London – Scientists at Imperial College London have developed a smart, silicone-based material that allows amputees to adjust the fit of their prosthetic limbs throughout the day.

Clermont-Ferrand, France – Michelin is investing €60 million to build the "world’s first” industrial-scale production unit for 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (5-HMF) – a bio-sourced molecule regarded as a ...

Frankfurt, Germany – The German rubber industry has called for swift political action to support growth after reporting a drop in sales and production during the first quarter of 2025. According to ...

Tokyo – Natural rubber (NR) futures showed a mixed trend in the third trading week of May, following two weeks of moderate gains. The week ended 23 May saw a decline in trading volumes across all ...

For the fiscal year ended 31 March, Apollo reported a 20% year-over-year decline in operating profit to INR35.7 billion (€393 ...

Antwerp, Belgium – Bolder Industries Belgium has signed a €32 million grant agreement with the European Commission’s EU ...

Gurugram, India – Apollo Tyres Ltd has unveiled plans to invest INR15 billion (€157 million) during its 2026 fiscal year to ...

Tokyo – Japanese trading group Sojitz Corp. is acquiring a 66.5% stake in Nippon A&L Inc., a producer of SBR latexes and ABS ...

Zhangjiagang, China - Wacker Chemie AG has expanded its speciality silicones production in China with the addition of a new facility in Zhangjiagang, in the east coast province of Jiangsu.

Stockholm – Michelin and Scandinavian Enviro Systems (Enviro) have launched a new collaboration to recycle used racing tires ...

Brussels – The European Commission has launched an anti-dumping investigation into imports of passenger car and light vehicle (PC/LT) tires from China, following a formal complaint by the 'coalition ...

Bengaluru, India – Indian materials engineering firm Steer World has developed new inline compounding technologies for rubber and wet pigment applications, including a method to directly process ...