Improved supply, weak demand keep NR market down ** US rubber goods trade deficit rises ** Bridgestone develops high-quality elastomers ** Continental A.G. plans seven new tyre plants

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EGE Kimya Turkish chemicals major in expansion mode
It is indeed a fascinating saga of tremendous transformation and growth EGE KIMYA, (EGE KIMYA SANAYI VE TICARET A.S., to be in full) — is presenting to the industry world since its inception over 56 years ago! A family-run business, headquartered in Istanbul, Turkey, initially involved in the production of intermediary chemicals, has today emerged as an innovation leader and solution provider to an increasing number of its global

PanAridus releases Guayule rubber samples
PanAridus CEO Michael Fraley announced recently to the rubber and tyre industry executives and onlookers at the International Tire Exhibition and Conference 2012 that the company was publicly
NR Industry Great opportunities amid challenges: Dr. Kamarul Baharain Basir
Despite pressures of the changing economy, outlook is quite positive for the global natural rubber industry. Signs of improvement in the US, China and the European economies of late are
Global warming impacts NR production
It is estimated that for every one degree rise in temperature, there would be about 15% fall in NR productivity. The world needs more rubber and NR is the natural choice, provided it is

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US rubber goods trade deficit rises
The U.S. rubber product trade deficit increased 19 % through April, with few categories showing any improvement in the
Bridgestone develops high-quality elastomers
Bridgestone Corp., together with NEDO, Japan’s largest public R&D management organization, and JSR Corp., has developed
Continental A.G. plans seven new tyre plants
Continental A.G.’s tyre division plans to enter new product segments and build as many as seven more tyre plants by 2025 in
Improved supply, weak demand keep NR market down
Weekend review of NR market Natural rubber market was shrouded in weak sentiments in the week October 29 to November 2 2012
Sharp rise in share of SR in rubber use

The result of the relatively stronger performance of SR in the three months to March 2012 has increased the share of SR in total rubber consumption to the highest level since October 2004, according to IRSG. In March 2011, the SR share was 58.1% on a 12-month average. All regions except for Asia/Pacific experienced increased SR share of total rubber consumption.
Asia/Pacific region suffered a 0.1% fall in the share, decreasing down to 51.5% in March 2012 as compared to the level in December 2011. China was the prime cause of this downturn in Asia/Pacific, with the share of SR in total rubber consumption decreasing down to 56.5% in March 2012 from 57.0% in December. The decrease came in the face of significant increase in installed SR capacity, which will expand by 1.2 million tonnes over 2010-2012.
 
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