The Rubber Board has invited applications for distribution of planting materials. Root trainer plants and polybag plants of clones RRII 105, 430, 414, 417 and 422 are available from the Board’s central nursery at Karickattoor and regional nurseries at Kadackamon…
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Solectria to power Goodyear facility
Solectria Solar, the leading U.S. commercial PV inverter manufacturer, announced today that its three-phase, transformerless PVI 28TL inverters were installed at the Goodyear Rubber Manufacturing Facility in Rancho Cucamonga, California. The 1MW solar array is comprised of over 3,000 solar…
Trinseo to repurchase up to 1,165,000 ordinary shares
Trinseo announced that it has commenced a tender offer to repurchase up to 1,165,000 of its ordinary shares at a price of US$35.63 per share. The tender offer will expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City Time on April 25,…
Indonesia gov’t to buy 500,000 MT of local rubber
The Indonesian government will buy 500,000 metric tons of locally produced rubber to help rubber farmers. The Indonesian rubber association said the rubber should come from infrastructure development, such as using rubber in asphalt mix for roads. Indonesia is the…
Momentive to launch new silicone product
Momentive Performance Materials Inc. will launch CoatOSil DRI waterborne silicone at the American Coating Conference in Indianapolis, IN, April 12 to 14. CoatOSil DRI waterborne silicone can act either as a co-binder or additive in latex systems and Dr. Ping…
Yokohama tyre named Chrysler Pacifica OE
Yokohama Rubber announced that its Avid S34 has been selected as original equipment on FCA US LLC.’s (Fiat Chrysler Automobiles) 2017 Chrysler Pacifica. The Pacifica, which redefines the minivan segment FCA US created more than 30 years ago – will…
Yokohama to Start producing marine hoses in Italy
Yokohama Rubber’s Italian marine hose subsidiary, Yokohama Industrial Products Italy S.r.l. (YI-IT), will begin production and sales of the company’s Seaflex brand marine hoses used during marine transport of crude oil and petroleum products. The plant was recently certified as…
Sumitomo Rubber to expand South Africa factory
Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd. is moving forward with investments in plant and equipment at its Group’s factory in South Africa, Sumitomo Rubber South Africa. These investments focus on the installation of production equipment for truck and bus tyres, will total…
Rubber Board India announces training
The Rubber Board organizes a one-day training in rubber planting operations at Rubber Training Institute, Kottayam on 29 March 2016. The course content includes land preparation, lining, pitting, terracing and planting of rubber. The fee for training is Rs. 400/-…
Rubber Division posts training opportunities
The Rubber Division, ACS announce the following upcoming courses. Visit www.rubber.org/upcoming-training for full details: Intermediate to Advanced Compounding and Testing of Rubber April 4-6, 2016; Akron, OH April 7, 2016 Tours; Akron, OH & Cuyahoga Falls, OH Carbon Black Training…