Natural rubber, tapped from trees as latex, is the world's most widely used bio-elastomer. Comprising long molecular chains ...

SHANGHAI & SINGAPORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sinochem International Corporation (“Sinochem International”) and Halcyon Agri Corporation Limited (“Halcyon Agri”) today announced that they have signed, ...

Rubber! It starts out as a goopy material harvested from special trees, and is then processed into a resilient, flexible material used for innumerable important purposes. In the vast majority of ...

After successfully identifying the factors that cause natural rubber to emit a smell, Sumitomo Rubber Industries (SRI) has developed a Reduced Odour Natural Rubber (RONR) which emits significantly ...

TOKYO—Yokohama Rubber Co. has carried out separate research studies with two Thai universities to help improve the quality and sustainable development of natural rubber plantations. The research with ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. SINGAPORE (Reuters) - A unit of Chinese oil and chemicals conglomerate Sinochem Group offered to buy a majority stake in Singapore ...

LONDON—Progress continues on a new multimillion-dollar latex and natural rubber processing facility for Corrie MacColl Ltd. in Cameroon that's slated to be operational later this year. The ...

Sinochem International has offered $177 million for a 30% stake in Halcyon Agri, a natural rubber processor listed on the Singapore stock exchange. Sinochem, a chemical trading firm, has also secured ...

When most people think of forest products, they think of wood — lumber and building products — or pulp-based materials such as paper and cardboard. While it is true that these make up the bulk of ...

Kumho Tire Company announced this week it plans to sell its natural rubber processing plant in Vietnam, as it looks to focus on its core business amid falling sales and mounting losses last year. The ...