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…
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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…
Researchers design rubber glove with sensors to scan dangerous nerve agents
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…
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…