The International Rubber Study Group (IRSG) has released its Rubber Statistical Bulletin for Q1 2026, covering full-year 2025 data. The report highlights a year of marginal growth in global rubber production alongside subdued demand conditions shaped by persistent geopolitical and trade…
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Tyre Sector: Setting in motion the wheels of change
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Medical: Flexible artificial muscles from liquid crystal elastomers
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Study unlocks century-old riddle behind rubber’s strength
A team led by Professor David Simmons at the University of South Florida College of Engineering has solved a long-standing question in materials science: how carbon black turns soft rubber into a material strong enough to support a fully loaded…
Pirelli invests in Univrses; to apply AI tech in tyres
Italy’s Pirelli and Swedish company Univrses have signed an agreement that provides for the integration into the Pirelli Cyber Tyre system of AI?based computer vision technologies. Under the agreement, through which Pirelli has acquired a 30% stake in the Swedish company…
Elkem awarded NOK87 mn to scale-up biocarbon in silicon production
Oslo-based silicones producer Elkem has been awarded NOK87 million by Enova to develop industrial biocarbon solutions that can increase the share of renewable carbon used at Norwegian smelters. The project, which has a total budget of NOK242 million and runs…
Getzner opens plant in India for vibration isolation solutions for railways
Austrian firm Getzner Werkstoffe continues to expand its international presence and recently opened a new production site in Baramati, India. With this facility, the company strengthens its closeness to customers in the rail and transit sector, shortens supply routes and…
Manuli in jv to manufacture hoses in India
Italian manufacturer of high-pressure hoses Manuli Ryco has entered into a jv arrangement with Labha Global (formerly Labha Automobiles), an Indian investor, with headquarters in Hyderabad, India, whereby Manuli Ryco will now own 51% of the share capital of Mithra Fluidtrans Pvt Ltd, an Indian manufacturer of hydraulic…
Tyre companies invest in healthcare for rubber farmers in Côte d’Ivoire
Almost 1,800 rubber farmers and their households, mostly children, in Côte d’Ivoire will benefit from a healthcare programme launched by the Global Platform for Sustainable Natural Rubber (GPSNR), which has tied up in a three-year partnership with Berlin-based social enterprise Elucid. This will benefit…
Pirelli to take mitigating steps in view of Middle East war
The Middle East war has seen various manufacturers affected. Italian tyre maker Pirelli is one of these companies. It has activated a “mitigation plan” to limit the ?effects of the ongoing Middle East crisis, ?which includes price increases and additional cost cuts. Though…
Tyre Sector: Setting in motion the wheels of change
Once liabilities and eye sore on landfills, end-of-life tyres have now become assets for rubber supply and circularity via chemical recycling and material recovery, says Angelica Buan in this report. Headlights on for tyre solutions The tyre sector stands on…
Nokian Tyres expands cooperation with Tata Consultancy Services
Nokian Tyres is expanding its cooperation with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), a provider of IT services, consulting and business solutions. The aim of the partnership is to maintain and develop IT applications that meet Nokian Tyres’ future needs and to…