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…
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Halcyon raises US$5 mn funds for digital marketplace
Singapore-headquartered supplier of natural rubber Halcyon Agri Corporation says that its 49.9%-owned associate, HeveaConnect Pte, has completed its fourth fundraising of US$5.5 million, led by Provident Capital Partners, DeClout Ventures and HeveaConnect management. Halcyon Agri founded HC in 2018 to…
TRS uses Buss compounders to make rubber powders from used tyres
Swiss scale-up company Tyre Recycling Solutions SA (TRS), Préverenges, has chosen Buss’s Compeo technology for implementation of its “Intelligent Compounding” concept, which transforms powder products obtained from recycled end-of-life tyres into compounds at industrial scale. TRS’s performance materials, which require a…
GRI completes 2nd phase of US$100 mn expansion
Sri Lankan tyre firm Global Rubber Industries (GRI) says it has completed the second phase of its US$100 million capacity upgrade plan for its speciality tyre facility, which is sited next to its more established plant in Sri Lanka. With…
Birch branches out to India; expands market reach
UK-based rubber additives firm Birch Chemicals has opened its first international arm – which includes a new base in India, designed to service the Asian market. The recent launch of Birch Chemicals India includes a facility in Maharashtra (a state…
Marangoni takes over jv firm to expand in India
Italy’s retreading specialist Marangoni Group has acquired GRP Ltd.’s 50% stake in the joint venture company in India – Marangoni GRP Pvt. Ltd – through its wholly owned subsidiary, Leader Rubber Company (SA) Prop., South Africa. The 50:50 jv company, incorporated…
Michelin now sole owner of Indonesian sustainable plantation project
French tyre maker Michelin, which previously held 49% shares, has bought a further 51% of the capital of Royal Lestari Utama (RLU), a joint venture with Indonesian energy company Barito Pacific Group, thus becoming the sole owner of RLU. The project, which was…
Recycling: Finding ways to recycle rubber
In the lead-up to the K trade fair 2022, industry association VDMA provides an interview with Daniela Dingfelder, COO of Deguma-Schuetz GmbH, on the potentials of recycling rubber. Is rubber sustainable as a material? Both natural rubber and synthetic rubber…
Semperit opens new production site and hq in US
Vienna-based polymer products firm Semperit Group two years ago made the decision two years ago to invest around US$10 million into the installation of two new production lines for rubber gaskets as well as the relocation of the existing headquarters…
India’s e-trading platform for NR goes live
India’s Rubber Board says that the electronic platform it developed for natural rubber (NR) trading, known as mRube, will go live on 8 June 2022. The e-trading platform has been launched to improve the marketing effectiveness in the NR supply chain, according to the…