The vulcanization process is a cornerstone of rubber engineering, involving the cross-linking of polymer chains to enhance elasticity, durability and resistance to chemical degradation. Recent ...

Rubber is a natural substance deriving from trees, but to get it into its useful form, treatment in the form of a process called vulcanization must occur. Vulcanization cures rubber via the method of ...

An accidental discovery by Charles Goodyear in 1839 revolutionized rubber. Heating rubber with sulfur created a stronger, ...

Goodyear Tire & Rubber has been granted a patent for a low-cost vulcanization accelerator that improves cure rates and reduces scorch in rubber compositions. The accelerator, a monofunctional thiuram ...

KUALA LUMPUR—Weir Minerals, part of Weir Group P.L.C., has made a $14.7 million (£13 million) investment to double rubber manufacturing at its facility in Batu Caves, Malaysia, near Kuala Lumpur. The ...