Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak today announced a one-off aid payment of RM500 for 43,000 rubber tappers and smallholders nationwide this Ramadan. He said the aid, proposed by the Rural and Regional Development Ministry, could help lessen the financial…
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Bridgestone announces debut in agri tyre market
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Goodyear Dunlop gains winter tyres demand from UK police forces
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US silica sand supplier company raise prices of silica products
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Conti refines eContact tyre to meet needs of hybrid models
Leading tyre manufacturer Continental has taken the Conti.eContact, originally launched in 2011 with electric vehicles in mind, and refined it to meet the needs of hybrid models.2803db6f-916c-46be-9d21-5d6cd3f1e029 Continental’s in-house studies point to a growing market for hybrids in the future,…
Vietnam farmers eliminates hectares of rubber plantations due to rubber price fall
Thousands of hectares of rubber trees in the eastern and central regions have been eliminated since the price of latex rubber, once described as “white gold”, has plummeted on the world market. According to Vuong Quoc Thoi, Director of the…
Rubber Association of Canada announces name change
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TIA denied USW request on Chinese tyre duties
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Indian carbon black producer builds facility in Egypt
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