rubber
Michelin and partners open PolMixLab for next-generation rubber research
On April 22, 2026, Michelin, together with the National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), INSA Lyon, Claude Bernard University Lyon 1, and Jean Monnet University inaugurated PolMixLab, an associated research laboratory set up for a 4-year collaboration to develop next-generation rubber materials.
The goal is to
Baolong Automotive launches Topseal Auto Parts Thailand production facility
Announced on March 30, 2026, Topseal Auto Parts (Thailand) Co., Ltd., a manufacturing site of China-based Shanghai Baolong Automotive Corporation, began operations at its facility in Wyncoast Industrial Park, located in Bang Pakong District, Chachoengsao Province. The plant produces automotive rubber and metal valve
ARGOMM, Italy, plans to invest in Tunisia
On February 2, the Invest in Tunisia Agency posted on social media that the Italian company Argomm Group is studying the possibility of an industrial investment in Tunisia. ARGOMM Group is an international industrial group specializing in the manufacture of technical components in rubber, rubber-metal, and thermoplas
Continental invests in pyrolysis technology to recover raw materials from waste rubber
Continental AG (Continental)’s ContiTech group sector has acquired an exclusive patent family for a new pyrolysis-based thermal purification process and commissioned a pilot facility to produce purified pyrolysis oil.
The pyrolysis technology enables the industrial-scale recycling of complex rubber compounds, recover
WACKER, Germany to launch fire-safe silicone rubber ELASTOSIL R 531/60 for EV battery busbars at K 2025 International Trade Fair
On August 7, WACKER announced that it will unveil ELASTOSIL R 531/60, a new silicone rubber designed to insulate busbars in high-voltage EV batteries at the K 2025 International Trade Fair for Plastics and Rubber from October 8–15, 2025, in Düsseldorf, Germany.
It can be processed by extrusion and offers a cost-effec



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