10 Jan 2020. Delegates from Sunrich Integrated Sdn. Bhd. lead by Prof. Azemi bin Samsuri had an insightful visit to MTDC CNTs Laboratory at School of Chemical Engineering, USM. MTDC lab which is under the supervision of Dato' Abdul Rahman Mohamed is currently operated for large scale production of carbon nanotubes (CNT).

The core business of Sunrich Integrated Sdn. Bhd. is in the manufacturing of tyres. Several R&D projects associated with the improvement of the performance of tyre and recycling of scrap tyre are undergoing. The purpose of the visit was to exchange ideas and discuss potential collaborations on several research topics with USM researchers. Among the discussed projects were recycling the scrap tyre and use of CNT for development of low rolling resistance tyre.