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Sanichi to venture into rubber gloves
Malaysian precision plastic injection mould manufacturer Sanichi Technology Bhd is diversifying into the rubber glove industry. To enable this, it has issued up to 1.42 billion renounceable rights issue, at an issue price of RM0.08 with up to 712.21 million free warrants…
Poor tapping activities caused low rubber incentives claims – plantation minister
Only 110,000 out of 500,000 or about 22% of smallholders in Malaysia have claimed the Rubber Production Incentive (IPG) to date, according to Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Datuk Dr Mohd Khairuddin Aman Razali, adding that poor rubber tapping activities or plantations…
KRC draws over RM2 bn investments; an ideal hub for med devices
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Bridgestone invests JPY10 bn for new equipment at Shimonoseki Plant
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