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…
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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…
Glove association seeks relief for shortage of materials
With Malaysia accounting for a large proportion of global glove supply, Malaysian Rubber Glove Manufacturers Association (Margma) has urged the government to introduce temporary relief measures to address the shortage of Nitrile Butadiene Rubber latex (NBR), due to the Middle…
SGS provides Renault-aligned rubber testing in China
SGS, that provides testing, inspection and certification. has announced the expansion of its Renault-recognised rubber material testing capabilities to its Guangzhou laboratory, which it adds is the only rubber materials laboratory in China offering testing activities aligned with Renault requirements. For…
Lanxess to showcase new high-performance tyre additives at Tire Technology Expo
Lanxess will present new high-performance additives for the tyre industry at the Tire Technology Expo 2026 in Hannover. With these solutions, the specialty chemicals company is helping tyre manufacturers to stabilise and improve the safety and material efficiency of their…
Continental phases out coal, heavy fuel oil across all tyre plants
Continental has reached a major milestone in its global sustainability strategy by fully eliminating coal and heavy fuel oil at all tyre production sites. Since January 2026, every plant has relied on alternative energy sources, including biomass, biogas, renewable electricity,…
SMX expands rubber traceability scope to latex and gloves
Global technology firm, SMX (Security Matters) has expanded its industrial rubber traceability platform to include latex and rubber gloves, extending its material-embedded identity technology to one of the largest and most complex post-use rubber waste streams. The expansion is the…
EU project takes a shot at sustainable rubber alternative with birch bark
The EU-supported NORDIC BIO-RUBBER project is advancing a fully bio-based rubber alternative derived from birch bark, an abundant residue from the pulp, paper and plywood industries. Through the project, researchers refined a birch bark bio-refinery process and demonstrated that the…
Malaysia NR production up, prices weaken – DOSM
Malaysia’s natural rubber (NR) production increased 11.4% to 29,673 tonnes in October 2025 from 26,647 tonnes in September, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM). The agency said the rise was largely driven by the smallholders sector, which contributed…
Kumho to set up European plant in Poland; US$590 plus mn investment
Moving forward in its expansion plans, South Korea’s Kumho Tire says it will set up its first European manufacturing plant in Poland’s Opole region. It added the US$590 million factory is scheduled to begin initial operations in 2028, subject to…