Four years of work in a partnership between Bridgestone and NRGene has resulted in the successful identification of the guayule genome.
Calum MacLean plans to step down as Synthomer CEO by January 2022.
Jack Murphy has been appointed as the new global account manager for Akron Dispersions.
Synthomer has upgraded its earnings forecast on the back of "strong trading momentum across the business."
Top Glove Corp. Bhd has reopened its factories in Klang, Selangor, with reinforced health and safety measures for the workforce.
PNE PCB Berhad, a manufacturer of printed circuit boards, announced it would join the list of groups diversifying into the manufacture of rubber gloves.
The International Rubber Study Group expects a significant recovery in global natural rubber and synthetic rubber markets in 2021.
Bridgestone Corp. has developed a technology that uses artificial intelligence image analysis to diagnose and detect disease in Para rubber trees.
The rubber and tire company recently held a seminar in Thailand to help promote sustainable farming practices.
Both Farrel Asia Ltd. and the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification have joined the International Rubber Study Group.
Here's a look how the crisis played out this year, week by week, in the pages of Rubber & Plastics News.
Natural rubber markets could rise—or at least sustain their current upswing—in the short term, according to the Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries.
Top Glove has increased its five-year investment plans for a second time this year.
As Semperit rides a wave of profits into 2021, the firm's CEO has made it clear that its medical products business, Sempermed, will remain part of its operation for at least the first half of the new year.