By Engku Shariful Azni Engku Ab Latif
KUALA LUMPUR, April 7 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian rubber market closed lower on Monday, dragged down by the losses in the regional rubber markets and decline in benchmark crude oil prices, a dealer sai
By Zufazlin Baharuddin
KUALA LUMPUR, April 5 (Bernama) -- The gas pipeline fire incident at Putra Heights has significantly impacted the operations of approximately 200 industrial facilities in the Klang Valley, spanning various manufacturing sub-sectors and company sizes.
By Engku Shariful Azni Engku Ab Latif
KUALA LUMPUR, April 4 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian rubber market closed mixed on Friday in thin trading amid the absence of China players, a dealer said.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 24 (Bernama) -- Implementing strategic and innovation-driven industrial policies, as well as labour market reforms, can increase household income by improving productivity, creating more job opportunities and ensuring fair compensation, says Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM).
KUALA LUMPUR, March 21 (Bernama) -- Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd's (PCG) olefins and derivatives (O&D) segment is expected to remain under pressure in the first quarter (1Q) of 2025, with plant utilisation projected to hover around 70 per cent, excluding the Pengerang Petrochemicals Complex (PPC), CIMB Securities Sdn Bhd said.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 (Bernama) -- Malaysia has the opportunity to promote and strengthen local capabilities in technology development in line with the aspirations of the New Industrial Master Plan (NIMP) 2030 if the United States (US) implements export restrictions on artificial intelligent (AI) chips.
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 13 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s natural rubber (NR) production fell 5.1 per cent to 38,299 tonnes in December 2024, compared to 40,341 tonnes in November 2024, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 3 (Bernama) -- There is room for the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies (OPEC+) to bring back an average of 5.8 million barrels per day (bpd) of extra crude oil in the event of significant supply disruptions from Canada and Mexico, assuming a similar level of utilisation in the past, according to Rystad Energy.
By Engku Shariful Azni Engku Ab Latif
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 1 (Bernama) -- Rubber market prices are expected to be trading at equilibrium next week, with supply and demand dynamics offsetting each other due to the incessant rains in rubber-producing countries and the long Chinese New Year (CNY) holidays, said industry expert Denis Low.
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 4 (Bernama) -- The rubber market is expected to trade range-bound with a slight downward bias due to a lack of demand next week, industry expert Denis Low said.
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 3 (Bernama) -- The local rubber market continued to close lower on Friday, in tandem with a downtrend in the regional rubber futures markets due to underwhelming global factory activity data that signalled a rocky economic outlook, a dealer said.
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 2 (Bernama) -- The local rubber market closed lower on Thursday, in tandem with the downtrend in the regional rubber futures market due to the impact of US economic policies, said a dealer.
