Category: Industry News

Apollo Tyres enters Qatar

Apollo Tyres Ltd. announced it has expanded into the Qatar market in the Middle East region. The company says the move is part of its strategy to enter newer markets across geographies. Two years ago Apollo set up its hub…

Rubber prices end lower

Malaysian rubber prices closed lower for the fourth consecutive day this week with buyers sidelined due to a lack of fresh leads, a dealer said. She said the downtrend was also in tandem with the Singapore Exchange (SGX) and Shanghai…

Kuan Kam Hon’s synthetic gloves yield real profits

First Malaysia produced rubber. Then it produced rubber gloves. Now–as rising health care budgets, aging populations and higher hygienic standards around the world boost the medical industry’s demand for gloves–the country is proving the natural place to produce synthetic gloves.…

Asahi Kasei intensifies petrochemical operations in Japan

Asahi Kasei Corp., Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corp., and Asahi Kasei E-materials Corp. have made a decision to strengthen their petrochemical operations in Japan as described below. Having identified acrylonitrile (AN) and solution-polymerized styrene-butadiene rubber (S-SBR) for fuel-efficient tires as world-leading…

Thai rubber sector outlook brightens

Both the government and private sectors have indicated that the global price of natural rubber will begin to recover within the next 2-3 months. Both sources agree that the political turmoil has no bearing on the local natural rubber price,…