With support from the U.S. Department of Energy and Goodyear, Molecular Rebar Design has successfully developed a new filler composite system to improve tire performance.

Mitsui Chemicals has developed a new AI tool that it says can significantly reduce time spent on literature review in chemical R&D.

Turkish rubber compounder DRC is planning to expand into eastern Europe as the company looks to move closer to customers and broaden its offerings.

Global natural rubber supply and demand are expected to post modest growth in 2026, "despite various global economic pressures," the ANRPC signaled in its latest monthly report.

Simtec Silicone Parts L.L.C. closed 2025 with 16-percent annual growth—the best year in the company’s history—driven by medical technology demand and strategic capacity expansions.

With an eye toward material science solutions and sustainability in multi-component parts, Hexpol A.B. will bring its thermoplastic elastomer division under its thermoplastics division.

The International Rubber Conference 2026 will take place at the Aichi International Exhibition Center in Nagoya, Japan, Nov. 2-6.

First Brands Group has issued new WARN notices for a rubber and TPE plant in Indiana and a Toledo Molding & Die facility in Tennessee as the bankrupt supplier continues efforts to sell operations.

Molecular Rebar Design's patented carbon nanotube technology—known as Molecular Rebar—has applications in rubber products from tire treads to industrial seals and gaskets. (Graphic courtesy of ...