Monday’s SMEBiz highlights the rubber entrepreneurs, new uses for containers and the huge opportunities in the China Silk Road. Two friends overseas glimpsed an opportunity in rubber-cushioned flooring. Eighteen years, many ups and downs later, and their company Fairmont Ventures…
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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…
Desma inaguarates new facility in China
This year is a special one, because Desma is not only celebrating the 50th corporate anniversary but also the inauguration of a new and larger facility at the gates of Shanghai. Around 150 visitors participated in the opening festivities at…
Rubber farmers face fresh crisis as latex prices spiral
Rubber farmers in Thiruvananthapuram are facing a fresh crisis with a steep fall in latex price. With the price of the commodity falling from Rs 152 per kilo to Rs 130 within three weeks, the inclusion of latex in the…
UK firm supplies inline and offline measurement systems for tyres, rubber
UK-BASED Micro-Epsilon’s Systems Group offers measurement systems so that rubber processing companies and tyre manufacturers can now source complete, inline and offline precision measurement and inspection systems from a single supplier. Micro Epsilon specialises in the development, manufacture and installation…