After announcing in August, that Tyrexpo Asia 2021 in Singapore would become a hybrid exhibition, alongside the three day ‘live’ event, Tarsus Southeast Asia, organiser of the show, now say that with high travel restrictions in place, Tyrexpo Asia 2021…
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South and East Asia rubber news
ANRPC: Asian rubber market remains robust amid Evergrande, China’s energy issues
According to the ANRPC (Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries) Rubber Market Intelligence Report ((Volume 2, No 18), published for the second half of September (16-31 Sept 2021), the Evergrande financial crisis and power outages in China have contributed to a…
Malaysia’s latex, gloves markets still strained due to Covid-19 – ANRPC
According to the Intelligence Market Report of the ANRPC (Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries) for 1 July-15 July, latex prices in the Kuala Lumpur local market fell 5.7% between 30 June and 15 July because of, among a number…
Hartalega to expand gloves capacity with new Kedah manufacturing facilities
Malaysian glovemaker Hartalega Holdings Bhd expects to amp up gloves production capacity to 143 billion/year when its new manufacturing facilities in Kedah becomes fully operational over the next 20 years, according to reports. Hartalega is investing RM 7 billion to…
Sumitomo Rubber on course for carbon neutrality, joins hydrogen association
Sumitomo Rubber Industries (SRI) has joined the Japan Hydrogen Association (JH2A), an open-participation organisation that aims to hasten the arrival of the Hydrogen Economy through various social implementation projects, with members representing a wide range of industries to provide a…
Hainan Rubber, Wangfujing Group forge JV on duty-free goods for Hainan market
Chinese general merchandise retailing company, Wangfujing and the country’s largest natural rubber manufacturer, Hainan Rubber formed joint ventures to enter Hainan’s offshore duty-free market, taking advantage of a yet to be implemented new tax-exempt policy, according to reports. The partners…
Malaysia’s AT Systematization, K-Star Sports partner for China, Taiwan gloves market
New Malaysian glove maker AT Systematization Bhd (ATS), which has recently opened its production factory, is tapped by China-headquartered sports footwear and apparel group, K-Star Sports Ltd, for a partnership to market and sell its medical gloves in China and…
ASTM, IRMRA partner to promote support within the rubber industry
A letter of cooperation (LoC) was signed recently between global standards organisation ASTM International and the Indian Rubber Manufacturers Research Association (IRMRA). It will lead to a working partnership between ASTM and IRMRA, mainly to promote enhanced support for rubber…
India may impose anti-dumping duty on tyre imports from Thailand
The Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR), upon careful evaluation of the domestic tyre market, has suggested imposing anti-dumping duty of US$337.80-US$527.08 per metric tonne on new pneumatic radial tyre imports from Thailand. At the behest of India’s Finance Ministry,…
Elkem clinches deals worth US$150 mn in China
Norway’s Elkem, one of the pioneers in manufacturing silicones, says it has signed letters of intent with three Chinese customers, with a potential total contract value of more than US$150 million, at the 3rd China International Import Expo (CIIE) 2020 in Shanghai, China, where…