Eastern Treads Ltd (ETL), part of the Rs 8,000-million Eastern Group in the State of Kerala, the home of Indian rubber, is all set to go global. Thecompany’s move comes in the wake of booming demand for high-quality tread rubber both at home and abroad. It is also the confidence arising out of the company’s nearly two decades of successful track record in the manufacture and marketing of quality tyre treading materials like precured
K M Philip, the patriarch of the Indian rubber industry, is 100. His illustrious career is marked by pioneering contributions and visionary leadership to the industry at large.A father figure
Natural rubber prices are likely to take a dip after 2012 due to acceleration in normal production on account of massive new planting undertaken across the major natural producing countries
There is money not only in natural rubber latex but also in rubber saplings. Rubber nurseries have become a big business in Kerala, the home of natural rubber in India, thanks to rising