Engineers anticipate the development of a test model, generated by a startup supported by Toyota, that will turn into a tiny car with a driver who will be able to the light the Olympic torch in the 2020 Tokyo games.…
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Kerala to go for more rubberised roads, Sudhakaran says
The Indian state of Kerala is pushing for the construction of more rubberised roads in order to increase the state’s use of natural rubber, said Minister for Public Works K. Sudhakaran. The discovery that waste plastic could be used to…
Sinopec cuts eastern China butadiene prices by 8% amid oversupply
China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation (Sinopec) reduced its ex-works prices for butadiene in eastern China by 8.2% (around Yuan 700 per metric tonne) amid an oversupply of the commodity, bringing the price down to Yuan 7,800/mt, or about US$962/mt on…
Top Glove looking to expand in China with new M&As, JVs
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…
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),…