PLANTS or other recycled materials used as feedstock is being targeted by the Bioproof Project, which is now being supported by pump and valve manufacturer, KSB. Since 2000, the demand for natural and synthetic rubber has increased by 50%, and…
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Yokohama Rubber supports beekeeping in China
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Sri Lanka grows rubber in new areas
Sri Lanka has expanded rubber cultivation into the non-traditional dryer regions of the island’s Eastern and Northern regions with the crop showing high yields in several pilot projects, according to Gamini Seneviratne, Director, Rubber Research Institute of Sri Lanka, a…
Asia Carbon starts up carbon fibre plant
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Lanxess moves hq to Cologne
German speciality chemicals company Lanxess is relocating its headquarters from Leverkusen in Germany to Cologne and will officially manage its global operations from there as of August 1, 2013. The new domicile of the company is the Lanxess Tower in…
Asahi Kasei Corp opens SSBR plant in Singapore
Japanese firm Asahi Kasei Chemicals held a grand opening ceremony on July 11, 2013, on Jurong Island, Singapore, for a new plant for solution-polymerised styrene-butadiene rubber (S-SBR) which began commercial operation in April 2013. The first line installed has a…
Toyo to expand SUV tyre production in US
JAPAN-headquartered Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. , a supplier Toyota Motor , is planning to expand its US production. The move is said to be part of its plan to channel more investments on products that can give more profits,…
Tokai completes buy-out of Produflex
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FELDA starts NR processing plant in Myanmar
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