Rubber World

July 10, 2026 RubberWorld 7 Views Bangkok, Thailand – In this issue of Rubber Review Magazine, we feature Dr. Peyman Ezzati, an internationally recognized polymer engineer, researcher, innovator, and industry leader whose work spans elastomer engineering, sustainable materials, rubber compounding, tire technology, and circular economy solutions.

July 10, 2026 RubberWorld 0 Views Brussels, Belgium – The European Commission said Thursday it has approved definitive anti-dumping duties on imports of certain tires from China used on passenger cars and light trucks and buses after determining the products were sold in the European Union at unfairly low prices. The duties range from 4.3% to 45.3%, depending on the manufacturer.

July 10, 2026 RubberWorld 4 Views The Hague, the Netherlands – ARLANXEO reports that the German Federal Patent Court (Bundespatentgericht) has revoked the German part of European patent EP 3 800 714. This patent, owned by Zeon Corporation, relates to synthetic rubber materials used as cathode binder in rechargeable battery applications, an area of growing importance in electric vehicle and energy storage applications.

July 10, 2026 RubberWorld 3 Views Greenville, SC – BFGoodrich Tires has just been named official tire partner of the ChampCar Endurance Racing Series. This partnership provides BFGoodrich with a platform to showcase some of its latest products, with a focus on the g-Force Rival+ tire that is tuned specifically for endurance racing.

July 10, 2026 RubberWorld 1 Views Cincinnati, OH – The Central Regional Meeting 2026 (CERM 2026) of the American Chemical Society will be held at the Northern Kentucky Convention Center in Covington, KY, from November 14–17, 2026, with technical sessions taking place November 15–17 and short courses on November 14.

July 10, 2026 RubberWorld 0 Views Medina, OH – RPM International Inc. announced that its board of directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.54 per share, payable on July 31, 2026, to stockholders of record as of July 14, 2026. RPM’s last cash dividend increase of 6% in October 2025 marked RPM’s 52nd consecutive year of increased cash dividends paid to its stockholders, which places RPM in an elite category of less than half of 1 percent of all publicly traded U.S. companies.

July 9, 2026 RubberWorld 0 Views Pune, India – Garware Fulflex announced the successful completion of its acquisition of a 300,000-square-foot, fully automated medical products manufacturing facility in Jacksonville, Texas, marking a major milestone in the company’s global healthcare growth strategy and significantly expanding its manufacturing footprint in North America.

July 9, 2026 RubberWorld 3 Views Charlotte, NC – Axtra3D® announced that Protolabs® has launched Medical White (MED-WHT 10) for production on the Lumia X1 Hi-Speed SLA platform powered by Hybrid PhotoSynthesis (HPS) technology. The material is immediately available through Protolabs’ digital manufacturing services, marking the fifth qualified material Protolabs now offers on the Lumia X1 platform.

July 9, 2026 RubberWorld 8 Views West Warwick, RI – Guill Tool & Engineering has unveiled a new website at www.guill.com. The new site offers a detailed look at the company’s entire product line, which offers a wide-range of standard and custom designed extrusion tooling, including crossheads, in-line heads, rotary heads and extrusion tips & dies.

July 9, 2026 RubberWorld 0 Views Dearborn, MI – Pirelli North America has been named a 2026 Ford Supplier of the Year in the “Collaboration: Seek to Understand” category at the Ford Supplier Awards & Summit, recognizing the company’s outstanding performance, dedication, and partnership. The relationship between Pirelli and Ford spans across many iconic vehicles, ranging from Built Ford Tough trucks and extreme all-terrain vehicles to the high-performance new Mustang Dark Horse SC.