October 2019

Tyre Asia

Orion Engineered Carbons S.A, a worldwide supplier of specialty and high-performance Carbon Black, presented their novel surface-modified carbon blacks for rubber applications at the 196th Technical Meeting of the Rubber Division of the American Chemical Society in Cleveland, Ohio on October 9, 2019.

The Straits Times

An acute labour shortage in Malaysia is penetrating its rubber gloves business, prompting the industry’s association to implore for more workers.

Traction News

What do you know about how tires and the manufacturing of tires can affect the environment? It’s fairly common knowledge that both of these can have a negative impact on our environment. But what are manufacturers doing to make the best of the situation and reduce the harm?
You would be amazed that many tire manufacturers go above and beyond as they feel the burden to improve the environment and do their part to help make this Earth and their businesses just a little bit greener.

Tire Technology International

Orion Engineered Carbons has developed a new line of surface-modified carbon blacks for rubber applications.
According to the supplier, the new filler system greatly reduces the energy loss of a tire tread compound and therefore the tire’s rolling resistance. The surface-modified carbon blacks also exhibited extremely high levels of abrasion resistance in laboratory evaluations.
Orion notes that other tire fillers are unable to offer a balance between wear and energy dissipation.

Bangkok Post

Rubber prices spiralled lower across Asia this week on news that a major state-owned trader in China, the top consuming country, has ceased all physical trading of the commodity.

Bangkok Post

Thailand looks set to boost shipments of agricultural products to India, in particular rubber to supply the latter’s strong automotive industry.

Consult Myanmar

Myanmar exported 192,980 tons of rubber worth of 247.56 million U.S. dollars in the first 11 months from October to August of the present fiscal year 2018-19 , exceeding the targeted of 170,000 tons, according to the figures of the Ministry of Commerce on Sunday. The rubber exports increased by 41,090 tons compared with the same period of the previous year of 2017-18 when it registered 151,890 tons worth 184.36 million U.S. dollars.

NST Online

The Malaysian Rubber Glove Manufacturers Association (Margma) says the latest reports by a few media on the ban of Malaysian rubber gloves by the US are factually inaccurate and misleading.

Khaosod

Nearly 80 percent of the construction of the China-Laos railway has been completed, said Lao Deputy Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone on Saturday.