MEDICAL gloves and condoms maker Ansell, which has a factory in Malaysia, says it expects to lift its earnings in the 2013 financial year and remains on the hunt for more acquisitions. Ansell recently reported a 6% rise in net…
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Indonesia beckons Indian rubber investments with availability of resources
INDONESIA, the second largest rubber producer in the world, has invited Indian rubber industry to invest in that country and benefit from ample natural rubber resources. In a meeting with All India Rubber Industries Association (AIRIA), Dickey Fabrian, Consul-General of…
Latex prices continue to dip
Top Glove chairman shares his views as well as industry forecast; Global rubber demand to increase 15% this year
Lanxess supports the Olympics 2012
Without chemistry, top performances and world records would often simply not be remarkable
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…