MIDLAND, Mich.—There are plenty of lingering questions surrounding the auto industry's shift to electric vehicles, but one of the most pressing is the end-of-life prospects for the massive lithium-ion ...

Rubber tires are built to last, but that durability makes them a nightmare to recycle. Now researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-Chapel Hill) have developed a mild, ...

Industry experts at the most recent Bureau of International Recycling (BIR) Tyres & Rubber Committee meeting in late May suggested tires and rubber have rapidly developed into "one of the most dynamic ...

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C.—Between devulcanization, rubberized asphalt and fine-mesh rubber powders, rubber recycling was a prominent theme at the 29th annual Clemson University Tire Industry Conference ...

Can rubber be converted into new materials? Image by Tim Sandle Can rubber be converted into new materials? Image by Tim Sandle Researchers at the University of St Andrews have unveiled two ...

HAMILTON, Ontario — A team of chemists at Canada's McMaster University has discovered what the university is calling an "innovative way" to break down the rubber used in tires. The process — described ...

Used tyres pose a major environmental risk around the world, with more than one billion tyres disposed of every year. Most of these tyres end up in landfill. Estimates suggest more than 20 million ...

Recycled rubber-content products manufacturer Ecore has acquired HTI Recycling of Lockport, New York. “This acquisition is a meaningful step in Ecore’s strategy to rid the world of rubber waste by ...

Production of natural rubber has claimed over 4 million hectares of forest in south-east Asia since 1993 according to a recent study. This destruction of tropical forest for rubber plantations is ...

BRUSSELS, Belgium—European demand for recycled rubber is set to see a five-fold increase over the next 25 years, according to Max Craipeau of Hong Kong-based Greencore Resources Ltd. Viewed until ...