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 TARRC @ Elmia Subcontractor 2009, Jönköping, SwedenTARRC are exhibiting at Elmia Subcontractor for the third year running from 10th-13th November in Jönköping, Sweden. On stand C03:50 we will be exhibiting the highest quality rubber based engineering products from Malaysian manufacturers and promoting the benefits of trading with and investing in Malaysia. We are able to help you to identify suitable manufacturers for your products and obtain quotations .... More >> |
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You are invited to come to a business briefing to be held on Thursday 15th October at 10.30am in Room 516A at Paris Nord Villepinte, to hear more about the Malaysian rubber products sector and how your business could benefit from outsourcing or investment in collaboration with Malaysian companies.
The seminar is being organised in conjunction with EQUIP AUTO 2009. Representatives from Malaysian manufacturers and exporters of rubber products will .... More >> |
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Dr Stuart Cook has been appointed Director of Research at the Tun Abdul Razak Research Centre (TARRC), the UK-based laboratory of the Malaysian Rubber Board, with effect from 1st July .... More >> |
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| Natural Rubber Symposium at Centennial Meeting of ACS Rubber Division in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania The Rubber Division of the American Chemical Society celebrates 100 years in 2009. The 176th Technical Meeting of the Rubber Division will be held in Pittsburgh, USA, from the 13th–15th October 2009. The symposium will be co-chaired by TARRC’s Dr Andy Chapman .... More >> |
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| Dr Stuart Cook presents paper at ARC 2009 TARRC’s Dr Stuart Cook presented a paper at the 5th ASEAN Rubber Conference (ARC 2009) in Vientiane, Laos in June. The conference and exhibition was held between .... More >> |
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| Dr Andrew Tinker retires as Director of Research Dr Andrew Tinker retired on 23rd June after just over ten years as Director of Research at the Tun Abdul Razak Research Centre (TARRC), the UK-based laboratory of the .... More >> |
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| TARRC becomes a member of ERBI In October 2008 TARRC became a full member of the Eastern Region Biotech Initiative (ERBI) – a networking organisation whose objective is to facilitate and accelerate the growth of .... More >> |
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| Come see TARRC at Hannover Subcontracting 2009 Looking to source high quality, competitively-priced rubber-based products from outside the EU? Considered Malaysia? Come visit the Malaysian Rubber Board (Europe) stand in Hall 5 Stand C10 at Subcontracting 2009 at the Hannover Messe, Germany from 20th - 24th April 2009. .... More >> |
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| Malaysian Rubber Technology Developments Vol.8 Malaysian Rubber Technology Developments (MRTD) Volume 8. is a publication of the Malaysian Rubber Board (MRB) and is now available in Europe. MRTD will be published periodically to disseminate information related to rubber technology developments, statistics, market developments .... More >> |
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| TARRC @ Tire Technology Expo 2009, Hamburg, Germany After last year's success TARRC will be exhibiting again at this year's Tire Tech Expo held in Hamburg, Germany from 17th-19th February 2009. TARRC scientists will be giving presentations .... More >> |
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| TARRC's Dr Andy Chapman gives paper at Sustainability of Elastomers Seminar TARRC's Head of the Advanced Materials and Product Development Unit, Dr Andy Chapman was invited to give a presentation at a recent UK seminar in Burton upon Trent entitled ‘Sustainability of Elastomers’. .... More >> |
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| TARRC's New Biotechnology Unit up and running The Malaysian Rubber Board (MRB) has recently set up a new Biotechnology Unit at TARRC. This is in response to the identification of biotechnology as a key driver of growth for the Malaysian economy. .... More >> |
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| Schenck Machine testing at TARRC The POZ Schenck with its Instron controller is the largest servo hydraulic machine in regular use in the Engineering Department at TARRC. It was originally acquired for a successful .... More >> |
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| IRC 2008 - Malaysia At the end of last year TARRC was pleased to have six of our eminent rubber scientists and experts presenting papers at the International Rubber Conference .... More >> |
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| Visit TARRC's stand at Elmia Subcontractor 2008, Sweden TARRC will be exhibiting at Elmia Subcontractor 2008 in Jönköping, Sweden from 11th - 14th November. The exhibition is Northern Europe's leading trade show for subcontractors to the engineering industries. .... More >> |
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| TARRC's Hamid Ahmadi presents paper in Louisville, Kentucky TARRC's Hamid Ahmadi and Dassault Systèmes Simulia Corp. present a joint paper at the 174th Technical Meeting of the American Chemical Society Rubber Division in Louisville, Kentucky between 14th - 16th October 2008. .... More >> |
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| TARRC Annual Report for 2007 The Tun Abdul Razak Research Centre (TARRC) is pleased to announce the release of its Annual Report for the year ending 31st December 2007. The 40-page Annual Report includes a Foreword by the Chairman of the Board, Dato' Dr Kamarul Baharain Basir, the Highlights for 2007 chronicling the events of the year, and a Report from the Board. The year’s accounts are also included as usual as well as a list of all senior staff members, lectures given and scientific .... More >> |
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| Atomic Force Microscopy at TARRC Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) is a method of visualising surfaces by using the forces between atoms. It is a relatively new technique, being reported for the first time in 1986. It has been employed on rubber compounds for a wide range of .... More >> |
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| International Rubber Conference 2008 - Malaysia Malaysia, one of the largest producers of natural rubber and the established centre of rubber technology, has been given the privilege to host the most respected event in the world's rubber industry calendar - the IRC 2008. |
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| Dr Andy Chapman gives paper at 24th International H.F. Mark Symposium in Vienna TARRC's Head of the Advanced Materials and Product Development Unit, Dr. Andy Chapman gave the opening presentation at the 24th International H.F. Mark .... More >> |
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| Subcontracting 2008, Germany TARRC will be exhibiting at Subcontracting 2008, which is part of the annual Hannover Fair and takes place over five days from 21st–25th April at the Hannover Messe, Germany. TARRC's stand will be situated in Hall 5, stand B06, marketing the highest quality rubber based products from Malaysian manufacturers .... More >> |
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| Y.A.Bhg. Tun Musa Hitam revisits TARRC On Thursday 14th February TARRC was revisited by Y.A.Bhg. Tun Musa Hitam, now Chairman of Sime Darby Berhad, more than 30 years after he officially opened TARRC at .... More >> |
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| Tire Technology Expo 2008 TARRC will be exhibiting at this year's Tire Tech Expo held in Cologne, Germany from 19th-21st February 2008. TARRC scientists will also be giving papers at the conference .... More >> |
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| TARRC & MRB help solve problem with KL Monorail train When KL Monorail were experiencing problems with the ride comfort of their trains, particularly shuddering as the trains went round corners, they found that substituting an existing guide spring with a softer one considerably improved ride .... More >> |
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| ELMIA 2007 TARRC exhibited at the end of last year at Elmia Subcontractor 2007 in Jönköping, Sweden from 6th - 9th November. The exhibition is Northern Europe's leading trade show for subcontractors to the engineering industries. A short seminar was also held in .... More >> |
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| Dr Marina Fernando gives paper at K2007 TARRC's Head of the Industrial Support Unit, Dr. Marina Fernando gave a presentation at the K-fair in Dusseldorf, Germany entitled Rubber Injection Moulding Simulation. The talk .... More >> |
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| 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 >> |
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| 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 >> |
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| 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 >> |
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| 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 >> |
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| '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 >> |
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| 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 >> |
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| 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 >> |
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| 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 >> |
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| '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 >> |
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| 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 >> |
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| 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 >> |
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| TARRC footage used on TV programme TARRC is to appear on the Discovery Civilisation Channel series ‘Inventing History’ which begins transmission in the |
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| 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 >> |
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| 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 >> |
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| 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 >> |
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| 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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| 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 >> |
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| 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 >> |
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| 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 >> |
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| 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 >> |
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| 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 >> |
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| 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 >> |
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| 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 >> |
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| 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 >> |
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| 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 >> |
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| '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 >> |
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'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 >> |
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| 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 >> |
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| 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 >> |
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| 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* |
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| 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 >> |
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| 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 >> |
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| Malaysian Rubber Economic & Technical Mission to France, Italy & Germany. 8th - 15th September 2005 *Press Release now available* |
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| 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 >> |
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| 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 * |
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| 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 >> |
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| 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 >> |
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| 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. |
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| 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 >> |
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| 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 >> |
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| 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 >> |
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| 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 >> |
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| 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 >> |
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| 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 >> |
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| 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 >> |
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| 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 >> |
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| 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 >> |
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| 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 >> |
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| 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 >> |
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| 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 >> |
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| 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 >> |
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| 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 >> |
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| 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 >> |
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