DuPont in collaboration with wire and cable makers have developed optimum formulations using Vamac to create flame-retardant cables and hoses. These products offer better performance in terms of safety, durability and ease of installation with insulation and jacketing compounds. According…
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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 ...
Hankook Indonesian plant operational in fourth quarter
The new plant is part of Hankook’s five-stage development plan, in which the company plans to invest US$1.1 billion ahead of 2018
Lower temperature silicone process
Austrian machine maker Engel has widened the opportunities for multi-component technology with a new process for silicone vulcanisation at low temperatures, which it showcased at a symposium by producing wine bottle stoppers. Whereas conventional silicone rubbers require high temperatures for…
Highlights at German Rubber Conference (DKT) in Nuremberg
At the recent German Rubber Conference (DKT) in Nuremberg, Lanxess’ssubsidiary RheinChemie presented a new process known as iCOM for final integrated continuous mixing. According to the company, this makes the production process more cost-efficient. The quality of compound manufacture is…
Condom made of NRL
US-based Vystar, the creator of Vytex natural rubber latex, and RitexGummiwarenfabrik, a German condom and lubricant manufacturer, have launched an ultra-thin condom made with Vytex. The latter is a patented, all-natural raw material that is said to reduce the total…
IRSG forecasts NR surplus
Singapore-basedInternational Rubber Study Group (IRSG) has forecast a surplus production of natural rubber (NR) in 2012. The group expects it to rise 7.8% to 11.8 million tonnes this year as consequence of new production available from trees planted in the…
BASF to add on butadiene supply in Europe
In view of the tight supply and high prices of butadiene, due to the high demand from the tyre market, German firmBASF plans to build a plant at its site in Antwerp, Belgium. The 155,000 tonne/year-plant is scheduled to start…
Gevo to build plant in Malaysia
American renewable chemicals and biofuels firmGevohas inked a collaborative agreement with the Malaysian government’s East Coast Economic Region Development Council, Malaysian Biotechnology Corp (BiotechCorp) and the Terengganu state government to build the world’s first bio-isobutanol plant in Kerteh, Terengganu. It…
China focus for Sibur and Synthomer
Sinopec and Russian petrochemicals group Sibur are setting up a joint venture to produce synthetic rubber in Shanghai. It will use patents and technologies from Sibur to produce nitrile butadiene rubber and isoprene rubber. Sinopec andSiburhave also set up a…
Sabic and ExxonMobil proceed joint venture
Sabic and US chemical firm ExxonMobil’s joint venture,Al-Jubail Petrochemical Company (Kemya), which is constructing a world-scale speciality elastomers facility, has approved the next stage of project development, including engineering, procurement and construction (EPC). The facility will be integrated with the…