(Nanowerk News) Synthetic rubber and plastics - used for manufacturing tires, toys and myriad other products - are produced from butadiene, a molecule traditionally made from petroleum or natural gas.

Rubber can be extracted from the juice of the dandelion. Yet the decisive breakthrough to industrial manufacturing is proving to be a tough step. Scientists are now building the first ever pilot ...

Chinese scientists find way to make rubber and plastic without having to rely on fossil fuel - Iron-based catalyst found to enhance efficiency of alternate, more sustainable reaction ...

My posts about biotechnology as it relates to agriculture tend to draw impassioned naysayers, but surely here's a biotech application with which they can relate: a renewable fermentation process that ...

KOBE, Japan—Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. has developed a highly automated tire manufacturing system it claims will enhance the precision of its production process, providing for increased ...

Materials scientists in the U.S. have just given natural rubber a major upgrade by developing a method to make it stronger and significantly more resistant to cracking, without compromising its ...

Austin, July 28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Rubber Process Oil Market Size was valued at USD 2.43 billion in 2024 and is expected to reach USD 3.40 billion by 2032, growing at a CAGR of 4.28% over ...