US-based rubber band manufacturer Alliance Rubber Company is partnering with researchers from the University of Sussex in the UK to develop graphene-infused rubber bands. Adding graphene to rubber bands will increase its durability which could possibly transform how food travels…
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Indonesia to trade rubber for Russian jets worth US$1.1 bn deal
Indonesia will be exporting rubber to Russia as part of its payment for 11 Russian Sukhoi fighter jetsworth US$1.1 billion, Indonesia’s defense and trade ministries announced. The announcement follows a memorandum of understanding signed between Indonesian and Russian state-owned companies…
Smithers Rapra provided tyre testing training for Chinese industry players
A tyre testing expert from Smithers Rapra, a world leader in rubber, plastics and composites testing, presented and discussed various tyre testing techniques and government regulatory requirements for Chinese tyre industry players at the Tire Technology Training Course, which was…
Goodyear enhances tyre performance with new soybean oil-based rubber
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company is enhancing tyre performance in dry, wet and winter conditions with the use of a new soybean oil-based rubber compound. The multinational tyre manufacturing company based in Akron, Ohio in the US introduced the new…
Asahi Kasei, JSR producing next-gen rubber for high-performance tyres
Global Japanese chemical company Asahi Kasei and Japanese synthetic rubber producer JSR Corporation are ramping up production of next-generation rubber for high-performance tyres in line with the rising demand expected to stem from the increase in electric vehicles. The new…
Finisterre to recycle discarded synthetic rubber wetsuits into new ones
UK-based cold water surfing apparel company Finisterre is the first in the world to launch a design project to produce new wetsuits made from discarded ones made from synthetic rubber in a move aimed to cut back on the chemical…
Hartalega to build three new plants worth RM900 mn by 2020
Malaysian OEM glove manufacturer and global supplier Hartalega Holdings is investing RM900 million (US$210.26 million) to build three new plants by 2020 in order to keep up with rising global demand as fast developing economies such as China and India…
AIRIA awards Gold Seal Group’s Pilloo Aga with top rubber industry honour
Gold Seal Group’ financial director, Pilloo Aga, has received the ‘Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Indian Rubber Industry’, considered as a top industry honour, from the All India Rubber Industries Association (AIRIA). Gold Seal Group is an India-based exporter…
Lubrizol LifeSciences grows Vesta silicone operations with US$10 mn funding
Lubrizol Corporation’s LifeSciences business unit, a total solutions provider for medical and pharmaceutical manufacturers, is investing US$10 million to significantly expand and strengthen the silicone operations of Vesta, a leading medical device contract manufacturer and a part of Lubrizol LifeSciences.…
Wacker adds two new labs for polymer, silicones in its Dubai technical centre
Germany-based global chemicals company Wacker Chemie AG is expanding its presence in Middle East and Africa (MEA) with the addition of two new laboratories in its “Dubai Silicon Oasis” (DSO) technology park. The center of excellence located in the technical…