Researchers at the University of California San Diego (UCSD) in the US and CSIRO Manufacturing in Australia have designed a new rubber glove equipped with highly stretchable sensors that will be able to detect dangerous nerve agents like sarin and…
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PRFA, Phoenix Petroleum to build cargo tyre manufacturing facility in PH
The Philippine Rubber Farmers Association (PRFA) and the country’s Department of Agriculture (DA) have signed an agreement with Davao City-based Phoenix Petroleum for the development of the first-ever local manufacturer of cargo tyres. The parties agreed to invest in the…
R.D. Abbott to distribute Lord Corp.’s adhesives in North American market
R.D. Abbott Company, Inc., a North American full service supplier of rubber materials used in compounding and fabrication, has signed an agreement with diversified technology and manufacturing company Lord Corporation to distribute the latter’s In-Mold Bonding (IMB) adhesives in the…
Indian rubber companies investing in synthetic rubber as demand rises
Rubber companies in India are starting to invest in synthetic rubber, building on the recently added capacity of about 270,000 tonnes a year, as demand for the commodity rises. Tyre manufacturers are also calling on them to start producing Solutions…
Sumitomo Chemical, Zeon S-SBR JV to begin operations in April
A new joint venture between major Japanese chemical company Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. and Japanese chemicals manufacturer Zeon Corporation that consolidates that two companies’ solution styrene-butadiene rubber (S-SBR) business units will begin its operations on April 3, 2017. The two…
Indian tyre firms looking to SE Asian producers for natural rubber supply
Tyre manufacturers in India are looking to Southeast Asian natural rubber producers for supply as demand for the commodity increases in the country amidst a slowdown in domestic production, according to industry officials. The country’s rubber industry is also expected to…
IEAT’s Rubber City in need of more skilled workers
Rubber City, a rubber industrial estate being developed by the Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT), is teaming up with the country’s Labour Ministry to recruit skilled workers. The IEAT will also collaborate with educational institutes to produce skilled vocational…
Top Glove aims to improve performance despite expected market challenges
Malaysian rubber glove manufacturer Top Glove Corporation, the world’s largest rubber glove producer by volume, is aiming to improve its performance in the coming months despite the expected challenges in the market as higher input costs drag its fiscal second-quarter…
India’s RRII inaugurates international natural rubber clone museum
The Diamond Jubilee Block at the Rubber Research Institute of India (RRII), where the Advanced Centre for Molecular Biology & Biotechnology (ACMBB) is going to function, was recently inaugurated by Rita Teaotia, the secretary of the Department of Commerce in…
Apollo Tyres APMEA president Satish Sharma elected as ATMA chairman
Apollo Tyres’s Satish Sharma, president for Asia Pacific, Middle East & Africa (APMEA) unit, has been elected as the next chairman of tyre industry body Automotive Tyre Manufacturers Association (ATMA). Satish has held important portfolios in his two decades in…