News Archive
TARRC to hold seminar at Elmia Subcontractor 2007, Sweden

In conjunction with exhibiting at Elmia Subcontractor 2007 in Jönköping, Sweden, TARRC will be holding a short FREE seminar on Wednesday 7th November in the Elmia .... More >>
TARRC @ Elmia Subcontractor 2007
Asylum Research Announces Collaboration with TARRC

Asylum Research, a premier manufacturer of atomic force microscopes (AFMs), has announced its collaboration with TARRC to develop new capabilities for studying polymers and rubber under strained conditions using AFM. .... More >>
Asylum Research

Dialogue Session with the Minister of International Trade &
   Industry, Malaysia


A dialogue session with the Hon. Rafidah Aziz, Minister of International Trade and Industry of Malaysia will be held on Monday 22nd October 2007 at London Hilton on Park .... More >>

The Hon. Rafidah Aziz

K-Fair, Germany

TARRC representatives will be present at K 2007 in Düsseldorf and Dr Marina Fernando, Head of the Industrial Support Unit, will also be giving a presentation on the Moldflow Booth .... More >>

K2007
Marketing Mission to Hungary & Czech Republic

A Malaysian ministerial mission will be visiting Hungary and the Czech Republic from 18th-23rd October, led by the Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities .... More >>
Marketing Mission to Hungary & Czech Republic
TARRC's Graham Parkinson features in EAC Show Review

TARRC staff recently visited, as well as co-exhibiting with the German MATRADE, at the European Automotive Components Expo in Stuttgart in May. While at the exhibition the .... More >>
EAC EXPO '07
'Business Opportunities in Malaysia' Seminar + B2B Meetings

TARRC is taking part in a 'Business Opportunities in Malaysia' Seminar and business meetings on Tuesday 12th June 2007 in Reading, Berkshire, UK. The highlight of the event is to be a keynote address given by the Hon. Rafidah Aziz .... More >>
'Business Opportunities in Malaysia' Seminar + B2B Meetings
TARRC reduces its environmental impact

TARRC has been participating in a paper-recycling scheme since April 2006. The membership scheme provides for the collection of recyclable materials such as newspapers, magazines, cardboard, aluminium cans, plastic bottles, as well as paper. .... More >>
TARRC recycling to reduce its environmental impact

Malaysian Carnival Day at Brickendonbury

The Annual Malaysian Carnival Day will be held at TARRC on Saturday 1st September 2007 from 10am to 6pm.

*Entrance is FREE to everyone!* .... More >>

Malaysian Carnival 2007
Graham Bennett Awarded FPRIM

TARRC's Graham Bennett has been awarded the Fellowship of the Plastics and Rubber Institute of Malaysia (FPRIM) by The Plastics and Rubber Institute of Malaysia on 24th March 2007. .... More >>
Graham Bennett receiving his award from Prof. Dr. M Nasir Zainal Ariff

Upgrade of NMR facilities at TARRC

The NMR spectrometer service at TARRC was recently upgraded with a Bruker Avance II 300 MHz with a multi-nucleus QNP probe. This instrument replaces the former Bruker AC300 and has a number of new features. .... More >>

NMR spectrometer
Invitation to visit TARRC stand at ATS 2007

TARRC is pleased to invite you to Stand 1448 in Hall 1 at the Automotive Trade Show (ATS), at Birmingham NEC, 24th-26th April 2007. This will be the fourth consecutive year TARRC has exhibited at this show. Come and see us and collect your free .... More >>
Come and visit us on stand 1448 at ATS 2007
'Fracture & Fatigue of Rubber ' Meeting

A technical discussion meeting on 'Fracture and Fatigue of Rubber' will be held on Friday 23rd March 2007 at 2.00pm at the Institute of Materials in London. Dr John Kingston will be there .... More >>
IOM3 Meeting
FATIGUE 2007

The 6th Engineering Integrity Society International Conference on Durability and Fatigue will be held at Queens' College, Cambridge from 26th-28th March 2007. Two of TARRC's Engineers will be presenting papers at the Conference. .... More >>
Fatigue 2007
Tire Technology Expo 2007

Dr Stuart Cook, Head of Materials Research & Development Division at TARRC, is to give a paper at the Tire Technology Expo 2007 on Wednesday 14th March in Cologne .... More >>
Tire Technology Expo 2007, Cologne, Germany
TARRC footage used on TV programme

TARRC is to appear on the Discovery Civilisation Channel series ‘Inventing History’ which begins transmission in the UK for the first time on Saturday 3rd March 2007. The programme showing footage at TARRC is ' Personal Transport’. .... More >>
Discovery Civilisation Channel
TARRC Scientist Wins Research Poster Competition

TARRC’s David Lowe, of the Advanced Materials & Product Development Unit, submitted a poster for the Annual Postgraduate Poster Competition on the 28th November 2006. .... More >>
David Lowe with his winning poster
TARRC Engineering Team wins "Outstanding Paper" award

Congratulations to TARRC's Engineering Team who won the "Outstanding Paper" award at the '6th World Congress on Joints, Bearings & Seismic Systems for Concrete Structures'. .... More >>
The 6th World Congress on Joints, Bearings & Seismic Systems for Concrete Structures
TARRC's Dr Julia Gough gives paper at Thailand Seminar

TARRC Engineer Dr Julia Gough was at the IRRDB Rubber in Engineering Seminar in Thailand at the end of last month to give a paper. .... More >>
IRRDB Rubber in Engineering Seminar, Thailand
TARRC Annual Report for 2005

The Tun Abdul Razak Research Centre (TARRC) is pleased to announce the release of its Annual Report for the year ending 31st December 2005. This report gives a summary of the company’s activities throughout the year. To see a downloadable pdf version of the Annual Report click on the link below.

The 32-page Annual Report includes the Chairman's Foreword, Director's Report, Report of the Board and the .... More >>

PDF Version - *Annual Report for 2005*
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TARRC Annual Report for 2005
The History of Rubber - Blood, Sweat & Bouncing Balls Lecture

TARRC invites you to a 'free' lecture being held at the London headquarters of the Society of Chemical Industry in Belgrave Square on the Thursday 7th December 2006. .... More >>
The History of Rubber - Blood, Sweat & Bouncing Balls Lecture
Automechanika & Business Seminar in Frankfurt in September

TARRC will be exhibiting at Automechanika 2006 (12th - 17th September) as well as holding a business seminar and meetings on Thursday 14th September at Messe Frankfurt. .... More >>
Messe Frankfurt
Bonza TV filming at TARRC for Discovery Channel programme

A film company making a 10-part documentary series for the Discovery Channel recently filmed at TARRC to gather footage for one of the episodes that involves tyres. .... More >>
Ronald Top presents to camera in front of the masticator
Seminar shows companies have keen interest in Malaysia

In conjunction with exhibiting at two trade exhibitions TARRC also organised a seminar focusing on business opportunities in the Malaysian rubber product manufacturing sector. .... More >>
Business Seminar at Birmingham, NEC
TARRC & WRAP Programme

TARRC is assisting Rubber Recovery of Barnsley by providing technical assistance and by running commercial vehicle tyre service trials as a part of the WRAP research programme. .... More >>
TARRC & WRAP Programme
TARRC @ The Automotive Trade Show 2006 & Interbuild 2006

TARRC recently represented the Malaysian rubber products industry at two exhibitions held concurrently at the NEC in Birmingham, Interbuild and the Automotive .... More >>
Exhibition stand at Interbuild 2006

MRTD Volume 5. 2005

Malaysian Rubber Technology Developments (MRTD) Volume 5. 2005 is now available in Europe. This issue contains various articles on the rubber industry in Malaysia. .... More >>

MRTD Vol.5 2005
IRC 2006 | 16th-18th May, Lyon, France

Dr Andy Chapman, Head of Advanced Materials & Product Development Unit at TARRC was at the International Rubber Conference & Exhibition 2006 to present a paper.. .... More >>
IRC 2006
42nd Assembly of Nations & World Rubber Summit

Dr Andrew Tinker, Director of Research at TARRC, gave a paper at the 42nd Assembly of Nations & World Rubber Summit at the end of last month. .... More >>
42nd Assembly of Nations & World Rubber Summit
1st TARRC Staff Family Fun Day

On Saturday 17th June TARRC held it's first staff family fun day on the back lawns of Brickendonbury. The day included events and entertainment for both adults and children and a BBQ. .... More >>
TARRC's first family fun day & BBQ
'Business Opportunities In Malaysia' Seminar

On Monday 6th March a seminar was held on 'Business Opportunities In Malaysia' at the ICC in Birmingham. The seminar was part of a business delegation visit to the UK led by the Hon. Rafidah Aziz, Minister of International Trade and Industry of Malaysia (MITI) accompanied by leading .... More >>
'Business Opportunities In Malaysia' Seminar
'Doing Business With The Malaysian Rubber Products Sector'

A seminar on 'Doing Business With The Malaysian Rubber Products Sector' is to be held at the NEC in Birmingham on Thursday 27th April 2006 from 10.00am -12 Noon. There is no charge to attend this seminar. .... More >>
'Doing Business With The Malaysian Rubber Products Sector'
TARRC invited to join AUTOSIM

TARRC has been invited to join the AUTOSIM project, a Coordinated Action project funded under EU FP6 - Sustainable Surface Transport Programme. The project is coordinated .... More >>
TARRC invited to join AUTOSIM project
Malaysian Science Quiz winners visit TARRC

On Thursday 1st December TARRC was pleased to welcome representatives from The Academy of Sciences Malaysia, the Ministry of Education and six Malaysian students .... More >>
Malaysian Science Quiz winners with Dr Cook and Dr Fuller of TARRC
TARRC Annual Report for 2004

The Tun Abdul Razak Research Centre (TARRC) is pleased to announce the release of its Annual Report for the year ending 31st December 2004. This report gives a summary of the company’s activities throughout the year. To see a downloadable pdf version of the Annual Report click on the link below.

The 32-page Annual Report includes the Chairman's Foreword, Director's Report, Report of the Board and the .... More >>

PDF Version - *Annual Report for 2004*
Annual Report for 2004 now available
Modelling systems with rubber components

A technical discussion meeting on 'Modelling sytems with rubber components' was held on Friday 10th March 2005, 2.00pm at the Institute of Materials in London .... More >>
'Modelling sytems with rubber components' technical discussion meeting

TARRC's Dr John Kingston presents paper in Pittsburgh, PA

Dr John Kingston, Engineering Design Unit, presented a paper on 2nd November 2005 at the Rubber Division of the American Chemical Society's 168th Technical Meeting held in Pittsburgh, PA. .... More >>

168th Technical Meeting in Pittsburgh
TARRC exhibit at Interplas 2005 at Birmingham, NEC

TARRC exhibited at Interplas 2005 at the NEC in Birmingham between 4th - 6th October 2005. If you missed our stand you can still contact us with your enquiry. .... More >>
TARRC'S David Cawthra speaks to visitors to the exhibition stand at Interplas 2005
Malaysian Rubber Economic & Technical Mission to France,
    Italy & Germany. 8th - 15th September 2005



*Press Release now available*
Press Release now available
Where TARRC exhibited in 2005

TARRC has successfully exhibited twice at trade shows in 2005 all with impressive results. To see where TARRC has exhibited click here for more details .... More >>
Where TARRC exhibited in 2005
Full report on 'Selecting the right gloves' seminar

This report gives a detailed overview of the content of the two seminars held on the 11th and 14th March.
 
* Full report now available *
'Selecting the right gloves' seminar report
TARRC @ Interplas 2005

TARRC and Rubber Consultants are to exhibit at Interplas 2005 at Birmingham NEC between 4th - 6th October. Come and visit our exhibit in Hall 5 Stand 642. .... More >>
TARRC @ Interplas 2005
Malaysian Rubber Economic & Technical Mission to France,     Italy & Germany. 8th - 15th September 2005

Three one-day meetings will be held in Paris, Milan and Hamburg, focusing on business opportunities in Malaysia in the rubber product manufacturing sector. This will include latex-dipped products, industrial and general rubber components and finished goods.

Running alongside these business meetings are two one-day seminars on 'Selecting the right gloves' and 'Business opportunities in the Malaysian rubber industry'. These seminars will only be held in Italy and France.

These events will be free-of-charge
and are part of an economic and technical rubber mission to Europe, led by the Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities, YB Datuk Peter Chin Fah Kui. .... More >>
Malaysian Rubber Economic & Technical Mission to France, Italy & Germany. 8th - 15th September 2005
Sabah Rubber Industry Board Visit TARRC

On Monday 8th August TARRC was pleased to welcome Y. Bhg. Datuk Lovis Rampas, Chairman of the Sabah Rubber Industry Board (SRIB). The General Manager and Marketing Manager of the SRIB also attended the visit.

After a tour of the laboratories a presentation was made by TARRC Vice-Chairman Salleh Subari to Datuk Lovis Rampas (on the right in the picture) in the Blue Room at Brickendonbury.
4th European Conference on Constitutive Models for Rubber

TARRC Engineers presented three papers at the Fourth European Conference on Constitutive Models for Rubber (ECCMR).
ECCMR 2005 was held at The Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden between 27th - 29th June 2005. .... More >>
4th European Conference on Constitutive Models for Rubber
Dr Keith Fuller presents paper at Kobe, Japan Seminar

The Head of Engineering Products & Design Division, Dr Keith Fuller gave a paper at the 9th World Seminar on Seismic Isolation, Energy Dissipation & Active Vibration Control of Structures in Kobe, Japan on Wednesday 15th June 2005 .... More >>
9th World Seminar on Seismic Isolation, Energy Dissipation & Active Vibration Control of Structures in Kobe, Japan
TARRC scientists present papers at IRC 2005

The North European International Rubber Conference & Exhibition, held between 7th - 9th June 2005 at MECC Maastrict, The Netherlands, included papers presented by TARRC. .... More >>
The North European IRC 2005
TARRC's Dr Marina Fernando presents paper in Texas

Dr Marina Fernando, Industrial Support Unit, presented a paper at the Rubber Division of the American Chemical Society's Spring 167th Technical Meeting in San Antonio, Texas. .... More >>
Rubber Division of the American Chemical Society's Spring 167th Technical Meeting
TARRC exhibit at the ATS 2005 at Birmingham, NEC

TARRC exhibited at the Automotive Trade Show 2005 at the NEC in Birmingham between 5th-7th April. If you missed our stand you can still contact us with your enquiries. .... More >>
TARRC's exhibition stand in Hall 12 at the Automotive Trade Show 2005
TARRC welcomes the visit of YB Datuk Peter Chin Fah Kui

YB Datuk Peter Chin Fah Kui, the Malaysian Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities was welcomed to TARRC on Thursday 10th March 2005 for the first time. .... More >>
Salleh Subari welcomes YB Datuk Peter Chin Fah Kui, the Malaysian Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities to TARRC
MRTD Volume 4. 2004 - Out Now!

Malaysian Rubber Technology Developments (MRTD) Volume 4. 2004 is now available in Europe. This issue contains various articles on the rubber industry in Malaysia. .... More >>
MRTD Vol.4 2004 - Out Now!
New Rubber Consultants brochure now available

Rubber Consultants' new brochure gives an overview of the company's facilities and the wide range of expertise on offer to potential and exisiting clients. .... More >>
New Rubber Consultants Brochure now available

Visit TARRC's stand @ the Automotive Trade Show 2005

TARRC and Rubber Consultants will be exhibiting at the Automotive Trade Show 2005 at Birmingham NEC in Hall 12, stand 248 between 5th-7th April. .... More >>

Visit TARRC's stand @ the Automotive Trade Show 2005
Minister opens 'Selecting the right gloves' seminar in London

The Malaysian Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities opened the London seminar on 'Selecting the right gloves' which was the first of two very informative days of presentaions and discussion. .... More >>
Selecting the right gloves

'Selecting the right gloves'
    Glove selection for healthcare and PPE


Two key seminars will be held on this topic, in London on Friday 11th March and in Edinburgh on Monday 14th March. .... More >>

'Selecting the right gloves' Two seminars on Glove selection for healthcare and PPE
Minister of Science, Technology & Innovations visits TARRC

TARRC was delighted to welome YB Dato' Sri Dr Jamaludin Jarjis, the Malaysian Minister of Science, Technology & Innovations, to Brickendonbury in December 2004. .... More >>
Minister of Science, Technology & Innovations visits TARRC
Tree planted to commemorate 30 years at Brickendonbury

The Chairman of the TARRC Board, Datuk Abdul Hamid Sawal took part in a tree planting ceremony to commemorate TARRC being established at Brickendonbury for the last 30 years. .... More >>
Tree planting ceremony to commemorate 30 years at Brickendonbury
TARRC's new IDP Division now into its second year

Over the years TARRC staff have had to adapt to new challenges and approaches to complement the changing role of the MRB organisation as a whole in supporting .... More >>
TARRC's new IDP Division into its second year
Success at K2004 in Düsseldorf

TARRC and its consultancy unit Rubber Consultants were delighted with the amount of interest and the number of visitors to the stand at the K2004 Exhibition. .... More >>
Success at K2004 in Düsseldorf
New TARRC Annual Report for 2003

TARRC is pleased to announce the release of our Annual Report for the year ending 31st December 2003. This report gives a summary of TARRC's activities throughout 2003. .... More >>
New TARRC Annual Report for 2003
Dr Tinker & Dr Gelling of TARRC receive Malaysian honours

Two scientists from the TARRC, the UK laboratory of the Malaysian Rubber Board, have been awarded two of Malaysia’s highest awards for service to the nation. .... More >>
Dr Tinker & Dr Gelling with their awards
© Tun Abdul Razak Research Centre 2005
January 2008