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The Plantation and Commodities Ministry (KPK) through the Malaysian Rubber Council (MRC) is actively drawing up and implementing promotional activities to increase the export of high-value rubber products such as rubber gloves, tires and latex mattresses, said deputy minister Datuk Siti Aminah Aching.

Trinseo PLC provides the following update regarding the accidental release of an estimated 8,100 gallons of latex emulsion product from the Altuglas LLC manufacturing facility in Bristol, Pennsylvania.

The Women In Trucking Association (WIT) welcomes Bridgestone Americas as its newest Gold Level Partner, strengthening its mission to encourage the employment of women in the industry, promote their accomplishments, and minimize obstacles faced by women working in trucking. LaTres Jarrett, Executive Director TBR at Bridgestone Americas, will serve on the Board of Directors.

With this acquisition, Brenntag Essentials expands its business into key focus markets in Asia Pacific, including Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines. This is an additional step in Brenntag’s ongoing transformation process, driving its stringent execution of the Brenntag Essentials strategy to strengthen local capabilities and market coverage in high growth markets like Asia-Pacific.

Nokian Tyres has received the sales price of EUR 285 million from PJSC Tatneft for the sale of its operations in Russia. The total permissible transaction price defined by the Russian Governmental Commission was 23,050 million ruble. The RUB/EUR exchange rate as determined by the Russian Central Bank on the day of payment was applied.

American Nitrile, a Columbus, Ohio-based small business dedicated to manufacturing the highest quality medical and nonmedical gloves for healthcare, government, and industrial use, announced a partnership with The Central Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired (CABVI) for distribution of domestically produced nitrile gloves to address the national need for personal protective equipment (PPE) and shortened supply chains. The top-of-the-line gloves are approved by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through an AbilityOne contract to employ people who are blind or have significant disabilities and to comply with the Make PPE in America Act, requiring procurement contracts for PPE to be long-term and for domestically manufactured PPE.

On the path towards establishing a sustainable circular economy in the tire manufacturing sector, Zeppelin Systems entered into another important partnership in the mechanical recycling sector on February 7, 2023. The Italian Technology group formed by RubberJet and Vertech specialized in recycling particularly large scrap tires, for example from trucks and construction and mining machinery. High-quality rubber recyclates are made from scrap tires measuring up to four meters in size, which can later be used to manufacture new tires. Best of all, the patented and proprietary method is 100 percent environmentally friendly.