Ford Motor Co. is facing stiff industry-wide regulatory obstacles to future growth in China, even as the auto maker launches a US$490 million plant to boost its presence there. The plant opened Friday in the southwestern Chinese city of Chongqing—its…
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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 ...
Industry News: A new way forward for the rubber sector
Malaysia, as one of the pioneer nations to start rubber plantations in 1877, continues to lead the field in producing ...
Carbon black bound for sustainability
Sustainable carbon black made from renewable feedstock is becoming more and more in demand. But for technologies to fully produce ...
Recycling: Thermoset rubber circular economy
Devulcanising crumb rubber from scrapped tyres to mould new engineered products presents a solution to the huge and ever growing ...
Asian physical rubber prices- Feb 27
BANGKOK – Asian physical rubber prices were little changed on Monday; a drop in Tokyo rubber futures weighed on the market but supply from major producing countries remains limited, which provided support, dealers said. Prices of Physical Rubber Compared to…
Latexx slides on fourth quarter earnings slump
Latexx Partners Bhd, a rubber-glove maker, slid 3 per cent to RM1.63, headed for its lowest close since Oct 21. Its fourth-quarter earnings slumped to RM926,000 from RM5.6 million a year earlier, according to an exchange filing. Source:
Chinese firm buys rubber company
CGS group sells off its full share in Buzuluk to Dalian and focuses on off-road tyres and technical rubber
Yokohama defers sales target and sets up Chinese R&D
A 250 million yen-centre for testing raw materials and delaying the sales target are part of growth plans
Wide range for “green tyres”
With an annual growth rate of 10%, “green tyres” are the fastest growing in the market
Tyre makers expand in Vietnam and Bangladesh
Southern Rubber Industry JSC and Ceat are building facilities and increasing capacities
Reliance and Sibur firm up Indian jv
Reliance Sibur Elastomers will be the first manufacturer of butyl rubber in India and the fourth largest supplier
of the polymer in the world
Sales of vehicles grow in Asia and UK
Demand for new passenger cars and commercial vehicles totalled 2.69 million
units, a 16.7% drop from the 2010 figure
Wacker extends silicones supply
MUNICH-based chemicals group Wacker has tied up with Spanish silicones compounder Siliconas Silam to sell ready-to-use products made from Wacker silicone rubber base under its own label. Customers include the automotive, construction, cable and household goods industries. Siliconas Silam has…