Ohio-domiciled tyre maker Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has launched the first tyre intelligence solution for cargo van fleets. The Goodyear SightLine is said to enable seamless, safe and reliable mobility for all vehicles, starting with cargo vans serving the…
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PEFC launches new campaign to certify rubber in shoes, tyres
The PEFC (Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification) is launching a campaign to support local forest owners in Southeast Asia in their push for sustainability with a global event on 7 July. The inclusive campaign “PEFC Is Here” is…
Methane-emitting microbe engineered to produce sustainable isoprene
Researchers at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, led by biochemist Nicole Buan, have genetically engineered a species of methanogen – known for emitting methane- that can also yield sizable amounts of isoprene, the primary chemical component of synthetic rubber, and is refined…
GM rubber trialled in Assam to boost rubber production
What is claimed as the first genetically modified (GM) rubber has landed the soils of Assam. According to reports, the GM rubber, which was developed at the Rubber Research Institute of India(RRII), has been trialled by the Rubber Board at…
Orion Engineered Carbons pioneers renewable carbon black in tyre treads
Orion Engineered Carbons SA, a Luxemburg-headquartered global supplier of specialty and high-performance carbon black has launched Ecorax Nature, the first highly reinforcing carbon black grade developed for rubber applications utilising industrial grade, plant-based oils; a renewable, non-fossil derived feedstock, which can…
Covid-19 resurgence, vax rollout affect NR demand-report
Return to lockdowns muddle shipments, rubber demand according to the latest report by the ANRPC (The Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries) published June 1-15, natural rubber (NR) prices in key futures and physical markets declined during the first half…
Sustainable rubber key to global and regional industry recovery – PEFC
A greater commitment to sustainability in the production and supply chain of natural rubber will help the global industry bounce back better after the devastating impact of the coronavirus pandemic, according to PEFC (Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification).…
Semperit to open new US manufacturing facility; relocating HQ in Newman
Austrian manufacturer of industrial rubber and plastic products Semperit Group is opening a new manufacturing facility for rubber gaskets in the US this autumn. It says it will also move its current North America headquarters and distribution warehouse from Stone Mountain, Georgia…
Toyoda Gosei begins shipment of e-Rubber “Smart Insoles” samples
Japanese rubber and plastic auto parts producer Toyoda Gosei Co, Ltd has developed “Smart Insoles” with embedded e-Rubber sensors that can obtain foot pressure data during movement. The company began shipping samples of Smart Insoles to a golf school operated by…
GPSNR unveils natural rubber industry’s first ever grievance mechanism
The Global Platform for Sustainable Natural Rubber (GPSNR)’s unveils first ever collective grievance mechanism in the natural rubber (NR) industry – a platform to address complaints against its members and which also creates a space for collaboration, improved relations and…