The Rubber Board in India is set to release a new Indian natural rubber (NR) clone for exclusive cultivation in the country’s North East region for the first time. The NR clone, developed by the Rubber Research Institute of India…
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Central Sulawesi, Indonesia looks to rubber farming for economic gains
More farmers in the Central Sulawesi province in Indonesia have started growing rubber trees in the area after the Forestry Agency in the economic potential offered by rubber trees. Agency data showed that rubber plantations in Central Sulawesi have expanded.…
Malaysia to introduce new initiative to curb decline in rubber production
The Malaysian Rubber Board said that the government will be introducing a new initiative to limit any further decline in the country’s rubber production. According to the board’s director-general, Datuk Dr. Mohd Akbar Md Said, the new technology comes with…
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PSG acquires Alkon; adds on to rubber additives portfolio
US-based speciality polymers and additives maker Polymer Solutions Group (PSG) is acquiring UK-based Alkon Solutions (Alkon) from Stephenson Group PSG is a portfolio company of private equity firm Arsenal Capital Partners (Arsenal). Terms were not disclosed. Based in Leeds, Alkon…
Bain exits ownership in Trinseo
Private equity investment firm Bain Capital, which bought materials solutions provider and manufacturer of plastics, latex binders and synthetic rubber Trinseo in 2010, has sold all its remaining shares in the company. Bain Capital bought Trinseo (then known as Styron)…
Reliance Sibur secures US$3.3 bn capex loan for rubber facility in Gujarat
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