UK-headquartered materials firm Synthomer, which operates a polymers facility in Pasir Gudang, Malaysia, together with Finnish materials company Neste and Singapore-based essential chemicals company PCS have established what they claim is one of the first ISCC-certified value chain to manufacture bio-based acrylonitrile…
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Malaysia achieves forest certification for rubber plantation in Sabah
Against the back of recent European Union Deforestation-free regulations (EUDR) and other sustainably-centred concerns, the rubber sector in Malaysia has achieved a significant milestone with the inaugural Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) forest management (FM)/chain of custody (COC) certification of rubber…
Cariflex boosts Asian presence with new Singapore HQ move; on-track progress for latex plant construction
Cariflex, a global manufacturer and supplier of polyisoprene rubber latex for medical applications, has relocated its global headquarters to the Vision Exchange in Singapore’s Jurong Gateway. The new office is strategically positioned near Jurong Island in order to improve interaction…
Malaysia’s rubber exports take a drastic dip; NR production down in January
Malaysia’s rubber exports have taken a beating over the past five years with the value having dropped to RM35 billion in 2022 compared with RM71 billion in 2021, according to the country’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Plantation and…
US backlash on latex gloves; Thailand to focus on China and India
According to the Rubber Authority of Thailand (RAOT) Governor Nakorn Tangavirapat since some US states have banned the use of latex gloves among food service workers, authorities in Thailand are looking to expand the export of natural rubber gloves to…
Cariflex breaks ground on world’s largest US$350 mn IR latex plant in Singapore
Polyisoprene rubber latex supplier for medical end markets, like surgical gloves, Cariflex Pte has broken ground for Singapore’s first polyisoprene latex plant on a 6.1 hectares site in Jurong Island, Singapore. Said to be the world’s largest polyisoprene latex plant, the investment of US$350 million will cater to global customers in medical and…
Vystar, CMC forge alliance for market dev’t of deproteinised latex brand
US-based biotechnology Vystar Corporation chooses Corrie MacColl Limited (CMC), a subsidiary of global natural rubber (NR) supply chain manager Halcyon Agri, as its exclusive global partner for all aspects of product market development and distribution of patented Vytex deproteinised latex.…
Vystar and Indian rubber association to explore new deproteinised latex
US-based Vystar Corporation and the Indian Rubber Manufacturers Research Association (IRMRA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for a wide range of collaborative activities, including but not limited to research, innovation, testing and technology transfer in midstream and downstream sectors of the rubber industry.…
Cranfield University, Meditech create sustainable, biodegradable NR latex gloves
Researchers from Cranfield University, UK, and Malaysian company Meditech Gloves, have developed biodegradable natural rubber (NR) gloves that spell the ideal future raw material for sustainable manufacturing. The special formulation of natural latex that makes the gloves is also free…
Kerala govt to include latex in stimulus package
The Kerala government is expected to give a reprieve for the rubber growers who are struck by a steep fall in latex price. Finance Minister K.M. Mani said he had directed officers to form a formula to include latex in…