Rubber! It starts out as a goopy material harvested from special trees, and is then processed into a resilient, flexible material used for innumerable important purposes. In the vast majority of ...

After successfully identifying the factors that cause natural rubber to emit a smell, Sumitomo Rubber Industries (SRI) has developed a Reduced Odour Natural Rubber (RONR) which emits significantly ...

TOKYO—Yokohama Rubber Co. has carried out separate research studies with two Thai universities to help improve the quality and sustainable development of natural rubber plantations. The research with ...

This group includes those materials in the Class A designation (no requirement regarding volume swell due to oil) and Types A and B designations (for continuous use not exceeding 70 and 100°C).

With disease and high demand posing threats to the world's primary natural rubber supply in Southeast Asia, scientists are working to ramp up the U.S. rubber market by advancing methods to extract ...

LONDON—Progress continues on a new multimillion-dollar latex and natural rubber processing facility for Corrie MacColl Ltd. in Cameroon that's slated to be operational later this year. The ...

AKRON—Sourcing domestic natural rubber has become a matter of national defense, and Goodyear is partnering with the Department of Defense, U.S. Air Force and other entities to make such U.S.-based ...

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Global Rubber Processing Chemicals - 7th Edition" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. This study covers the global market for rubber processing ...

When most people think of forest products, they think of wood — lumber and building products — or pulp-based materials such as paper and cardboard. While it is true that these make up the bulk of ...

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Assessment of Vietnam's Rubber Industry 2025" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. Vietnam's rubber industry enters 2025 with strong price ...

Semiconductor chips don't grow on trees but the raw material for rubber does and that's in short supply too, adding another headache for automakers and tire producers. But one major tire company is ...