Natural rubber (NR) production in Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries (ANRPC) this year is set to rise by 4.9% to 10.83 million tonnes from 10.33 ...

Glove manufacturers are looking for higher public allocation for brand building in the upcoming Budget 2013 tabling to ramp up efforts to create a strong local ...

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said that the plan of Yokohama Tires Philippines Inc. (YTPI) to more than double its production by 2017 presents the ...

Malaysia is in need of the right engineers and technicians to support its manufacturing sector, which will ultimately reduce the influx of foreign labour, says ...

Five new research and development facilities for the rubber production sector are in the pipeline, said Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.

Lanxess is building the world’s largest plant for EPDM synthetic rubber in China. The German company is investing EUR 235 million in the plant in Changzhou ...

Malaysian rubber glove makers will invest between RM300 million and RM500 million in the next five to 10 years to enhance their automation system and reduce ...

The 'Thuru Saviya' Fund affiliated to the Plantation Industries Ministry has taken steps to establish group processing centres for rubber in identified areas ...

With Chinese plastic manufacturers shifting their bases to low-cost Asian locations, Bangladesh remains an ideal choice, but poor infrastructure threatens to ...

Top world rubber producers at the current International Tripartite Rubber Council (ITRC) meeting in Bandung, Indonesia, will need to reach full agreement on the ...