BEIJING, Jan 7 (Reuters) - China has approved a new standard for compound rubber that reduces the amount of natural rubber allowed in the formula, a move that is expected hurt major producers in ...

Two practical tire compound examples (belt and apex) demonstrate the comprehensively balanced rubber performance with a resin system replaced with high sulfur loading. The introduction of the highly ...

CLEVELAND—With all the polymer choices available for the health care industry, it's important to make sure all parties involved with medical device development understand the application and ...

When it comes to winter tires, you might think they all perform similarly. But really, they're like to every other tire, in that rubber compound can change performance drastically, regardless of tread ...

0ver the past decade the rubber industry has faced an ever increasing demand for improved product performance, in terms of function, the severity of the service environment, and the service life. This ...

WADSWORTH, OH, UNITED STATES, March 5, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- As manufacturers increasingly search for “rubber ...

Rubber is everywhere in modern vehicles, from tires to timing belts. Eventually, all these items wear out, usually by cracking after countless cycles of stretching and snapping back into shape.

LONG BEACH, Calif. — Rubber compounder Hexpol A.B. has acquired Kirkhill Rubber, a Long Beach-based custom compounder whose product portfolio includes rubber compounds for the OTR tire production and ...

Downey-based Kirkhill Manufacturing Co., makers of rubber compounds used by the aerospace, medical and automotive industries has been acquired by Swedish competitor, Hexpol, for $49 million. Kirkhill, ...