Russia has offered to trade its Sukhoi Su-35 fighter jets for Indonesia’s natural rubber. Indonesia’s Trade Ministry foreign trade director general Oke Nurwan was quoted as saying that Russia is interested in the country’s crumb rubber. However, the Indonesia government…
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ContiTech closing Cosmoflex plant; expanding PVC hose plant
ContiTech, a division of German automotive manufacturing company Continental and a specialist in rubber and plastics technology, has announced the closing of its Cosmoflex plant in Hannibal, Missouri in the US by the end of the year. The company also…
JV termination led to high revenue growth for Semperit
Due to the termination of almost all joint ventures of Semperit Group with the Thai Sri Trang Agro-Industry Public Co Ltd Group, the Vienna-based publicly listed company saw high positive one-off effects in the first quarter of 2017. Although, the…
UAE uses scrap rubber tyres, organic materials to pave roads
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is recycling scrap rubber tyres and using organic materials to pave roads. Hussain Al Mansuri, acting undersecretary of the Ministry of Infrastructure Development, said they have taken up a number of experimental projects to add…
ANRPC: 2017 global NR output to increase, but still fall short of rising demand
Rubber tapping activity is expected to increase this year in key rubber-producing countries like Thailand, Vietnam and India that could lead to the expected 5.7% rise in the 2017 global natural rubber output, the Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries…
US rubber demand to hit US$8.9 billion in 2021, report says
Demand for rubber in the US is forecasted to reach US$8.9 billion in 2021, according to a report recently released by Freedonia Focus Reports titled “Rubber: United States”. Tyre manufacturing and retreading represents a significant source of demand for rubber…
Momentive to showcase new self-bonding liquid silicone rubber at Chinaplas
Momentive Performance Materials Inc., a worldwide leader in silicones and advanced materials, will introduce a new self-bonding liquid silicone rubber (LSR) series at Chinaplas 2017 to be held in Guangzhou, China from May 16 to 19, 2017. The self-bonding technology…
Dow Corning launches three new mouldable optical silicone products
Dow Corning, a global leader in silicones, silicon-based technology and innovation, is significantly expanding its industry-leading portfolio of LED solutions with the launch of three high-performance mouldable optical silicone products. Offering enhanced optical, mechanical and processing properties, the three new…
India’s 2016-17 natural rubber output rises 22%, imports decrease 7%
India’s natural rubber (NR) imports for the financial year 2016-17 dropped by 7%, according to data recently released by Rubber Board, India. The rubber industry body said the decline in natural rubber imports was due to the increased domestic production…
Marangoni sells solid tyre business to Onyx Group
Worldwide tyre manufacturer and retreading company Marangoni S.p.A. has successfully sold its solid tyre business to Dubai, United Arab Emirates-based conglomerate Onyx Group as part of an agreement the two companies signed in January. Onyx Group, which has activities in…