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India Rubber
The All India Rubber Industries Association (AIRIA) was established in 1945 with the purpose of representing the rubber sector in ...
Country Focus: An alliance that keeps Asia’s “white gold” shining
Despite challenges in the global market and supply chain, Asia’s primary rubber producers are successfully achieving their growth targets, with ...
Sustainability: Southeast Asia’s rubber sector rooting for sustainability
Promising solutions are emerging in the form of sustainable rubber practices, aimed at curbing deforestation and substantially reducing the environmental ...
Rubber industry in the digital age: how technology can save forests, boost business
Emerging policies on ethical material sourcing, such as the EU Deforestation-free Regulation (EUDR)’s zero-deforestation rule, underscore ecosystem preservation and market ...
Gloves sector holding up through the headwind
Malaysia’s glove makers are benefiting from streamlining of operations, new investments, and net-zero collaborations to mitigate the impact of low ...
Medical technology market shapes up with silicones
Global and Asian markets for silicones in the healthcare and medical industries have grown in tandem with the advancement of ...
Elasto Proxy offers solid rubber profiles
Elasto Proxy, global supplier of specialty seals and custom insulation, announces solid rubber profiles that combine design flexibility with high tensile strength. These rubber extrusions have a fixed cross-sectional shape and are harder and more resistant to compression than sponge…
Pro Comp launches new Xtreme MT2 tyre
Off-road components maker and private brand tire marketer Pro Comp USA is backing a mail-in rebate promotion for its “latest and greatest tread pattern.” The company’s offer, running through June 30, covers its range of Xtreme MT2 tires. In addition,…
Weak tyre demand laments Nokian
Nokian Tyres plc will release its first-quarter 2014 financial results on May 7, 2014. Of note: The results in Russia will be less than the company forecasted. “Due to a weaker forecast for the economy in Russia and CIS (the…
Horizon introduces new tyre
Commercial tyre importer and distributor Horizon Tire Inc. has launched the Crosswind AP for the sport- and crossover-utility vehicle and 4X4 segment in 28 sizes. The Crosswind AP is made exclusively for the Houston-based company by China’s Shandong Linglong Tyre…
Philippines visited India to improve rubber production
Rubber is poised to emerge as a potent growth driver for economic relations between India and the Philippines which have remained muted over the years. A 35-member delegation from the Philippines, including government officials, rubber and products manufacturers, visited India…
Rubber-sellers hold back due to high prices of raw materials
Chinese consumers bid for prompt rubber shipments at below $2 a kg this week, but some sellers held back their cargoes because of the low prices and difficulties in getting raw material, dealers said on Wednesday. The dry season, which…
India’s 2013/14 rubber production fell
India’s natural rubber imports jumped 49.3 percent to a record 324,467 tonnes in the year ended March 31 from a year earlier as excessive monsoon rains hurt production, the state-run Rubber Board said. The country’s production fell 7.6 percent to…
Styron to convert its Ni-BR plant to increase tyre production
Styron, the global materials company and manufacturer of plastics, latex and rubber, today announced that it will convert its Nickel Butadiene Rubber (Ni-BR) production train in Schkopau, Germany, to Neodymium Butadiene Rubber (Nd-BR). Coupled with Styron’s existing leading technology in…
Rubber tappers suffered from revolt
Forty years have rolled since the first revolt by rubber tappers and smallholders but the issue of low rubber price still niggles their lives today. This time though the blow was harder as even the price sugar per kilogram superceded…