Malaysian rubber glove manufacturer Top Glove is seeking to expand its market share in China through new merger and acquisition (M&A) and joint venture (JV) opportunities. In an interview, executive chairman Lim Wee Chai said the company, which accounts for…
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Another patent battle win for Bridgestone against Chinese manufacturers
Japanese tyre manufacturer Bridgestone won another patent lawsuit against Guangzhou-based Wanli Tire, making it the second time in less than a year they have succeeded against Chinese manufacturers in its war on intellectual property infringement. Tokyo-based Bridgestone said the Shanghai…
Rubber bullets introduced after several pellet gun cases in Kashmir
The Supreme Court avoided a request by the Modi government on April to dismiss petitions filed by the J&K Bar Associations, demanding court intervention to prevent pellet gun usage in Kashmir, India. Instead, the apex court offered to step in…
Malaysia: Trading the rubber market with caution
The Malaysian rubber market is likely to trade tentatively this week as investors await more news after the recent confirmation of the US quitting the Paris climate deal. A dealer said US President Donald Trump’s withdrawal of the world’s largest…
PH rubber company gets upgrade through DOST-FPRDI project
The Philippine Pioneer Rubber Products Corporation (PPRPC) in Zamboanga Sibugay got an upgrade and is now able to produce high-quality rubber products thanks to a project initiated by the country’s Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and Forest Products Research…
RISDA to disburse RM106.8 mn to Malaysia’s rubber small holders
The Rubber Industry Smallholders Development Authority in Malaysia will be distributing RM106.8 million in dividend payments to rubber smallholders in the country who are participating in its new group rubber planting and commercial replanting programmes. “As a government, we never…
Lien ‘A CEO partners with Vystar, NHS in latex foam manufacturing
Lien ‘A, one of the largest producers of natural latex mattresses in Vietnam, has entered a strategic partnership with Vystar Corporation, the exclusive creator of Vytex Natural Rubber Latex (NRL), a multi-patented, all-natural, raw material, and NHS Holdings, LLC (NHS),…
ISRI: Negative reaction on crumb rubber an “industry-wide issue”
The use of crumb rubber, recycled rubber produced from automotive and truck scrap tyres, is still surrounded by negative media reports and uncertainty from concerned citizens despite having over 90 separate pieces of research saying there are no risks attached…
Kerala CM to discuss rubber sector crisis with PM Modi
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will lead an all-party delegation to meet with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss the challenges faced by the rubber sector, especially the growers, State Agriculture Minister V. S. Sunil Kumar said. The delegation…
Maragoni leads petition for review of truck tyre tariff decision
The US International Trade Commission (ITC), a federal agency that investigates whether or not, and to what extent, an unfair trade practice harms US businesses, voted earlier this year against imposing tariffs on low-price Chinese truck tyres being dumped in…