Munich-based chemical group Wacker is strengthening its presence in India by opening its expanded technical centre for silicone products in Amtala near Kolkata. Operated by the joint venture Wacker Metroark Chemicals (WMC), the enlarged regional competence centre now comprises state-of-the-art…
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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 ...
Semperflex pumps EUR10 mn to expand hose capacity
Austria-based Semperit Group is expanding its hose production in the Semperflex segment. More than EUR10 million will be invested to raise capacity at the Semperflex Optimit plant in Odry, Czech Republic. Semperflex Optimit is already Europe’s largest manufacturer of hydraulic…
Yulex sets up guayule seed and genetics centre
US agricultural biomaterials company Yulex Corporation has opened a Seed & Genetics Centre focused on plant breeding, molecular genetics and development of agronomic best practices to support the global cultivation of sustainable guayule plantations for medical, consumer, industrial and bioenergy…
Kossan eyes Indonesia for its new plant and targets Vietnam too
Malaysian rubber products manufacturer Kossan Rubber Industries Bhd plans to set up a new manufacturing plant in Jakarta, Indonesia, in the second half of this year. According to its General Manager of Group Corporate Affairs and Business Development, Edward Yip,…
Hartalega’s new plant to increase capacity by four times
The world’s largest producer of synthetic gloves Hartalega Holdings Bhd’s investment in a new manufacturing complex will quadruple the group’s total installed capacity to over 42 billion pieces of gloves/year. The Malaysian company that is the largest manufacturer of premium…
ContiTech strengthens presence in China
With the acquisition of the business of local manufacturer Taizhou Fuju Rubber Belt Manufacture, German firm ContiTech says it is continuing the expansion of its drive belt business in China. To date, the Chinese company, founded in 1993, has predominantly…
Rubber World global distribution up 30%
Rubber World Industries (RWI), a leading manufacturer of closed-cell rubber insulation ‘Gulf-O-Flex’ in the Gulf and South East Asia, has reported a 30% increase in its global distribution operations for 2013. The growth is widely attributed to the growing demand…
Rubber output down on protests
Rubber production in Thailand, the world’s largest exporter, may decline as growers from the main producing regions join protests seeking to overthrow the government, according to Von Bundit Co. Output may drop 1 to 20% this month and in February…
Marangoni to sell Anagni car and LT tyres plant
Italy-based Marangoni Group has appointed PricewaterhouseCoopers Corporate Finance (PwC) as its financial advisor to assist the company’s management in negotiations with potential buyers of the car and light truck tyres plant based in Anagni near Rome. Following the suspension of…
Malaysia eyes rubber plantation in Manila
The BIMP-EAGA (Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia and Philippines East Asean Growth Area) Malaysia Business Council is in active discussions with a government-linked company (GLC) to embark on a large-scale rubber plantation in Palawan, the Philippines. Its chairman Roselan Johar Mohamed said…