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 ...

A major portion—up to 15%—of the gas in a car’s tank is used to overcome the tires’ resistance to the road. So with green tires—or low rolling resistance tires—the fuel economy can increase greatly.

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

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 ...

BERRYVILLE, Va.—Trelleborg Marine Systems is expanding its capabilities and product line with the addition of a new test rig and a tug fender that uses a unique rubber compound. An operating unit ...

Hexpol Group, the world's largest rubber compounder, is getting even bigger as it has closed a deal to purchase Preferred Compounding Corp. from private equity firm Audax Group in a deal worth $232 ...

BARBERTON, Ohio—Preferred Compounding Corp. has been purchased by Audax Private Equity and members of the custom mixer's management team. Audax bought the growing business from Wingate Partners, a ...

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 ...

Barberton, Ohio — Preferred Compounding Corp. has purchased Trostel Ltd. to expand its growing mixing operation and add product molding to its capabilities. Terms of the transaction, which is ...

MR&P's new automated process analyzer automatically tests and characterizes polymers and compounds to ensure mix quality. Minnesota Rubber and Plastics (MR&P; Minneapolis) has opened a new compound ...

Custom rubber compounder Preferred Compounding has expanded its product portfolio and capabilities with the bolt-on acquisition of Akron compounder Valley Rubber Mixing. Terms of the deal were not ...