The Thai rubberwoood furniture industry has made improvements to comply with EU timber import requirements, especially since that the new Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade action plan of the European market is in place and will start in March next year.
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Russian Dandelion as natural rubber alternative
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China to cut natural rubber import to increase local supply
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Ivory Coast to produce more rubber in 2013
IVORY COAST in the African continent expects to produce 300,000 tonnes of rubber in 2013 as it plans to raise funds for developing new production zones of the crop. Output this year was lower than expected, at 230,000 tonnes from…
Malaysia to turn Kedah into a rubber hub
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Mitsubishi Outlander to fit Toyo tyres
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Wacker formulates tin-free catalyst
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Rubber Association of Canada moves to new office
THE Rubber Association of Canada has moved to new offices, announcing the dates of the 2013 biennial Tyre and Rubber Summit. The association, now a floor down from its previous office at Argentia Road in Mississauga, Ontario has announced that…
Nokian to lay off workers in Finland
THE statutory negotiations at Nokian Tyres Finnish factory ended on 17 December 2012. Improving productivity and adjusting production will be executed mainly with temporary lay-offs; in addition 28 production workers and officials will be laid off permanently. The car tyre…