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.…
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Hainan Rubber, Wangfujing Group forge JV on duty-free goods for Hainan market
Chinese general merchandise retailing company, Wangfujing and the country’s largest natural rubber manufacturer, Hainan Rubber formed joint ventures to enter Hainan’s offshore duty-free market, taking advantage of a yet to be implemented new tax-exempt policy, according to reports. The partners…
Russia to revise fiscal policy to support rubber producers
Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered to prepare amendments to fiscal laws providing for the use of a cushioning mechanism for synthetic rubber sales, according to the Russian news agency, Tass, citing the list of assignments posted on the Kremlin’s website early…
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…
India’s natural rubber production exceeds 2016-17 target at 690,000 tonnes
India’s natural rubber production for 2016-17 jumped to 690,000 tonnes, up 23% from a year earlier, exceeding the Rubber Board’s 654,000-tonne target. Natural rubber output in 2015-16 was recorded as the lowest in two decades at 562,000 tonnes. The production…
Thailand’s NRPC extends loan programme to stabilise rubber industry
Thailand’s Natural Rubber Policy Committee (NRPC) is extending a 1-billion Baht loan programme for another year to stabilise the rubber industry. The Natural Rubber Policy Committee meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha, has agreed to give rubber farmers…
Natural rubber output by ANRPC members up 2% in Jan-Mar 2017
Natural rubber production by members of the Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries (ANRPC) is estimated to have reached 2.499 million tonnes, showing a 2% increase in the first three months of 2017 compared to the same period a year…
Thailand’s first automotive, tyre testing centre to be completed by 2018
Thailand’s first automotive and tyre testing centre that follows global standards is set to be completed and ready for operations by 2018. “The first phase of the testing centre should be ready for Thai car and tyre makers in 2018.…
Indonesia, France partner to develop sustainable natural rubber
Indonesia and France are partnering with each other to develop sustainable natural rubber across plantations in Indonesia through joint social and environmental studies. The US$270,000 partnership agreement was signed by French Development Agency (AFD) and Royal Lestari Utama (RLU), an…