The EU-supported NORDIC BIO-RUBBER project is advancing a fully bio-based rubber alternative derived from birch bark, an abundant residue from the pulp, paper and plywood industries. Through the project, researchers refined a birch bark bio-refinery process and demonstrated that the…
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IEAT’s Rubber City in need of more skilled workers
Rubber City, a rubber industrial estate being developed by the Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT), is teaming up with the country’s Labour Ministry to recruit skilled workers. The IEAT will also collaborate with educational institutes to produce skilled vocational…
India’s domestic rubber supply needs to be strengthened, says ANRPC
The secretary-general of the Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries (ANRPC), Sheela Thomas, stressed India’s need to strengthen its domestic supply base of rubber at a time whenrubber exporting countries are fast becoming rubber-consuming nations. According to Thomas, if this…