Rubber technology specialist, Contitech has opened a new plant for rubber compound in Hungary to improve the company’s presence in the region.
Vytex NRL gets fourth US patent
Vytex NRL, propriety of Vyster has received a US Patent award for the fourth time, from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
Vietnam may join the ITRC
Vietnam, the world’s fourth largest producer of rubber is mulling over joining Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia in the International Tripartite Rubber Council.
Biotech firm develops renewable butadiene
GLOBAL Bioenergies SA, a French biotechnology company, received from Poland-based Synthos some EUR1.5 million (US$2 million) in funding to develop a biological process for converting plant material into butadiene, an oil-derived chemical used for producing synthetic rubber ( as well…
Toyo Tyre Malaysia gets a new name
TOYO Tyre’s consumer tyre factory in Malaysia has been renamed to designate it as a manufacturing and marketing company. Formerly called Toyo Tyre Manufacturing (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, the new name has been simplified to Toyo Tyre Malaysia. The consumer tyre…
Philippines to increase rubber output
Currently, the Philippines is chipping in a little over 1% of the world’s rubber production, with its output coming mainly from small-farm of 3 to 10 hectares of land
Karex to sell shares to expand condoms capacity
MALAYSIAN condom manufacturer, Karex Industries, racks up its capacity after selling shares next year. The move is expected to pit anew the country’s rubber products sector, which last year has generated an estimated 6% of exports, against current top competitors,…
Modi in Japanese jv for sand products
India-based Modi Rubber forms a partnership with Japanese Asahi Organic Chemicals to manufacture resin-coated sand.
Lee Rubber sues Chinese tyre maker
Lee Rubber files a lawsuit against Zhaoyuan Leo Rubber for US$2 million for defaulting on shipment of 2,000 tonnes of rubber in 2008.
Graco expands product range to LSR
US firm Graco has acquire Fluid Automaker, a make of metering and dispensing equipment for liquid silion rubber materials to gain presence in the LSR industry.