This is the third of three stories examining the differing approaches each of the world's three largest tire makers—Michelin, Bridgestone and Goodyear—have taken in their journeys to develop and ...

To make tire production more sustainable, Bridgestone is turning to a desert shrub called guayule as a source of natural rubber. Native to northern Mexico and the southwestern United States, guayule ...

WOLFSBURG, Germany — Volkswagen Group has stepped up its sustainable rubber efforts and is preparing "more binding" requirements for the responsible sourcing of natural rubber from its tire suppliers.

There are no two ways about it, Formula 1 is a big ol' waste of natural resources in the name of entertainment, burning through fuel at each race, releasing tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere ...

The rubber industry is a dirty business and is accountable for 1% of world pollution. It may not seem much, but any workable idea that can reduce the number of pollutants is welcomed. That’s why it ...

World War II was a tumultuous moment in history that changed many aspects of life today. One of its more peculiar ramifications is how it changed the way we make rubber tires. This transformation all ...

What is the best use of a used tire? Make tires out of it, of course. Remember the crumb rubber PPC experiment by the Garage 54 team from Novosibirsk, Siberia, Russia, a few weeks ago? They took the ...