Official website of the Tun Abdul Razak Research Centre (TARRC)



The Tun Abdul Razak Research Centre, founded in 1938, is the UK-based research and promotion centre of the Malaysian Rubber Board, whose mission is to enhance the competitiveness and viability of the Malaysian rubber industries in the global environment through focused R&D, effective transfer of technology and quality support services.

TARRC’s scientific and engineering excellence is focussed towards the advancement of the Malaysian rubber industry through compounding and processing, materials and product development, engineering design, evaluation and testing and production technology. TARRC’s participation in international exhibitions, seminars and conferences promotes Malaysian manufacturers as leading worldwide suppliers of rubber products and materials.
 About TARRC
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International Rubber Research & Development Board International Rubber Conference 2013 - London

TARRC @ Autopromotec 2013, Bologna, Italy TARRC @ Autopromotec 2013, Bologna, Italy

TARRC are exhibiting for the first time at Autopromotec 2013 in Bologna, Italy from 22nd - 26th May in Hall 18 Stand D41. The 25th international biennial exhibition covers automotive equipment and aftermarket products. .... More >>
MRB Innovation award presented to TARRC Engineers MRB Innovation Award presented to TARRC Engineers

TARRC engineers were the recipient of the Malaysian Rubber Board Best Innovation Award for 2012 presented in Kuala Lumpur in February. The award was for their bearing plate locking system design used on Malaysia's second Penang bridge. .... More >>
International Rubber Research & Development Board International Rubber Conference 2013 - London IRRDB IRC 2013, Millennium Hotel Mayfair, London

This year's International Rubber Research and Development Board International Rubber Conference will be held from 24th-26th June 2013 at the Millennium Hotel in Mayfair, London. The conference will focus on green and sustainable technologies relevant to the rubber industry. .... More >>
EKOPRENA @ Tire Technology Expo 2013 EKOPRENA @ Tire Tech Expo 2013

TARRC was delighted to showcase EKOPRENA at the most prestigious tyre technology conference and exhibition in Europe, Tire Technology Expo 2013, Cologne, Germany. .... More >>
Tun Abdul Razak Research Centre (TARRC) marked its 75th Anniversary TARRC celebrates its 75th Anniversary 1938-2013

The Tun Abdul Razak Research Centre (TARRC) celebrated its 75th anniversary on Monday 28th January 2013 after it was incorporated on 27th January 1938 as the British Rubber Producers' Research Association (BRPRA) .... More >>
Northern Corridor Implementation Authority visit TARRC Northern Corridor Implementation Authority visit TARRC

TARRC was pleased to welcome Malaysia's Northern Corridor Implementation Authority (NCIA) to a snowy Brickendonbury on Sunday 20th January 2013. .... More >>
RC Pharma's Mark Perkins at Extractables & Leachables Conference in Vienna RC Pharma exhibit at Extractables & Leachables Conference

The pharmaceutical arm of TARRC's consultancy RC Pharma exhibited at the 4th International Conference of Extractables & Leachables for Pharmaceutical Products in Vienna, Austria from 12th - 13th December 2012 .... More >>
TARRC exhibit at AAPEX 2012, Las Vegas TARRC successfully exhibit at AAPEX 2012, Las Vegas, NV

TARRC successuly exibited at AAPEX 2012, the Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo, at the Sands Expo Center (Venetian Hotel), Las Vegas, Nevada from the 30th Oct - 1st Nov 2012. Exhibiting as Malaysian Rubber Automotive Products .... More >>
Rubber Consultants @ Rubber Expo 2012, Cincinnati, Ohio TARRC's Consultancy @ Rubber Expo 2012, Cincinnati, OH

Rubber Consultants exhibited for the first time at the ACS Rubber Division International Rubber Expo 2012 at the Duke Energy Center in Cincinnati from 9th-11th October .... More >>
TARRC's Dr Andy Chapman will present two papers at the 182nd ACS Rubber Division Technical Meeting in Cincinnati, OH TARRC's Dr Andy Chapman presented two papers at the 182nd ACS Rubber Division Technical Meeting in Cincinnati, OH

TARRC's Dr Andy Chapman presented two papers and co-chaired a session at the 182nd Technical Meeting at the Rubber Expo 2012 in Cincinnati, Ohio from the 9th-11th October .... More >>
TARRC @ Alihankinta 2012, Tampere, Finland TARRC @ Alihankinta 2012, Tampere, Finland

TARRC exhibited for the second time at Finland's No. 1 subcontracting trade fair, Alihankinta 2012 in Tampere, Finland from 18th-20th September. .... More >>
Malaysian Carnival Day 2012 at Brickendonbury Malaysian Carnival Day at Brickendonbury

The Annual Malaysian Carnival Day was held at TARRC, Brickendonbury, Hertford on Saturday 22nd September 2012 from 10am to 6pm.

*Entrance was FREE to everyone!* .... More >>
IRTEC 2012, Malaysia International Rubber Technology & Economic Congress 2012

IRTEC'12 was held from 10th - 11th October 2012 at the One World Hotel, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia. For more information please click here. .... More >>
TARRC Annual Report for 2011

TARRC is pleased to announce the release of the Annual Report for 2011. Please feel free to take a look. .... More >>
Biotechnology Unit awarded UKAS Accreditation Biotechnology Unit awarded UKAS Accreditation

On Wednesday 8th August TARRC's Biotechnology Unit was awarded UKAS-accreditation for a specific laboratory method, the modified Lowry assay. .... More >>
EKOPRENA® tyres begin trials on UK coach company vehicles First road trials in the UK of Malaysia's 'Green' Tyres

Malaysia’s first EKOPRENA® experimental tyre to undergo commercial vehicle service trials in the UK was fitted to a South Mimms Travel coach at a handover ceremony held at Brickendonbury on the 3rd July 2012. .... More >>
Mayor of Lincoln welcomes Malaysian Delegation to Pelham Bridge Mayor of Lincoln welcomes Malaysian Delegation

The Mayor of Lincoln, Councillor Karen Lee welcomed a delegation from TARRC and the MRB to Lincoln’s Pelham bridge on the 4th July 2012. The bridge was the first in the world to be mounted on TARRC designed rubber bearings .... More >>
Deputy Chief Minister of Sarawak, YB Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Dr Alfred Jabu Numpang visits TARRC Deputy Chief Minister of Sarawak visits TARRC

On Saturday 23rd June TARRC was visited by the Deputy Chief Minister of Sarawak, YB Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Dr Alfred Jabu Numpang and a small delegation. .... More >>
Dr David Lowe TARRC's David Lowe gains his PhD

David Lowe, Advanced Materials & Product Development Unit, has successfully defended his PhD thesis. .... More >>
TARRC's new analytical laboratory for 2012 New Analytical Laboratory for 2012 now operational

TARRC has recently opened a brand new laboratory for the analytical department. The new lab has been restructured from a few of the old existing working labs .... More >>
IRC 2012, Jeju, Korea Dr Alan Muhr presents paper at IRC 2012, Jeju, Korea

TARRC's Head of Engineering Design Unit, Dr Alan Muhr presented a paper at the IRC 2012 held at the Ramada Plaza Jeju Hotel, Jeju, Korea from 21st-24th May 2012 .... More >>
Pelham Bridge in Lincoln TARRC revisits Albany Court, Marriott Hotel & Pelham Bridge

TARRC recently revisited the first building, hotel and bridge to be built on laminated rubber bearings. These three important structures were all built with TARRC's involvement .... More >>
Datin Paduka Nurmala Abd Rahim, Secretary General, Ministry of Plantation Industries & Commodities Malaysia visits TARRC Datin Paduka Nurmala Abd Rahim, Secretary General, Ministry of Plantation Industries & Commodities Malaysia visits TARRC

TARRC was pleased to welcome Datin Paduka Nurmala Abd Rahim, Secretary General, Ministry of Plantation Industries & Commodities Malaysia, to TARRC at the end of April .... More >>
TARRC visited by chemical engineering students from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) UTM chemical engineering students visit TARRC

A group of chemical engineering students from the Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) visited TARRC as part of a 'Green Technology and Renewable Energy Exposure' trip .... More >>
TARRC features in BBC Four documentary TARRC features in BBC Four documentary

The BBC Four documentary 'Plastic: How It Works' was aired over the Easter weekend and featured a five-minute section shot at TARRC on the vulcanisation of rubber .... More >>
 Forthcoming Events

Click on each link below for more details:

Autopromotec 2013
Bologna, Italy

IRRDB IRC 2013
Millennium Hotel Mayfair, London

Alihankinta 2013
Tampere, Finland

International Elastomer Conference & Rubber Expo 2013
Cleveland, Ohio
(as Rubber Consultants)

AAPEX 2013
Las Vegas, Nevada

International Rubber Research & Development Board International Rubber Conference 2013 - London

 

RC Pharma


Ekoprena Brochure 2012

  FDI Opportunities

TARRC is your source for quality rubber products with expert technical support. TARRC can be your trade and investment route to the Malaysian rubber industry... More >>

Opportunities in Malaysia
Why Malaysia?

Directory of all Malaysian rubber
  product manufacturers


In Association with:

Malaysian External Trade Development Corporation (MATRADE)   Malaysian Industrial Development Authority (MIDA)

 Links

Rubber Consultants

Malaysian Rubber Board (MRB)
MATRADE
MIDA
MREPC
Brickendonbury Conference Centre
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MRB - KL Addresses:
Rubber Technology Centre (RTC)
International Rubber Products
   Exhibition Centre
(IRPEC)
RRIMCORP

Tun Abdul Razak Research Centre
Brickendonbury, Hertford, United Kingdom, SG13 8NL
T: + 44 (0)1992 584966 F: +44 (0)1992 554837 E:
general@tarrc.co.uk

All TARRC Research and Testing Units are certified to ISO 9001: 2008 by SGS (UK) Ltd.
The Materials Characterisation Unit (Analytical laboratories), the Biotechnology Unit and the Tyre Testing Laboratory are accredited to ISO 17025: 2005 by UKAS.
The Tyre Testing Laboratory holds designation as a Technical Service from the Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA) for automotive type approval testing.
Click on logos below to view TARRC's ISO 9001:2008 and ISO 17025:2005 Certificates.

Link to the SGS in the United Kingdom Certificate  Link to the United Kingdom Accreditation Service Certificate  Link to the Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA) Certificate
Click here for TARRC's Schedule of Accreditation (UKAS)

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