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The value of North Sumatra’s rubber and rubber goods exports fell by 19.79 percent to US$221.001million as of February 2022 due to a decline in sales.

Sri Lanka has experienced fuel shortages and power cuts that have exacerbated the economic crisis, which in turn has been compounded by leadership and political uncertainty. Peaceful protests continue around the country and as a responsible corporate citizen GRI respects and stand by the people as they exercise their right to protest peacefully and express their views freely

Kraton Corporation announces a significant investment in its Alpha Methyl Styrene (AMS) Resins facility in Niort, France. Kraton expects the investment will result in a 15% production increase at the Niort manufacturing facility by 2023. In addition to the capacity increase, Kraton anticipates the investment will lead to a 70% reduction in solvent consumption, creating a favorable impact on the product life cycle by the end of 2022.

Fueled by the company’s purpose “to responsibly solve for a better world” and deep commitment to social programs focused on science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), Ashland teamed up with the SM Sehgal Foundation in 2021 to think differently about its supplier relationships in India.

The collective goal was to increase the volume of guar harvested annually through educational programs and scientific solutions for sustainable farming, while respecting the sourcing relationships and local cultures of small village farmers in the Sriganganagar district of Rajasthan, India. The relationships are critical to the company which uses guar to formulate specialty ingredients for personal care, life sciences and coatings applications.

Yokohama Tire Corporation (YTC) announced that Ray Polentz has been promoted to senior director of supply chain and logistics. He will report to Yokohama President and CEO Jeff Barna

Martial LECAT and Philippe COMBETTE, who joined SAFIC-ALCAN in June and October 1988 respectively, will cease their functions within the SAFIC-ALCAN Executive Committee on April 1, 2022. At the same time, Philippe COMBETTE, current Chairman of SAFIC-ALCAN, will hand over the presidency of the group to Yann LISSILLOU

A novel approach to rubber recycling could see end-of-life tires repurposed into concrete for residential constructions as new research from the University of South Australia shows that it can provide an economically viable and sustainable alternative to conventional concrete.

RubberSource manufactures a full range of uncured and pre-cured rubber linings, Polyurea coatings, and repair products that protect metal and concrete from chemical and/or abrasion resistance. Their linings are used across various industries, including mining, aggregate, chemical storage, and transportation applications such as RailCar, ISO tanks, and over-the-road transportation of chemicals. Renowned for Permobond® (formerly Uniroyal Permobond®), RubberSource offers a suite of proven uncured rubber compounds for use in mining and oilsands applications around the world.