Indonesia and France are partnering with each other to develop sustainable natural rubber across plantations in Indonesia through joint social and environmental studies. The US$270,000 partnership agreement was signed by French Development Agency (AFD) and Royal Lestari Utama (RLU), an…
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China’s Vanlead Group signs deal with Enviro for tyre recycling plant
signed a memorandum of understanding with Scandinavian Enviro Systems AB (Enviro), which develops products for recycling used car tyres, to develop a turn-key recycling plant in China. “Vanlead wants to take the initiative in the industry and use Enviro’s reclaimed…
BST eltromat, LAP sign laser systems deal for tyre manufacturing industry
Germany-based machine visions and process control systems manufacturer BST eltromat International GmbH and laser measurement systems manufacturer LAP GmbH Laser Applikationen have entered into a sales cooperation that will expand LAP’s sales channels for their servo driven laser systems in…
Tyre manufacturers, suppliers participate in Tyrexpo, GarageXpo Asia 2017
Tyrexpo Asia 2017 and GarageXpo Asia 2017, held from 21-23 March, at the Singapore Expo, ended on a high note with positive feedback from the thousands of visitors and hundreds of exhibitors from numerous countries all over the world. The…
US researchers improve guayule plant to enhance rubber output
Researchers from the Agricultural Research Service (ARS), the principal in-house research agency of the US Department of Agriculture, have successfully improved the guayule plant in order to enhance its rubber output. Rubber is usually made from petroleum or from the…
CRP Technology launches its first thermoplastic elastomer for 3D printing
CRP Technology, one of the largest 3D Printing and rapid prototyping companies in Italy, has launched the first thermoplastic elastomer material for professional 3D printing. Part of the company’s Windform family of materials, Windform RL is a durable thermoplastic elastomer…
India’s NR production set to exceed Rubber Board’s target for 2016-17
India’s natural rubber (NR) production in 2016-17 is expected to exceed the 654,000-tonne target set by the Rubber Board for the fiscal year as output rises nearly 18% to 622,200 tonnes until February 2017 from a year ago. The consumption…
Malaysia’s Top Glove, Japan’s Fimatec to create rubber reinforcing agent JV
The world’s largest glove maker by capacity, Malaysia’s Top Glove Corporation, is teaming up with Japan’s Fimatec to create a joint venture that will produce rubber reinforcing agent used in manufacturing gloves. The companies will establish a joint venture that…
Wacker opens international training centre in Japan for silicone solutions
German chemicals company Wacker Chemie AG has opened a new Wacker Academy international training centre for silicone solutions and applications located in Tsukuba, near Tokyo, Japan, strengthening its presence in the country. The centre primarily offers seminars on silicone products…
Rubber Board, Kudumbasree form women labour groups for rubber industry
India’s Rubber Board is collaborating with Kudumbasree Mission, an all-women self-help group, to form women labour groups under the Rubber Producers’ Societies to increase the participation of women in the rubber tapping sector across the state of Kerala. Out of…