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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 ...
Soybean oil improves tread life by 10%
This win-win discovery improves tyre tread life, saves energy and petroleum.
Versalis, Novamont and Genomatica collaborate to produce butadiene from renewable feedstocks
The partnership provides the opportunity to increase butadiene supply and augment companies’ bio-based portfolio
EPA to use Yokohama tyre for retread verification program
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is utilizing a Yokohama Tyre commercial truck tyre casing to establish a SmartWay verification program for retreaded tyres used on Class 8 line-haul trucks. Once a retreaded tyre receives EPA certification, fleets using those…
US Labour addresses child labour in Liberia NR plantations
The United States Department of Labour’s Bureau of International Labor Affairs today announced a US$6 million competitive solicitation for a cooperative agreement to combat child labour in the rubber-producing areas of Liberia. Qualified applicants should focus on children who are…
Govind Rubber to build tyre plant in India
The plant will have a production capacity of 225 tonnes/day
Conti to expand Hefei tyre factory
Continental Tyre will increase investment to US$450 million in Hefei-based factory, according to Anhui Provincial Administration of Commerce. Hefei-based plant is located in Hefei Hi-Tech Development Zone and it operated in last May. The capital increase this time is for…
Michelin slows down truck tyre plant construction in India
French and Indian non-governmental organizations finally got the attention of the OECD in Paris last Wednesday about the construction of a Michelin tyre factory in India. They believe the plant violates the rights of a community of ‘untouchables.’ The construction…
Sumitomo opens second tyre plant in Changsa
Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. has inaugurated production at its passenger tyre plant in Changsha, two years after announcing the $297 million project. The new plant, covering 550,000 square meterss designed with a production capacity at 30,000 tires per day. The…
Indonesia to invest US$528M to renew natural rubber plantation
Indonesia plans to invest US$528 million to revitalize state-run natural rubber plantations, thereby raising productivity. Citing the Agriculture Ministry’s perennial crop director, Rismansyah Danasaputra, the plan is to boost productivity by 44.5% to 1,300 kg/year for every hectare by 2015.