The Tire Industry Association has released a position statement, developed by the Association’s Environmental Advisory Council (EAC), regarding the use of crumb rubber in synthetic turf, athletic fields, decorative landscaping, playground surfacing, and other applications. Recently, the benefits of recycling…
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Hankook, FIA Formula 3 extends partnership with 3-year contract
Hankook and the FIA Formula 3 European Championship officially extended their successful cooperation by signing a partnership deal for a further three yearsfollowing the DTM and FIA Formula 3 race in Spielberg.In the customary way, Hankook will continue to deliver…
Rubber tree genome could lead to new studies and tools for rubber production
Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences’ Rubber Research Institute, together with an international research team, have produced have produced a whole genome sequence of the Para rubber tree (Heveabrasiliensis) and paired-end reads for five other rubber tree…
Precipitated silica market to hit US$3.69bn by 2022 – study
According to a new report by Grand View Research, Inc., the precipitated silica market is expected to reach US$3.69billion by 2022. The market is expected to see a substantial growth because of its extensive use in the toothpaste, food and…
Hankook Tire’s Laufenn brand to participate in Reifen 2016
Hankook Tire’s Laufenn brand to participate in Reifen 2016Laufenn, Hankook Tire’s new global brand, will participate in Reifen, the world’s leading trade fair for tyres in Essen, Germany from May 24 to 27. Following the participation in 2015 SEMA Show,…
Bridgestone sells its Venezuela subsidiary to the Corimon Group
Bridgestone Americas, a global tyre and rubber company based in Nashville, Tennessee, recently announced that it has reached an agreement to divest its business in Venezuela, Bridgestone Firestone Venezolana C.A. (BFVZ), to the Corimon Group. This divestiture follows a strategic…
TyreAWAREcampaign launched in Europe
On May 23, tyre manufacturers’ associations all across Europe launched the TyreAWARE campaign, a project that aims to raise awareness of best practices and procedures on tyre maintenance, storage and service life for dealers, authorities, and consumers. This project has…
GOPDC plans to invest US$50mn in rubber production and processing facility
The Ghana Oil Palm Development Company Limited (GOPDC) plans to diversify their operational strategies and include large-scale commercial rubber cultivation and processing. GOPDC manages Ghana’s largest oil palm plantation and is the country’s leading producer of crude palm oil. The…
Sri Lanka reducestax on raw rubber exports to increase prices
The Sri Lankan government agreed to cut the taxes on raw rubber exports from Rs15/kilo to Rs4, according to recent reports. This is an attempt to increase rubber prices by also increasing the competition between raw rubber exporters and domestic…
Graphene increases rubber’s strength and elasticity by up to 50%
Dr.AravindVijayaraghavan and Dr. Maria Iliut from the University ofManchester, UK have shown in an article they published that adding a very small amount of graphene, the world’s thinnest and strongest material, to rubber films can increase both their strength and…