The strong ringgit is a boon to Top Glove Corporation Bhdas it serves as a natural hedging and allows the company to proceed with its plans to further expand its production lines, as well as to go for mergers and acquisitions…
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Gloves Sector: Malaysia’s gloves sector holds its place in a volatile market
As a main exporter of gloves globally, Malaysia is handling suitably geopolitical pressures ...
LSR stretches its industrial footprint
Liquid silicone rubber, or LSR, is an advanced elastomer that has gained traction ...
Tyre Sector: Setting in motion the wheels of change
Once liabilities and eye sore on landfills, end-of-life tyres have now become assets ...
Tyres: Space’s the limit for rubber tyres
Innovative rubber tyres are entering the era of space missions: as a catalyst ...
Medical: Flexible artificial muscles from liquid crystal elastomers
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Hartalega’s anti-microbial gloves to be launched in Europe by H2 2018
Hartalega Holdings has announced that it will be launching its anti-microbial gloves in Europe by the second half of 2018. It also says that it is working on securing Federal Drug Administration (FDA) approval to enter the US market. CIMB…
UOB Kay Hian Malaysia Research advises investors to take profit on the rubber gloves sector
UOB Kay Hian Malaysia Research says now is the time for investors to take profit on the rubber gloves sector as it has had a good run and it is time to lock in profits. It said on Monday downside…
Bajaj Auto in pact with Triumph Motorcycles UK
Bajaj Auto Ltd recently announced that it has tied up with Triumph Motorcycles UK to offer a range of mid-capacity motorcycles. The ‘non-equity’ partnership will give Bajaj access to the Triumph brand and its motorcycles in domestic and international markets…
Ford China dealt a blow with chief’s departure
Ford Motor Co’s hope to tackle a slaes slump has been affected by the sudden resignation of its China chief Jason Luo who stopped down citing personal reasons. Luo had only served 5 months as chief. Luo had been poached…
GRI Tyre opens US$40 million manufacturing facility at Badalgama, Sri Lanka
GRI Tyre opened their world class specialty tyre manufacturing facility at Badalgama yesterday with an investment in the excess of US$40 million. This is to produce radial agriculture tyres which is a first for Sri Lanka. It is equipped with…
Hong Leong sets ‘buy’ call on Top Glove
Hong Leong Investment Bank has set a ‘buy’ call on Top Glove Corporation Bhd due to its upside potential upon the completion of its acquisition of Aspion Sdn Bhd, which would transform the rubber glove manufacturer into the world’s largest…
ETRMA members’ tyre sales 2017: overall stability with the exception of the agro segment
The European Tyre and Rubber Manufacturers’ Association has published its members’ sales for the year 2017 and the last quarter of 2017. Overall, the performance of the industry is generally stable with the exception of the agricultural tyre sales, which…
Arlanxeo’s rubber technology centre obtains Laboratory Accreditation
After two years of fine preparations and a year of trial operation of ISO17025 system, rubber company Arlanxeo’s Rubber Technology Centre (RTC) passed the expert evaluation of China National Accreditation Service for Conformity Assessment (CNAS) in November 2017, and obtained…
MacLellan Rubber’s breakthrough in nitrosamine-free rubber
UK-based trading/manufacturing firm MacLellan Rubber, which has been working closely with its supply chain partners, has had a breakthrough in nitrosamine-free polymer materials. MacLellan’s technical team has identified a formulation and process changes that eliminates the use of accelerators, thereby eliminating the…