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Sunrich Integrated and Malaysian Rubber Board Enter Collaboration Agreement
Sunrich Integrated Sdn Bhd (SRIT), the wholly-owned sub- sidiary of ecoWise Holding Limited, has entered into a collaboration agreement with Malaysian Rubber Board (MRB) on 6th May, 2014. Under the agree- ment, both parties will carry out joint R&D on the appli- cation of Epoxidised Natural Rubber in environmentally- friendly retreaded tyres.
Founded in 1979, ecoWise Group is a Singapore- based Resource Recovery, Renewable Energy and Provision of Integrated En- vironmental Solutions pro- vider. The Group was listed on SGX-SESDAQ in 2003, moved to SGX Mainboard on 9th May, 2008 and was a constituent stock in the FTSE ST Small Cap Index since 22nd September, 2009.
The use of Epoxidised Natural Rubber (Ekoprena) tread compound reinforced with highly dispersible silica fillers is a unique combina- tion that offers reduced roll- ing resistance and improved wet tyre grip. Using Ekopre- na® retread compound in tyre retreading promotes a sustainable green material for greener application. The 3-year R&D project involves the production of Ekoprena retreaded tyres and road trial under Malaysia condi- tions, and is being imple- mented under the Entry Point Projects (EPP4) in Na- tional Key Economic Areas (NKEA) to commercialise Ekoprena in Malaysia. The outcome of this project will
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Seated from left : Chin Hon Meng, Low Kian Beng, Datuk Dr. Salmiah Ahmad and Dr. Mohd Akbar MD Said
give a comprehensive technical and economic data to further promote and uptake Ekoprena as green material for retreaded tyre technology.
According to Datuk Dr Salmiah Ahmad, Director General of MRB, MRB started the development of epoxidised natural rubber in the 1980s and had continued it until today as a priority research area. Ekoprena was launched in 2008 as the latest generation of epoxidised natural rubber to accelerate the uptake by in- dustry and in response to the growing trends in sustainability and the develop- ment of rubber products.
The silica-filled Ekoprena, said Dr Sal- miah, had shown to produce tyre com- pounds with advantageous properties such as low rolling resistance to reduce fuel consumption of vehicles, good wet grip for safety and handling as well as low noise.
“SRIT is one of the key tyre rubber com- pound manufacturers and prominent tyre retreaders in Malaysia. In the pro- motional strategy of Ekoprena, MRB has identified key rubber product manu- facturers for industrial collaboration and SRIT is selected for the development and commercialisation of environmental- ly-friendly or green tyre retreads based on Ekoprena as a new flagship rubber product for Malaysia.”
Sunrich Integrated与 马来西亚橡胶局签署合作协议
S 在2014年5月6日，签署合作协议。在该协 议下，两方将合作研发环氧化天然胶(Ex- poxidised Natural Rubber)在环保翻胎方 面的应用。
unrich Integrated 私人有限公司 (SRIT)，ecoWise 控股有限公司全 资子公司与马来西亚橡胶局(MRB)
成立于1979年的ecoWise集团是新加坡的资 源回收、可再生能源及提供综合环保解决方 案供应商。该集团于2003年在新加坡证券交 易所创业板上市，于2008年5月9日转至新加 坡证券交易所主板，并自2009年9月22日起 成为富时海峡时报小型股指数成份股。
采用具有高分散力白炭黑增强填料的环氧天 然胶(Ekoprena)胎面胶，是一个能够降低 滚动主力和改善轮胎湿地抓地力的独特组合 配方。在翻胎中采用Ekoprena翻胎胶料，也 就是在绿色环保中推广可持续性的绿色原材 料。此为期3年的研发项目包括生产Ekopre- na翻胎和在马来西亚进行公路测试。该项目 被是在国家重点经济区(NKEA)的入口点项 目(EPP4)下执行的，以便将Ekoprena在马 来西亚商业化。这个项目所取得的成果，将 成为进一步推广和将Ekoprena用作翻胎技术 中的绿色原料的详细技术和经济资料。
据马来西亚橡胶局局长拿督沙米雅博士 (Datuk Dato Dr. Salmiah Ahmad)表示， 自1980年代开始，环氧就成为该局的主要研 究项目，并一直持续到今天。2008年，他们