Rubber producers and traders have sought rectification of anomalies in the inverted duty structure, saying they have “stifled” the sector. In a pre-budget presentation to the finance ministry, the All India Rubber Industries Association (AIRIA) said while the import duty…
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Dow Corning moldable silicone product gains innovation award
Dow Corning, a global leader in silicones, silicon-based technology and innovation, today announced that its recently launched Dow Corning® MS-2002 Moldable White Reflector Silicone was the winner of the Non-Luminous Components, Specialty Hardware, Shades and Solar category at the 2014…
Thailand tyre maker targets European market
As Thailand’s leading and most successful tire manufacturer, Vee Rubber exhibited at Reifen Show 2014 not only to announce the impending introduction of an all-new winter tire collection, but also to seriously enhance the company’s increasing market present on the…
MRDP builds rubber facility to boost Philippine rubber industry
Rubber processing will be given a big boost with the establishment of P31.6 million natural crumb rubber processing in Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur. The facility, which will be turned over this month, is a big-ticket project of the Mindanao Rural…
Hankook reports strategic vision at the opening of new R&D infrastructure
Hankook Tire, the leading and one of the fastest growing tire companies in the world, held a groundbreaking ceremony today for its new R&D center, the HANKOOK TECHNODOME, at a construction site in Daejeon, Korea. Along with the celebratory event,…
Cooper and INSA establishes joint venture to produce silica masterbatch
Building on the recent announcement that Cooper Tire & Rubber Company and the Industrias Negromex S.A. de C.V. (INSA) subsidiary of Grupo KUO have jointly earned a U.S. patent (8,357,733) for silica masterbatch, the two companies today reported achieving a…
Planters association in India aspires to ban imports of rubber
Concerned over fall in rubber prices, the Association of Planters of Kerala (APK) has urged the Centre to ban imports of rubber to protect growers from further crisis. Prices of natural rubber, according to APK, have dropped to a five-year…
Thai rubber planters plans to ask NCPO for help
Rubber growers nationwide are planning to ask the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) to help shore up rubber prices which have dropped sharply in the country, said Uthai Sornlaksap, chairman of the Thai Rubber Council. Mr Uthai said…