Walki Group, which makes technical laminates including facings for rigid foam, has opened a plant in Svetogorsk, Russia. According to the company, the new plant is located at the ZAO International Paper pulp and paper mill, cementing further the group’s…
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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 ...
Conti submits retreads for SmartWay verification
Continental Tire the Americas L.L.C. has submitted its HDL Eco Plus ContiTread drive and trailer retread tire products to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s SmartWay Transport Partnership for certification as low-rolling-resistance technologies, the tire maker said. Conti said it submitted…
Nexen reopens JV talk with Michelin
In a brief stock exchange filing, Nexen Tire Corp. has said it has re-opened discussions with Michelin in respect of a possible joint venture and expects those discussions to continue. The June 8 filing on the Korean Stock Exchange in…
Philippine rubber farmers seek probe on falling prices
Owners of rubber farms in North Cotabato, Philippines urged the Department of Agriculture to look into the continuing decline of prices of their products. Datu Boy Imba, a senior official of the Free Rubber Tappers’ Association in the province, said…
Car sales in China up 22.6% YoY
Car sales in China rose 22.6% in May from a year earlier, extending the double-digit gain made in the previous month, as new models premiered at April’s Beijing Autoshow started to hit the showrooms. In May a total of 1.28…
Rubber falls on excess supply, tepid demand
Natural rubber prices crashed last week on concerns of excess supply and lower demand. While a drop in global prices has made imports attractive despite rupee depreciation, tyre companies are worried over the sluggish demand in the automobile sector. INDIA –…
Goodyear took full ownership of Nippon Giant Tire
Goodyear Tire & Rubber bought the majority stake in Nippon Giant Tire back in 1985, for an undisclosed sum. Now the company has acquired 100% ownership of its Nippon Giant Tire (NGT) subsidiary in Tatsuno, Japan. Goodyear has purchased the…
Ford finetunes 5-year business outlook
The company is in the process of preparing a new plan that keeps track on the much less favourable external environment as well as new realities
Lanxess celebrates 40 years of production of EPDM rubber in Marl
The Lanxess Buna GmbH ethylene-propylene facility, constructed in 1972, today covers an area of 4,500 square metres at the Marl Chemical Park
Dow Hygiene & Medical Participates at ANEX 2012
Dow Chemical announced that it will be participating at ANEX 2012 (Asia Nonwovens Exhibition), which will be held from June 13 – 15 at Hall 10, Kintex II, Seoul, Korea. At this trade fair, Dow will showcase its diverse and…