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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia—Global demand for and output of natural rubber fell last year, and the impact of the coronavirus outbreak could further complicate things for the industry as it heads into 2020.
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VIENNA, Austria—In what CEO Martin Fuellenbach called Semperit's "biggest strategic landmark decision," the company has decided to sell its medical goods operation, Sempermed.
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia—Spread of the deadly Coronavirus has caused a spike in share prices for rubber glove makers across Southeast Asia.
VIENNA—Semperit is looking to divest its Sempermed medical business unit to better focus its resources on the industrial sector.
EUFAULA, Ala.—Medical Industries of the Americas is set to begin manufacturing latex gloves and other medical goods at the former Ameritex facility in Eufaula.
WASHINGTON—The Global Platform for Sustainable Natural Rubber needs to address a series of shortcomings if it is to start delivering a truly sustainable value-chain for natural rubber, according to Mighty Earth.
HONG KONG—An executive for Trinseo has been elected as director of sustainability for Responsible Care Indonesia, a program that is part of the American Chemistry Council.
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia—Global rubber demand is set to show a 2.6 percent year-on-year increase this year, according to the latest edition of the International Rubber Study Group's World Rubber Industry Outlook.
It's an exciting time to be in the medical industry, and it doesn't look like that will be changing anytime soon.
SINGAPORE—Natural rubber giant Halcyon Agri has launched Bounce, which it said is a movement to drive industry and consumer change for an equitable, sustainable natural rubber industry.
JAKARTA, Indonesia—Major natural rubber producers Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia have voiced their ‘extreme concern' over the spread of the leaf fall fungal disease Pestalotiopsis, which has affected large areas of rubber plantation.
CLEVELAND—The ACS Rubber Division recently leveraged its International Elastomer Conference to prove to 135 high school students that rubber is a viable career.
KENT, Ohio—Kent Elastomer Products has promoted two associates to new roles.
SINGAPORE—Natural rubber company Corrie MacColl, a subsidiary of global NR supply chain manager Halcyon Agri, has joined forces with local and international non-government organizations to strengthen rubber production across its plantations in Cameroon.