The gloves incorporates DSM’s Dyneema Diamond Technology, which has a feature of being twice as thin as regular yarn normally used in cut Level 3 gloves.
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Indian rubber sector comes to terms with challenges
India, the world’s fourth largest producer of NR , is grappling with challenges but stakeholders are teaming up to resolve these issues, and new investments are expected to perk up the industry.
On the road to higher gains
The increase in demand for tyres from Asia, is estimated to reach 4.3% annually through 2017 to 2.9 billion units and this should bode well for the synthetic rubber industry
World tyres demand to fetch 2.9 billion units in 2017
Study says , the developing countries in the Asia/Pacific region, particularly China and India, will lead the tyre market growth.
The year’s salvo for the Southeast Asia rubber sector
In recent reports, industry experts say that natural rubber (NR) physical prices have dipped on Asian markets since late 2009, and the sector is wary of China showing a decelerating economy..
Asia drives EPDM rubber market to reach US$6.5 billion by 2017
The report says that the region is the largest EPDM market, which is expected grow with end-user industries such as automotive, wire & cables
Total’s French refineries strike ends, results in million barrels of oil shortfall
With 80% of the workforce in dispute over wages, the action nearly crippled the company’s operations and affected the region’s styrene and mixed xylenes.
Braskem and Genomatica to develop green butadiene
The research programme conducted jointly by the two firms will develop renewable-based materials that are also competitive in production cost.
K2013: Maplan to set up a new facility in Austria
Wolfgang Meyer, CEO on the operative side in sales, development and production, says the firm’s main focus will be on its core business, that is, rubber injection moulding.
Latex that befits the gloves sector
The healthcare and food industries, which are amongst the top recession-proof
industries, have rubbed on their luck to the gloves sector.