February 2024

Phys.org: Polymers News

A pioneering development enables the targeted replication of the chemical structure of low-density polyethylene (LDPE), a plastic that has been difficult to imitate until now, and shows great potential for sustainable alternatives in the plastics industry.

Traction News

Zhongce Rubber Group Co., Ltd (ZC Rubber), a leading tire manufacturer headquartered in Hangzhou, China, is expanding its global presence with the establishment of a state-of-the-art factory in Indonesia. The new facility, located in Semarang and covering 500,000 square meters, is currently under construction and expected to complete construction within 10 months.

Global New Light Of Myanmar

Only when Myanmar’s rubber meets international standards for quality can it fetch a premium price, the Mon State Chief Minister highlighted at the workshop on Myanmar’s rubber production and market promotion held on 30 January 2024. Locally produced rubber can meet international standards and grasp a firm market share in the strong, competitive global market only if there are rubber factories that are successfully granted ISO.

BusinessWorld

Championing an eco-ethical upcycling enterprise takes resourcefulness, creativity, and innovation to sustain operations, according to entrepreneur Lyndon Ecuacion. When Mr. Ecuacion and his wife were immersed in island backpacking in the 2000s, they sought dry compact bags to protect the cameras and electronic equipment they brought with them on their trips.

European Rubbe Journal

Sailun Vietnam has produced the first rubber track at its manufacturing site in Tay Ninh Province, Vietnam, the Chines tire & rubber group has announced. The inaugural rubber track was produced in the vulcanisation workshop of the plant’s phase 3, said Sailun in an announcement 4 Jan.

Tyrepress.com

It appears that Bridgestone is preparing to close its tyre factory in Shenyang, China. A plant employee told our Tyrepress China site that production in Shenyang ceased at the end of January 2024 and that Bridgestone will officially shutter the site at the end of February. As of 5 February, Bridgestone had issued no official announcement regarding the plant.

Global New Light Of Myanmar

Myanmar’s rubber market witnesses increment in prices amidst global demand shifts. The prices of rubber have experienced a slight increase in Mon State’s rubber market. Presently, Ribbed Smoked Sheet Local 3 is priced at K1,650 per pound, and sun-dried rubber is priced at K1,630.

Global New Light Of Myanmar

An official from Myanmar Rubber Planters and Producers Association (MRPPA) says they expects to export about 300,000 tonnes of rubber in 2023-24 fiscal year. “We expect to export around 300,000 tonnes of rubber in 2023-24 fiscal year. Last year, it was just more than 100,000 tonnes. Myanmar produces about 400,000 tonnes. The reason for the low export last year was the rubber exporters feared losses due to financial policy. They didn’t export because they might lose K 800,000 to 1,000,000 for a tonne. Now the government has relaxed the policy…

The Malay Mail Online

Natural rubber production rose by 9.3 per cent year-on-year in November 2023 to 30,669 tonnes, contributed by smallholders compared with the estates sector, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DoSM). Chief statistician Datuk Seri Mohd Uzir Mahidin said in a statement that the smallholders sector contributed 85.3 per cent versus the estates sector’s 14.7 per cent.

Global New Light Of Myanmar

Myanmar shipped 114,855 tonnes of rubber to foreign countries in the past nine months of the current financial year 2023-2024, beginning 1 April, bagging US$144.046 million, according to the Ministry of Commerce.

European Rubbe Journal

Chinese tire maker Jinyu Tire Group has broken ground on an expansion project to add passenger car and light truck (PLT) tire production in Vietnam. At a ceremony 12 Dec 2023, the tire maker said it would expand its facility in Tay Ninh province, Vietnam through three phases, with the first PLT tires set to be rolled out in 2025.