Today sees Phnom Penh host the “4th Rubber PLANT Summit” – an event promoting foreign investment into Cambodia’s expanding rubber plantation sector. With the promise of Cambodia’s abundant “unused land” splashed across the event’s website, many of the rubber industry’s…
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The Top Town Tyres building on the market
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Evonik snags top US silicic acid ester supplier
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Europe slows Synthomer
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Michelin to cut 500 jobs at Pictou County plant
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Vogue Tyre acquires E&G Classics
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