Houston-based Continental Carbon Co. has reached US$98 million settlement with the U.S. Justice Department and Environmental Protection Agency on Monday after the EPA sued over alleged Clean Air Act violations at the company’s Ponca City carbon black manufacturing plant, as well as…
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Gloves Sector: Malaysia’s gloves sector holds its place in a volatile market
As a main exporter of gloves globally, Malaysia is handling suitably geopolitical pressures ...
LSR stretches its industrial footprint
Liquid silicone rubber, or LSR, is an advanced elastomer that has gained traction ...
Tyre Sector: Setting in motion the wheels of change
Once liabilities and eye sore on landfills, end-of-life tyres have now become assets ...
Tyres: Space’s the limit for rubber tyres
Innovative rubber tyres are entering the era of space missions: as a catalyst ...
Medical: Flexible artificial muscles from liquid crystal elastomers
In Canada, an international team led by researchers at the University of Waterloo ...
No more ‘Latex Free’ label
Manufacturers will now no longer be able to use the labels “latex-free” and “does not contain latex” due to a recommendation by FDA. The reason for this recommendation is that the agency is not aware of any tests that can…
Research and Markets: Indonesia Tyre Market Forecast and Opportunities, 2020
According to Indonesia Tyre Market Forecast & Opportunities, 2020, the Indonesia tyre market is forecast to increase at a CAGR of more than 13% during 2015-20. Large two-wheeler fleet size, easy raw material availability and continuing government support would continue…
World rubber demand slowdown to weigh on prices through 2020
World demand for natural rubber will probably slow through 2016 as consumption growth weakens in China, the biggest importer, curbing prices of the raw material used in everything from tires to medical gloves and condoms. Expansion will moderate to 3.5…
Bridgestone launches next-generation fuel-saving tyre
Bridgestone Americas today announced the launch of the latest tire in its fuel-efficient Ecopia tire line, the Ecopia EP422 Plus tire. The Ecopia EP422 Plus tire is engineered with a combination of light and strong materials for greater fuel efficiency, giving…
Excellent test results for Vredestein summer tyres
Vredestein summer tyres have achieved exemplary results in recent independent tyre tests. This is a fitting reward for intensive research, millions of miles of testing and a quality manufacturing process. The Vredestein Sportrac 5 and Vredestein Ultrac Vorti were rated…
Rubber industry facing challenging times; Asia main focus of tyre sector
Thought the rubber sector is facing challenging times due to an oversupply in rubber and decreased prices, according to the International Rubber Study Group (IRSG), total rubber demand globally is forecast to increase at 1.8% and 4.1% in 2015 and…
Malaysian PM: Sarawak rubber smallholders to each receive RM500 aid
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak today announced aid of RM500 to be given to each rubber smallholder in Sarawak. He said the aid, totaling RM37.3 million, was aimed at alleviating the burden of the smallholders who were affected…
Unwanted California tires end up in rivers and beaches
IN LAYERS STAGGERED LIKE BRICKS, holding up houses assembled from old garage doors and corrugated steel; in heaps outside the second-hand shops called llanteras; in ditches, alone, abandoned — “tires and tires and tires and tires,” says Oscar Romo. He’s a…
ExxonMobil starts production at Hadrian South in Gulf of Mexico
Exxon Mobil Corporation announced today it began production in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico at Hadrian South with facilities tied back to the nearby Lucius project, reducing additional infrastructure requirements. Daily gross production from Hadrian South, ExxonMobil’s deepest subsea tie-back in…