Chemicals company Lanxess has brought together its two business lines, Rubber Additives Business (RAB) and Colorant Additives Business (CAB), and they now belong to the Rhein Chemie business unit. The reorganisation comes after the company’s acquisition of US firm Chemtura…
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India’s new tax regime won’t have huge impact on NR sector –Rubber Board
The new Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime in India will not have a significant impact on the tax structure of the country’s natural rubber sector, said Viju Chacko, Secretary of the Rubber Board. The natural rubber sector at present…
RRII reveals first-of-its-kind mobile app for India’s rubber farmers
The Rubber Research Institute of India (RRII) has revealed the new mobile application it has developed called Rubber Soil Information System or RubSIS, which is aimed at helping rubber farmers determine soil nutrient status. The mobile app-based online manurial recommendation…
India to buy fresh latex from Cambodia in new deal
India is entering a rubber sector agreement with Cambodia as it plans to produce latex concentrate for the manufacture of specialised products with high tensile strength and resilience using fresh latex from Cambodian rubber plantations. The deal is a pilot…
Black Bear carbon black receives EPEA Cradle to Cradle certificate
Pioneering circular-economy, technology-based company Black Bear recently announced that its carbon black has received an official Cradle to Cradle Certified Bronze Certificate following an assessment made by the Environmental Protection Encouragement Agency (EPEA). This marks the first time that any…
Alternative Rubber & Plastics now a distributor of RSS Harmonite powders
Rubber and plastics distributor Alternative Rubber & Plastics Inc. has reached an agreement with RSS, LLC to distribute the latter’s Harmonite powders. Harmonite is an engineered material that is manufactured in a patented, thermal-mechanical process. It is reportedly a versatile,…
Bridgestone justifies tyre pace and reliability at 8 Hours of Slovakia Ring
Bridgestone proved its confidence after racing in the first-ever FIM Endurance World Championship race at Slovakia Ring four days ago, with results showing the pace and reliability of its Battlax motorcycle racing tyres. The two teams supplied by Bridgestone which…
Vietnam’s auto industry needs more stable, relevant policies to grow
The presence of global auto components is absent in the Vietnam market, as the auto industry is said to still remain very small. More than 90% of the existing component suppliers in the country are foreign-invested companies, with the majority…
New Zealand’s Fletcher Building to use scrap tyres to fuel cement plant
Fletcher Building, an integrated manufacturer and distributor of world-leading building and construction products and services, has been given a NZ$13.6 million grant by the government of New Zealand towards new technology that will allow the company to use scrap tyres…
Vietnam’s local tyre manufacturers facing raw material shortage
Local tyre manufacturers in Vietnam are facing a shortage of rubber raw materials. Most of the imported rubber materials are TSR 10 and TSR 20, which are in huge demand by tyre companies but are only produced locally in small…