United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative in Zambia, Janet Rogan, is urging the government to restore the rubber plantation in the Zambian district of Nchelenge to help boost the economy and reduce poverty. Speaking after inspecting the rubber plantation…
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Major Taiwanese tyre makers to hike prices as rubber costs increase
Major tyre makers in Taiwan have announced plans to increase prices by 8% to 12% next year as synthetic rubber and natural rubber prices also go up. In a Taiwan Stock Exchange filing, tyre manufacturer Federal Corporation said it would…
Rubber Board: India’s NR production up 19% in November
The production of natural rubber (NR) in India rose 19% in November this year compared to the same period last year showing an increasing trend, according to the officials of state-run Rubber. The world’s fifth-biggest producer of the commodity, India…
Guangken eyeing overseas listing of its Thai rubber unit
Two years after Guangdong Guangken Rubber Group Co. acquired Thai Hua Rubbr Public Co, which is the world’s third largest natural rubber group, the company is now planning to list its Thailand operations on stock exchanges in Thailand and Hong…
Dow Corning claims first silicone rubber for 3D printing
At K2016 show in Germany recently, German materials maker Wacker Chemie introduced its Imagine Series K printer for 3D printing of silicone rubber parts, since the company says up till now “there is no mature 3D printing technology available for…
Wacker showcases self-adhesive liquid silicone rubber at COMPAMED 2016
Munich, Germany-based chemical group Wacker Chemie AG is showcasing its new self-adhesive liquid silicone rubber (LSR), Silpuran 6760/50,which has a low coefficient of friction (CoF) at this year’s COMPAMED medical technology trade fair. Silpuran 6760/50 cures to form an elastomer…
Rubber anti-tack agents market set to hit US$456.1mn by 2024 with 4% CAGR
Valued at US$316.4 million in 2015,the rubber anti-tack agents market is forecasted to reach US$456.1 million by 2024, experiencing gains exceeding 4% CAGR over the forecast period, said a new report by US-based global market research and consulting service provider…
Global natural rubber prices hit a six-month high with 27% increase
Global prices for natural rubber (NR) soared to a six-month high, with benchmark futures prices on the Tokyo Commodity Exchange (TOCOM) up 27% from the recent low in late August this year. TOCOM’s RSS3 rubber sheets contract for April 2017…
SABIC, ExxonMobil JV begins polybutadiene industrial rubber operations
The Al-Jubail Petrochemical Company (KEMYA) rubber plant,a joint venture between Saudi Basic Industries Corp. (SABIC) and ExxonMobil subsidiary Exxon Chemical Arabia, has recently started commercial operations at its polybutadiene industrial rubber part. SABIC, one of the world’s largest petrochemicals groups,…
Kultevat Inc collaborates with Sumitomo Rubber Industries to develop environmentally-friendly rubber
Kultevat Inc will be collaborating with Sumitomo Rubber Industries to develop environmentally-friendly rubber. The St Louis-based company and the Japanese company inked a research agreement recently to speed-up the development of Taraxicum kok-saghya (TKS). TKS will then act as an…