers in Shanghai, China as part of its continued investment in the region and commitment to create a full…
Quality of domestic natural rubber in India to be set by ATMA, Rubber Board
The quality standards of domestic natural rubber that tyre manufacturers in India will need in the mid- and long-terms, which is around three to 10 years, will be defined by the Automotive Tyre Manufacturers’ Association (ATMA) and the Rubber Board,…
Kerala to hold rubber products manufacturing conference
A two-day national conference aimed at offering updates on new developments in processing, product innovations, chemicals, and more will be organized by Rubber Board, India and the Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation (KSIDC). The rubber products manufacturing conference will be…
Trinseo increasing S-SBR capacity for high-performance, energy-efficient tyres
Trinseo, a global supplier of materials solutions and manufacturer of plastics, latex binders and synthetic rubber, is increasing its capacity for the high-performance special-purpose rubber, solution styrene-butadiene rubber (S-SBR),by 33% at Schkopau Chemical Park in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. S-SBR reduces tyre…
Russia’s Rostec working with Vietnam for rubber cooperation
Russia industrial company Rostec Corporation worked with authorities in the southern province of BìnhD??ng to prepare for the Vi?t Nam-Russia Rubber Joint Venture Company (Visorutex), which is expected to begin operations after 2020. The project, which was signed between the…
China to buy 300,000 tonnes of rubber from Cambodia
China is set to purchase 300,000 tonnes of rubber from Cambodia in 2018, according to a statement released by Cambodia’s Ministry of Commerce following a meeting between the ministry and Chinese and Japanese delegations. “Recently, Shaanxi, China, has signed a…
Nova Scotia approves tyre burning pilot project
Canadian maritime province Nova Scotia has approved a tyre burning pilot project in a move that seems to shift the province away from tyre recycling. Environmental groups and a company that has invested C$5 million to find fresh uses for…