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PolymerLatex Malaysia Plant Is Up and Running

Malaysia -- PolymerLatex has successfully completed the start-up phase of the new NBR plant in Pasir Gudang, Johor, Malaysia. All production lines are started up and producing the entire Perbunan NBR product range for medical and examination gloves. Given a 10+ percent annual market growth in the next two years, PolymerLatex said it expects its new plant to be sufficient to support the market growth in 2010 and 2011 before additional lines can come swiftly online as all required infrastructure is installed.

Rubber Glove Prices May Rise This Year

Malaysia -- According to an article in biz.thestar.com.my by David Tan, "Rubber gloves from Malaysia are likely to cost more this year as latex prices are expected to go up.

The price of rubber gloves is expected to rise following the Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries’ announcement recently that it was considering fixing latex prices at a “reasonable level” of $2.60 per kg, an increase of about 33 percent from about $1.95 per kg currently.

Latex prices hit a 56-year peak of $3.25 per kg in July 2008. Latexx Partners Bhd chairman and chief executive officer Low Bok Tek told StarBiz the company would have to pass on the cost of higher latex prices to its customers should there be an increase. “Latex constitutes more than 50 percent of the raw materials used in our production of rubber medical gloves. The price increase may prompt rubber glove producers to use synthetic rubber, an oil-based raw material, if there is no corresponding increase in the pricing of petroleum,” Low said."

International Conference on Rubber Compounding

Rubber Compounding Asia 2010

2-3 March 2010, Century Park Hotel, Bangkok

Technical Training Program

Solving Problems in Rubber Compounding and Processing

4 March 2010, Century Park Hotel, Bangkok

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Dear Sir / Madam,

Greetings from TechnoBiz, Bangkok !!

We are very pleased to inform you about 2-day technical conference on rubber compounding during 2-3 March 2010 at Century Park Hotel, Bangkok. After the conference, we are organizing 1-day technical training program on "Solving Problems in Rubber Compounding and Processing" on 4 March 2010. This conference and training program are useful for rubber industries, who has rubber compounding process. Kindly download the brochure from our website www.technobiz-asia.com and review the brochure and consider to participate in this specialised technical event. If you are interested to participate in this conference, kindly register before 31 January 2010 for early bird registration fee.

If you need any furthe information, please let me know.

Best regards

Ms. Sirinthip, Program Coordinator

Rubber Compounding Asia 2010

TechnoBiz Communications Co., Ltd.
300/53, Soi Lardprao 35/1, Lardprao Road
Chandrakasem, Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900 Thailand
Tel: 66-2-938 2315 Fax: 66-2-513 1301
Email: conference@technobiz-asia.com

Rubber prices may climb to 30-year high

According to an article in bloomberg.com by Aya Takada and Yasumasa Song, "Rubber may gain to the highest level in three decades by March as the economic recovery increases demand for the commodity used in tires and supply will decline, said a director at Newedge Group.

Futures on the Tokyo Commodity Exchange, the benchmark for rubber prices, may top the 2008 peak of 356.9 yen per kilogram ($3,868 a metric ton), the highest level since March 1980, said Makoto Sugitani, senior director at the commodity derivatives division of Newedge Japan Inc.