The Malaysian government has announced that minimum wages in urban centres will be raised to MYR 1,200 per month as of 1 January 2020, in line with the government’s goal of a MYR 1,500 minimum wage under the Pakatan Harapan…
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Dow showcases two new “groundbreaking” LSRs which feature enhanced performance
The Dow Chemical Corporation (Dow) introduced two new liquid silicone rubbers (LSRs) in October 2019, which the company claims will add significantly to liquid silicone technology. Exhibited in Ohio, US, the new LSRs – Silastic LTC 9400 and Silastic 3D…
Austrian Semperit drafts new industrial rubber strategy; appoints new COO for 2020
Vienna-based rubber manufacturer Semperit AG Holding (Semperit) has unveiled a new strategy for its Industrial Rubber unit. According to Semperit, the four segments of the new strategy will comprise Semperit’s ‘profiles’ and ‘rubber sheeting’ business units which will be separated…
New Porsche Cayenne SUV to be fitted with Yokohama’s AVID GT tyres
Japan’s Yokohama Rubber Company (Yokohama) has been supplying premium auto manufacturer Porsche with original equipment (OE) tyres for use on the Porsche Cayenne SUV. The new Cayenne – the third model – will thus feature Yokohama’s first all-season “AVID GT”…
Dow and partners advance 3D-printable LSR with colours
American chemical corporation Dow (formerly Dow Chemical), together with Nexus Elastomer Systems and German RepRap, have recently introduced a new system which allows users to 3D-print coloured parts using Dow’s Silastic 3D 3335 liquid silicone rubber (LSR). Dow’s Silastic material is…
Michelin pushes for carbon neutrality at all plants by 2050 with new “green” strategy
Michelin is looking to cut down carbon emissions at its plants globally – the French tyre major specifically aims to reach zero carbon footprint by 2050, by consuming less and implementing an energy transition, in accordance with the Paris Agreement…
Guizhou Tyre to raise production with new plants in China, Vietnam
China-based tyre manufacturer Guizhou Tyre recently broke ground on two new production plants near the company’s headquarters in Guizhou, Guiyang Province. Once constructed and fully operational, the US$307 million plant is expected to generate nearly US$426 million annually from its…
EcoTyre invents zero waste, mobile tyre recycling technology
Ukrainian green tyre startup EcoTyre has presented its “plant on wheels” recycling strategy at the innovative Climate Launch pad competition, held recently in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Their project enables the production of valuable raw materials, such as crumb rubber, steel…
Vietnam gains more than US$2b over 11 months from rubber exports
Exports of 1.5 tonnes of rubber between January and November 2019 have earned Vietnam a whopping US$2.02 billion; about 200,000 tonnes of rubber was exported in November alone, which brought in some US$260 million. According to Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture…
Halcyon Agri launches Bounce rubber movement to shape a sustainable industry
Natural rubber (NR) corporation Halcyon Agri has recently launched the world’s first sustainable rubber movement, Bounce, which is aimed at driving consumer change for an equitable NR industry. NR is a widely-consumed, vital component of various industries including the transport…