The United Steelworkers (USW) earlier called out Giti Tire for “misspending millions in Covid-19 stimulus funds”. The group, one of South Carolina’s largest unions and representing 850,000-workforce in metals, mining, pulp and paper, rubber, chemicals, glass, auto supply, and the energy-producing…
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US-domiciled specialty chemicals and performance materials company, Cabot Corporation is expanding its manufacturing and R&D capabilities at its plant in Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. The company launched its Engineered Elastomer Composites (E2C™) solutions in 2020. As it is also expanding…
Biotech firm Edison Agrosciences initiates sunflower rubber research
The Missouri-headquartered agricultural biotech company, Edison Agrosciences is tapping new sources of natural rubber. In view of this, it has initiated a US$1 million Phase II research contract sponsored by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). This Small Business…
UMaine prof research on chem process for butadiene gets US$0.5 mn support
Thomas Schwartz, an assistant professor of chemical engineering at the University of Maine received a U$513,995 NSF Career Award to advance his ongoing study of the Lebedev process. To date, there has been little research carried out on the Lebedev…
Sri Lanka forms a committee to develop rubber cultivation
Sri Lanka’s Minister Keheliya Rambukwella confirms the approval of the proposed committee for the development of rubber cultivation and its affiliated industries in the country, the government news portal, News.Lk, reported. The proposal was submitted by the Minister of Plantation,…
SGX invests in rubber trading platform HeveaConnect
Singapore Exchange (SGX) has taken a minority stake in HaveaConnect (HC), a Singapore-founded digital marketplace for sustainable natural rubber (NR). SGX, which is investing US$1.5 million via its wholly-owned subsidiary Asian Gateway Investments, joins Halcyon Agri Corporation Limited (HAC), ITOCHU Corporation and DBS Bank as shareholders…
Enviro highlights Michelin partnership details; long-term plans
In the virtual information disclosure published by Scandinavian Enviro Systems in March 2 pm the company addressed questions on subjects that include the license agreement with Michelin. In the information disclosure, Enviro also reported on how the partnership with Michelin…
Rubber incentives activated in Sabah, Sarawak – MRB
The Malaysian Rubber Board (MRB) divulges the activation of the Rubber Production Incentive (IPG) for February 2021 in Sabah and Sarawak. The activation was due to the average farm-level rubber price in February 2021 for cup lump or scrap rubber…
Arlanxeo launches first synthetic rubber industry handbook
Dutch synthetic rubber producer Arlanxeo launched recently its first handbook for synthetic rubber. The Arlanxeo Handbook of Synthetic Rubber is an integrated, complete, and stand-alone reference in the rubber industry. The handbook has over 400 pages, 17 chapters and offers…
Ammega group acquires belting company MIR
Midwest Industrial Rubber (MIR), a US fabricator and distributor of conveyor belting and industrial conveyor products joins Ammega, a company specialising in mission critical lightweight process and conveyor and power transmission belting, following completion of the acquisition. Brian McSharry, Chairman of…