Share valuations of the four biggest medical glove makers in Malaysia – in the world, in fact – have soared to historic highs, but not because of the MERS outbreak. The median forward 12-month price-to-earnings ratio of Top Glove, Supermax,…
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Dow Corning Corp. has unveiled an enhancement to its silastic fluorosilicone rubber portfolio—a more heat-resistant silastic FSR technology for extreme high-temperature applications. This new platform enables Dow Corning’s FSR-engineered elastomers to meet demands of customer automotive applications that require long-lasting,…
Continental tops Auto Express Ultimate tyre test
The UK’s top selling car magazine headed to Texas to evaluate 11 European market summer tyres, in size 225/45R17. They were tested against ten criteria, including dry handling, dry braking, wet handling, wet braking, rolling resistance and comfort. According to…
Research and Markets: Germany Tyre Market Forecast and Opportunities, 2020
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/3bln3m/germany_tyre) has announced the addition of the “Germany Tyre Market Forecast and Opportunities, 2020” report to their offering. “Germany Tyre Market Forecast and Opportunities, 2020” The tyre market in Germany is forecast to grow at a CAGR…
Permatex Self-fusing Silicone Tape creates waterproof seal
Permatex, a developer of chemical technology for automotive maintenance and repair, has introduced Permatex Self-fusing Silicone Tape (Product No. 82112) for use in a wide variety of automotive and general repair applications. The fast-acting tape bonds to itself and instantly…
Goodyear, Sumitomo move on after breakup
Goodyear and Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. are moving ahead with plans to extend their reach and grow. They’re just doing it without relying on a global partnership with one another that lasted 16 years, as the two firms agreed to…
Sid Richardson targets Mexico for new plant
Sid Richardson Carbon Co. is planning to add another carbon black plant to its operation and for the first time it’s stepping outside the U.S., but not far. It is currently looking at Mexico as the site of the new…
Engel introduces rubber machine for gaskets
O-rings and flat gaskets are central to the reliability and safety of many different applications. Moreover, standard mass-market products in particular are subject to exceptionally high pressure on pricing. These products can only be produced competitively with highly precise, reliable…
Malaysia’s natural rubber output down 40%
Malaysia’s national rubber (NR) production in April 2015 dropped 40.8% to 35,850 tonnes compared with the previous month, the statistics department said. On a year-on-year (y-o-y) basis, the production recorded a decrease of 1.4%. The department, in a statement today,…
GM investing US$245 million into Metro Detroit plant, adding 300 jobs
In the face of layoffs connected to lagging small car sales, General Motors announced Monday it is adding 300 jobs at its Orion Assembly Plant north of Detroit. It’s part of a US$245 million investment there that will go toward…