THE Rubber Board has announced that it will hold a five-day training on the manufacture of latex-based rubber products slated from May 13 to 17 at the Rubber Training Institute in Kottayam. For a fee, the programme outlines rubber products…
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Malaysian state opens more land for rubber plantation
MALAYSIA’s Modernisation of Agriculture Minister and Rural Development reported that another 20,000 ha of land had been opened for rubber plantations in Kuching, Sarawak this year to produce high quality rubber for the China market. Minister Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri…
Sumitomo projects US$7.62 billion sales growth in 2013
SUMITOMO Rubber Industries Ltd. forecasts strong sales and earnings this year for its tyres, sporting and industrial business units. Based on the company’s fiscal 2012 financial summary report, this year, the company projects a 7% to US$7.62 billion sales growth,…
Vee Rubber to debut new high performance tyres for 2014
OEM tyre maker VEE RUBBER is finally going into producing its own tyre brands, after more than three decades of producing tyres for other brands. By 2014, the Thailand-headquartered company will be launching several new models of tyres. Brand manager,…
Truck sales in China can benefit rubber
CHINA has posted a 7.7% to 320,300 units rise in truck sales in March from a year earlier, according to a data released by China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM). According to Orient Futures Co. analyst Yan Xinbin, the positive…
Myanmar rubber export earnings slid by US$80 million
MYANMAR’s rubber exports earning swung low by US$80 million, despite an increase in rubber exported this year compared to the previous year, due to the low global rubber price at US$400 per tonne. In a statement by the Myanmar Rubber…
Malaysian glove makers bid for reconsideration on junked RA extension
RUBBER glove makers in Malaysia continue to hope for a reconsideration to extend the the 15-year period reinvestment allowance (RA) to a further 15 years, despite the Government rejecting the proposal earlier. The Malaysian Rubber Glove Manufacturers Association (Margma) affirmed…
Rubber demand in Vietnam seen to rise
ACCORDING to Tran Thi Thuy Hoa, General-Secretary of the Vietnam Rubber Association (VRA), demand for natural rubber in the country is likely to increase. Hoa said, during a recent conference on sustainable rubber development held in southern Binh Phuoc Province,…
VRG to initiate rubber project in Cambodia
CAMBODIA welcomes the Vietnam Rubber Group’s (VRG) initiative for implementing rubber projects in the country. The group is set to plant 100,000 hectares of rubber trees in the country by 2014. At a reception for VRG General Director Tran Ngoc…
Japan-China tiff affects Toyota sales
JAPANESE automaker, Toyota Motor Corp disclosed that March sales of the company and its China joint ventures reach 75,900 units in the country , an 11.7% drop from a year earlier. From January to March, Toyota’s total sales in China…