Scientists from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have recently come up with a new, weightless aerogel material from waste tyres. The new aerogels, being highly absorbent, durable, and efficient at trapping heat and sound, could promote more extensive use…
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COVID-19: Apollo to suspend European, Indian tyre manufacturing operations – Updated
Following the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Indian tyre manufacturer Apollo Tyres (Apollo) said it will stop production of passenger car tyres at its plant in Enschede, the Netherlands, to focus instead on production of specific high-performance passenger and agriculture…
Malaysian rubber glove makers to ramp up production despite MCO
The Malaysian rubber glove industry will continue to produce medical and surgical gloves, essential and critical items in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, in spite of the Movement Control Order (MCO) imposed in the country that will last till…
Yokohama Rubber, RAOT to cooperate for sustainable NR procurement in the country
Yokohama Rubber has recently partnered with the Rubber Authority of Thailand (RAOT), a state enterprise under the jurisdiction of Thailand’s Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, to provide economic support for natural rubber (NR) farmers in Thailand and to improve traceability…
World Rubber Summit 2020 postponed to September
The World Rubber Summit (WRS), to have been held 4-6 May 2020 in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, has been postponed. Organised by Singapore-headquartered International Rubber Study Group (IRSG), in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of the Government…
Rubber demand to be affected by coronavirus, says ANRPC
Against the back of the coronavirus pandemic, demand and production of natural rubber is on a downward trend, prompting the Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries (ANRPC) to revise its 2020 global outlook for natural rubber (NR). The association said it expects NR production to grow by 2.7% this…
Tire Cologne 2020 postponed to May 2021
Given the wide spread of Covid-19 in Germany, organiser Koelnmesse GmbH, in consultation with its partner German Tyre Retail and Vulcanisation Trade Association [Bundesverband Reifenhandel und Vulkaniseur-Handwerk e.V. (BRV)], has decided to postpone Tire Cologne 2020 show, originally scheduled for…
Coronavirus struggle forces Asian automakers to suspend production in US
Asian auto makers based in North America (NA) will temporarily suspend production from next week as the struggle with the new coronavirus outbreak continues. Among them is Toyota Motor: the Japanese auto maker employs 47,000 people in NA and will…
Goodyear shuts down tyre, retread, chemical plants in North/South America, Europe
The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company (Goodyear) will be suspending production at its tyre, retread and chemical plants in North and South America until early April as it braces against the sudden decline in market demand following the COVID-19 pandemic.…
Sinochem sets up rubber antioxidant plant in Thailand
Sinochem International Corporation, a China-based international fine chemical company listed in Shanghai Stock market, has begun construction of its polymer additives plant in Rojana Industrial Park in Thailand – which is the company’s first overseas polymer additives production base. Opening of the plant will…