How to extend the life of curing bladders – Tire Technology Expo Interview with Volker Börger
It’s high time castor oil was replaced as the plasticizer of choice for tire curing…
Browsing: Materials
The tire materials of the future – Tire Technology Expo interview with prof. Gert Heinrich
Gert Heinrich, senior professor at Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden, TU Dresden, discusses mechano-adaptive…
Birla and Chasm to develop nanotube-enhanced carbons
Carbon black specialist Birla Carbon and Chasm Advanced Materials, which develops and manufactures printed electronics…
SUSYM is new name for innovative Bridgestone polymer
Bridgestone has announced the name for what’s claimed to be the world’s first polymer that…
New vulcanization accelerator for tires from Lanxess
Lanxess has developed a universally suitable vulcanization accelerator for tires and technical rubber goods. It…
Michelin’s new truck tire incorporates special compound material
Michelin has added two new multi-position sizes to its X Multi range of regional truck…
Latest natural rubber statistics available
The world supply of natural rubber (NR) fell 8.3% to 5.853 million metric tons during…
New surface-modified carbon black for tires developed
Orion Engineered Carbons has developed a new line of surface-modified carbon blacks for rubber applications.…
Giti introduces new compound technology to two new patterns
Giti Tire is continuing the rollout of its latest Combi Road compound technology with the…
Talking about tire recycling
Martin von Wolfersdorff of Wolfersdorff Consulting gives an overview of the current state of play…