US FIRM Durex Industries has recently launched its new SENTINEL Moulded Foam Silicone Rubber Heater. In semiconductor equipment applications the heaters offer the advances of improved thermal efficiency, higher process temperatures, and reduced system cost. The Illinois-based company developed this…
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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 ...
New technology to accelerate biodegradation of rubber wastes
RESEARCHERS for ENSO Plastics find a solution to speed up the natural biodegradation of synthetic rubber in landfills. The revolutionary technology, ENSO RESTORE RL can accelerates the natural biodegradation of synthetic rubber in landfills, as well as an unexpected discovery…
Severe off-road use tyres find retreading solution
US company Oliver Rubber Co. unveils its new XS-T, a drive position precure retread for severe on/off road applications. The specialty XS-T retread is designed for single axle and tandem axle off-road applications such as logging and mining. Philip Boarts,…
Ravago to buy Styron EPS unit
STYRON Europe GmbH is selling its Expandable Polystyrene (EPS) business to RP Compounds, a subsidiary of Ravago S.A., for an undisclosed sum. IN an agreement jointly signed by Styron and Ravago, the sale will include the EPS manufacturing facility in…
EU Court junks Dow’s appeal in rubber cartel fine
DOW Chemical loses the EUR64.57 million (US$84.5 million) appeal against the antitrust fine levied against it in relation to a rubber cartel. The EU Court of Justice in Luxembourg rejected arguments that the company should not be liable for the…
Alliance Rubber receives Top American Manufacturer award
ALLIANCE Rubber Company, a global supplier of rubber bands, office and packaging supplies, has been cited with a Top American Manufacturer award in the Office Supplies category by Made in the USA Foundation and Made Movement. Made in the USA…
Da Nang Rubber inaugurates radial truck tyre plant
VIETNAM’s Da Nang Rubber Joint Stock Co has opened a 1.15 million sq ft radial truck tyre plant at Da Nang’s Lien Chieu Industrial Zone, with a yearly nameplate capacity of 600,000 units, and with jobs expected to reach 1,000…
ContiTech preps Slovakian site expansion; opens R&D centre
GERMAN firm ContiTech AG has broken ground on the expansion of its plant in Dolné Vestenice, Slovakia. By building a new production hall, ContiTech Vibration Control, a business unit of ContiTech AG, is enlarging the existing production area by around…
Thai Minister urges lower production cost to push rubber price
THAILAND’s Deputy Prime Minister/Agriculture Minister Yukol Lim-laemthong encourages reduced production cost amidst declining rubber price. Yukol confirmed that last year’s export value of Thailand’s rubber fell, despite increasing the export quantity of the commodity to 3.2 million tonnes. The stagnant…
Rubber could boost rural economy in Indian state, says board commissioner
RECENTLY, Rubber Board of India (RBI) joint commissioner (rubber production), Sunny Varghes addressed farmers at the Maj Rubber Nursery and Plantation (MRNP) in Tarajulisaid, saying that rubber could boost the rural economy of Arunachal Pradesh. Rubber is a cash crop…