“The world of agriculture is facing a momentous stage of transition due to deep ongoing changes. One of the reasons is the enduring global economic crisis demanding a new work and management style to farming businesses, turning upside down rules…
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Gloves Sector: Malaysia’s gloves sector holds its place in a volatile market
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LSR stretches its industrial footprint
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Tyre Sector: Setting in motion the wheels of change
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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
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Goodyear Chairman and CEO to Headline World Rubber Summit 2015
Richard J. Kramer, the chairman and CEO of the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company (Goodyear), will discuss current and emerging trends shaping the global tire and rubber industries with delegates at the upcoming World Rubber Summit to be held 24-25…
Rubber sheet that shows an iridescent colour
Japan’s National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) exhibited a rubber sheet that shows an iridescent colour at Nano tech 2015, a trade show that took place from Jan 28 to 30, 2015, in Tokyo. The colour of a jewel beetle’s…
Malaysian glovemakers optimistic of growth
The Malaysian Rubber Glove Manufacturers Association (Margma) is optimistic that the global demand for rubber gloves will continue to grow at a rate of 8% to 10% for 2015, amid the weakening of the ringgit against the US dollar. President…
23% gain for Penske Automotive
Strong year-end vehicle sales, gains in service and parts gross margins and investments in commercial vehicle businesses pushed Penske Automotive Group Inc. to a 23 % gain in net income during the fourth quarter. The nation’s second-largest dealership group said today it…
PPG Industries to raise precipitated silica capacity
PPG Industries is increasing production capacity for precipitated silica at its manufacturing site in Delfzijl, the Netherlands by more than 15,000 tons a year. The decision to raise capacity was made in part as global demand for the company’s Agilon…
Hankook Tyre UK to reveal new products
Hankook Tyre UK will be revealing several new products at this year’s CV Show in April. This include its increased load index SmartFlex AH31 tyre and the latest TLO2 trailer tyres. The new SmartFlex AH31 295/80 R22.5, with a load index of…
Solvay unveils new highly dispersible silica for tyres
Solvay Silica, the inventor of Highly Dispersible Silica (HDS) and a key player in energy-saving tyres, introduces Efficium, an innovative reinforcing filler, which allows for higher productivity and greater flexibility in producing green passenger car and truck tyre compounds, at…
Booming car production drives Asia-Pacific’s automotive OEM coatings market
The rapidly increasing vehicle production in Southeast Asian (SEA) countries is steering the automotive coatings market in Asia-Pacific. With the automotive industry in the region likely to continue this upward progression due to favourable macroeconomic indicators and strong support from governments,…
Particle-filled silicones found to provide EMI, environmental sealing
Particle-filled silicones are elastomeric compounds that combine the advantages of silicone with the electrical properties of metals. An inert, synthetic rubber, silicone offers thermal stability over a wide temperature range and resists ozone and ultraviolet (UV) light. Silicone rubber also…