Rubberised roads demonstrate a viable solution against greenhouse gas emissions, road noise abatement and landfilling of scrap tyre rubber. In Thailand, rubber roads also stabilise its economy, says…
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Medical devices market in good shape with silicones
Evolving from silicon, one of the earth’s most common elements, silicones are recognised for their versatile medical application potentials…
Rubber Chemicals: Quality Accelerates
This technical paper by Melanie Wiedemeier-Jarad and Dr. Hermann-Josef Weidenhaupt of Lanxess GmbH, Germany, explores the interaction between sulphur…
No barriers to growth for Malaysian glove makers
Malaysia dominates the global rubber industry, supplying more than half the world’s glove requirements. It is well positioned to do so for reasons such as its natural rubber resources…
Green thumb rules in the tyre industry
Fluctuating supply and prices o f latex rubber and a growing demand for more eco-friendly technologies are antecedent to the development o f a flourishing green tyre sector…
Slow, steady gain for Asian rubber in 2017
The Asian rubber industry is no stranger to fluctuations in commodity prices and upshot of market mechanisms. This year has jump started with improved rubber prices, compared to earlier quarters of last year, supported by increasing crude oil prices and healthy domestic…
Synthetic rubber: down but not out
Mired by the current tight supply and high prices, brought on by an increase in oil prices , the synthetic rubber sector is facing challenging times…
Wacker to build new pyrogenic silica plant in its Charleston site in the US
The new facility is a key addition to the Charleston site’s supply chain, with an expected annual capacity of 13,000 metric tonnes.
Cutting-edge nanotechnologies are breaking into industries
The first-ever Industry Summit in the rapidly developing and expanding field of nanoaugmented materials was held on 14–16 November at the birthplace of the world’s…
Tyre Market: Asian tyre market keeps on rolling
Not only is Asia a major producer of rubber , but the region is also a burgeoning market for global tyre manufacturers …