As 2018 begins, Ford Motor Company’s mobility organization is making the move to accelerate delivery of mobility products and services to customers and deliver shareholder value. As outlined at the 2018 CES show in Las Vegas, Ford’s mobility strategy is…
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Bridgestone collaborating with NRGene on guayule research
Bridgestone Americas (Bridgestone) and NRGene, a genomic big data solutions company, are collaborating on research efforts to enhance the company’s U.S. alternative domestic natural rubber breeding program. They will be working in tandem to sequence and assemble multiple genomes of…
Hexion introduces a new line of aromatic tackifiers for tyre, rubber and adhesive applications
Hexion Inc. is introducing a new line of aromatic resin tackifiers with improved performance and a better environmental profile compared with current market options. Tackifiers are chemicals used to increase surface stickiness in adhesive formulations. In independent, ISO 17025 certified…
Cabot Corporation launches Propel X carbon black series
Cabot Corporation recently announced the launch of expanded range of premium carbon black products for racing and ultra-high-performance tyres with the launch of the new Propel X carbon black series. Cabot will showcase these new products at Tyre Technology Expo 2018, February 20-22, 2018,…
Terves launches oil and gas industry’s first truly dissolvable elastomer for completion tools
Terves Inc. has announced the launch of the oil and gas industry’s first truly-dissolvable family of elastomers, ElementUM. ElementUM is a family of patent-pending high-performance, mouldable and machinable elastomer that is designed to fragment and dissolve to tiny particles after exposure to downhole brine…
Arlanxeo develops new rubber compound for self-sealing tyres
Arlanxeo, a leading global manufacturer of synthetic elastomers, has developed a rubber compound that can be used in the future to seal tyres. This solution for so-called self-sealing tyres replaces the spare wheel and also presents an alternative to a…
Malaysia to continue dominating the global market for rubber gloves – Minister
Given the strong export performance in 2017, Malaysia is expected to continue dominating the world market for rubber gloves, especially medical gloves, for use in the healthcare sector. Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities, Datuk Seri Mah Siew Keong said…
Cooper Tire & Rubber Company reports fourth quarter and full year 2017 results
Cooper Tire & Rubber Company recently reported full year 2017 net income of US$95 million, or diluted earnings per share of US$1.81, compared with US$248 million, or US$4.51 per share, last year. The 2017 results include US$68 million of discrete…
APEJ regional market anticipated to dominate the global rubber processing chemicals market during 2017-2025
Rubber processing chemicals are regarded as a gathering to be specialty chemicals along with a noteworthy number of them are made by just one or two organizations. They help in enhancing the protection of rubber to oxidation, heat, daylight, ozone…
Toyo name change seen as a positive step
Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd. Recently changed its name to Toyo Tire Corp. It says this is to reflect the company’s increasing emphasis on “mobility” at its core field of business. Toyo said the change will help “further accelerate…