European Plastics News The groups, which recently launched a joint venture deal giving Sinopec and stake in Sibur's Krasnoyarsk Synthetic Rubber Plant (KZSK) in Russia, want to establish isoprene rubber and nitrile butadiene rubber lines, each of 50,000 tpa capacity in ... and more »
RubberNews.com AKRON—ENSO Plastics L.L.C. is moving quickly to gain a foothold in the rubber industry with new technology that a company official said accelerates the natural biodegradation of synthetic rubber in landfills. The producer of biodegradable and biobased ...
The Nation A higher price would affect related industries also, she said, adding that natural rubber would be less attractive than synthetic rubber for manufacturers if its price was higher. Deputy Prime Minister Pracha Promnog said most rubber growers he met in ... and more »
Lanka Business Online Eastern Merchants said a fall in oil prices also made synthetic rubber cheaper, hurting demand. "All the commodities that we trade in were impacted in one way or the Other," the company said. "However, our core trading business is largely based on ...
RubberNews.com Tire manufacturers are ranked based on their revenue from the sale of tires, excluding sales of non-tire products, including auto-service-related revenue at company-owned retail stores, sales of steel cord, synthetic rubber or carbon black to third ... and more »
European Rubber Journal (subscription) Milan, Italy – Pirelli & C. S.p.A. is considering changes in its upstream assets, pondering an investment in synthetic rubber with its Russian partner Rosneft Oil Co. and "evaluating the possibility of partnerships" in its steel cord business. In ...
Business Standard The surge in natural rubber prices has prompted the rubber processing industry to increasingly depend on imported synthetic rubber . However, imports are not a convenient option for most small and medium-sized rubber processing units, as they are costly ...
The Nation A deputy secretary-general of the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI), Chayo Trangadisaikul, said the government should promote or incentivise the use of natu...
Asian Correspondent One thing that has surprised BP regarding the recent protests by rubber farmers is when analyzing the issue that little coverage is given to the actual rubber market. Successive governments have provided price support/subsidies for rice and rubber , but ... and more »
RubberNews.com MOSCOW—Russian petrochemicals giant and synthetic rubber producer Sibur has opened a sales office in Moscow in a bid to improve service to its customers and to increase the level of sales in Russia's central federal district. "The new office will sell ...
