According to euromaidanpress.com, Ukrainian Liutyi strike drones attacked the Sterlitamak petrochemical plant in Bashkortostan, Russia on April 15, 2026. The facility, owned by the Roskhim holding, sits more than 1,300 kilometers from the active front lines and supplies key rubber materials to ...

According to https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1124328, University of South Florida engineering Professor David Simmons and his team have solved a century-old materials science puzzle. They show how tiny carbon black particles convert soft, stretchy rubber into a load-bearing material, ...

According to bloomberg.com, Service Long March Tyres Ltd., a joint venture between Pakistan's Servis Group and China’s Chaoyang Long March Tyre, has filed for an initial public offering on the Pakistan Stock Exchange next month. The company is seeking up to Rs7.8 billion, about $28 million, by ...

According to www.thomasnet.com, Nokian Tyres has introduced the Hakkapeliitta 01, the first studded winter tire with on-demand technology that automatically reacts to temperature changes. Nokian calls the feature Double Action Stud Technology. Each tire carries roughly 220 tungsten carbide studs ...

According to thomasnet.com, Nokian Tyres has introduced the Hakkapeliitta 01, the world’s first studded winter tire with Double Action Stud Technology. The system uses retractable, on-demand studs that change position automatically with temperature, promising better grip and fewer tradeoffs for ...

According to https://www.tyre-trends.com/news/tip-supported-study-intros-advanced-model-to-track-trwp-movement-through-soil-and-waterways, the Tire Industry Project supported a peer reviewed study that introduces the Mass Balance Model, a new scientific tool for tracing tire and road wear ...

According to https://www.bgr.com/2135498/why-ev-tires-wear-out-faster-gas-cars-explained/, tires on electric vehicles tend to wear faster than those on comparable gas-powered cars, and three root causes explain most of it: added weight, instant torque, and efficiency-focused tires. Battery packs ...

According to https://www.rvtravel.com/, Tony Barthel rounds up several developments that matter to RV owners, from a new safety mandate to shifts in connectivity and power. The report centers on a forthcoming Tire Pressure Monitoring System standard that takes effect in 2028, but it also covers ...

According to www.tirebusiness.com, Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. is supplying its GEOLANDAR X-CV as original equipment for Subaru Corporation's new SUV-type battery electric vehicle, the Uncharted U.S. model, which launched in North America in December 2025. The fitment is 235/50R20 100V. The GEOLANDAR ...

According to rubbernews.com, Bridgestone Americas is bringing its ENLITEN Technology to Firestone Firehawk racing tires for the 2026 INDYCAR season, aiming to reduce environmental impact while keeping track performance intact. ENLITEN swaps petroleum-based processing oils for renewable soybean oil ...

According to mexicobusiness.news, Mexico's cement industry is increasingly turning to tire-derived fuel, or TDF, to power clinker production. The Secretariat of the Environment, Sedema, has launched programs to recover waste tires from illegal dumps and channel them into cement manufacturing as an ...

According to slashgear.com, Michelin and Continental are embedding RFID tags inside tires so each unit can be tracked from factory production through end-of-life processing. Michelin says more than 100 million tires with the technology are already on the road, a sign the industry is moving beyond ...