NR exports up 1.8%, significant fall in imports
ANRPC member-countries exported a total volume of 888,000 tonnes of NR during January 2019, up 1.8% from the same month in the previous year. The volume of export was up 1.6% in Thailand, 20.1% in Vietnam and 29.8% in Cambodia. However, the volume was down in the case...TARRC opens new MRB Rubber Engineering Laboratory
The Tun Abdul Razak Research Centre (TARRC), the UK R&D centre of the Malaysian Rubber Board (MRB), has opened its new MRB Rubber Engineering Laboratory. The new lab will be used for testing and validation of rubber products. TARRC has been carrying out research...ANRPC predicts slower growth in 2019 world NR output and demand
The Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries (ANRPC) has predicted significant fall in both production and consumption of natural rubber in the current year. While factors such as the recent tropical storm in Thailand and the devastation caused by floods in...Prinx Chengshan begins work for new Thailand plant
Prinx Chengshan has started work for the world-class plant at Eastern Seaboard Industrial Zone WHA EISE 3 (Chonburi) in Thailand. The new facility is expected to be commissioned in mid-2020. By then, it will further consolidate and expand Prinx Chengshan’s...Saudi Aramco acquires 70% majority stake in SABIC
Saudi Aramco announced the signing of a share purchase agreement to acquire a 70% majority stake in Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) from the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia, in a private transaction for SAR 259.125 billion, which is equivalent to USD...
