Yulex CEO Featured Speaker at Bio-Based Conference »
Jeff Martin, CEO of Yulex Corp., addressed 250 executives and researchers working to advance the commercialization of bio-based chemicals at the Next Generation Bio-Based Chemicals Conference in San Diego Feb. 9. In the same way that petroleum and natural gas provided the basis for an enormous petrochemicals industry beginning over 50 years ago, living plant-based [...]
Rubber & Plastic News article discusses ripple effect caused by rising rubber costs »
Raw materials are causing a ripple effect that starts with rubber, chemical suppliers is the headline from a recent article in Rubber & Plastics most recent issue. Here’s an excerpt: “Recent rubber price increases generally have stuck because customers really don’t have any other choices, said Bill Hyde, director of C4 olefins and elastomers for Houston-based [...]
Results of the International Latex conference are in… »
An attendee and participant in the 11th annual international latex conference recently gave me the update on what was discussed and the key messages from the conference. Here they are: Manufacturers, medical institutions, shippers, and the end-user are all suffering from the rising costs and reduced availability of raw materials. Speculators have now found rubber [...]
MARGMA announces increase in glove price »
Malaysian Rubber Glove Manufacturers’ Association expects the price of latex examination gloves to increase sharply from US$7 to US$9 with certain types of gloves even higher. Increase in manufacturing costs, fuel prices, packaging and electricity are all contributing factors. Article reported by The Edge Daily. Now should I ask if we need a U.S. source for [...]
What technologies have changed our lives the most? Rubber number 7 »
LiveScience.com created a Top 10 list of most disruptive technologies placing rubber 7th on the list. Other items that made the cut: magnetic strip card, gun powder, iron smelting, X-rays, microprocessor, electricity, nuclear fission, flight and, of course, the Internet.
